FREE PUBLIC LECTURE

Register online: www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/events

The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, advocacy tool, and certification program that addresses development on all scales and defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today. The Challenge acts to diminish the gap between current limits and ideal solutions and is comprised of seven performance areas, or ‘Petals’: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty. Petals are subdivided into a total of twenty Imperatives, each of which focuses on a specific sphere of influence. Living Building Challenge certification is based on actual, rather than modeled, or anticipated, performance. The Challenge provides a platform for creative and ambitious individuals to respond in the myriad ways needed to bring about transformative change. In the words of one enthusiast, ‘It’s about knowing where we really want to go, and realizing we’re closer than we thought’. Jason McLennan is a nationally recognized leader in the sustainable building industry. He is the founder of the Living Building Challenge, an international green building program, and co-creator of Pharos, the most advanced building material rating system in North America.

This event is part of a national tour being presented by Viridis E3, in partnership with the International Living Future Institute. A Living Building Challenge Training Workshop is also being conducted on Tuesday 8 November at the University of Melbourne. For details & to register go to: www.ve3.com.au.

The Sustainable Buildings Research Centre at University of Wollongong – under construction (New South Wales, Australia) Courtesy of Cox Richardson.