Understanding the Living Building Challenge – Vancouver Workshop

The Understanding the Living Community Challenge workshop will take place on May 8th in Vancouver, BC, Canada. It will provide an in-depth introduction to the Living Community Challenge – working through the methodology to in-depth case studies and discussion around selected Imperatives. This workshop will pay special attention to the Energy and Water Imperatives and their implications at the community scale.

Attendees are the green planning and design leaders in their community: design professionals, planners, developers, owners, government officials and employees of public agencies. This workshop will be heavy on both content and discussion, so come ready to engage this emerging program. Learning Objectives include:  Identify the key components of the Living Community Challenge; Recognize the difference between the Living Building Challenge and the Living Community Challenge; Understand restorative design principles at the community scale through best-in-class case studies of Living Community principles in action; and Describe the certification paths of the Living Community Challenge.