Cascadia CEO Jason McLennan addresses the Bioneers 2009
Conference this morning on the Living Building Challenge: making significant
leaps and new standards by which metrics for architecture and the built
environment should be measured – the “living building”.
“We have all the technology that we need now to build living buildings.”
The Living Building Metaphor:
A living building…
- Harvests all its own energy and water
- Adaptedd to climate and site
- Operates pollution free
- Promotes health and well-being
- Comprised of integrated systems
- Is beautiful
For more on the Living Building Challenge go here.
