The 1st

ATAPCO PROPERTIES, INC.

GREEN GOURMET LUNCH SERIES

LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE

 Presented by Peter Doo, founding chair of USGBC MD and Living Building Challenge certification program representative

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

12:00 PM  to 1:30 PM     Lunch Provided.

230 Schilling Circle, Suite 132

Hunt Valley, MD 21031

What is the Living Building Challenge? 

The Living Building Challenge is a program launched and operated by the Cascadia Region Green Building Council www.cascadiagbc.org (a chapter of both the U.S. Green Building Council and Canada Green Building Council).  It has quickly become the most advanced green building rating system in the world.  The program was conceived and authored by Jason F. McLennan, CEO of Cascadia, prior to joining the organization.

The purpose of the Living Building Challenge is straightforward- it defines the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment possible today and acts to diminish the gap between current limits and ideal solutions.  This certification program covers all building at all scales and is a unified tool for transformative design, allowing us to envision a future that is Socially Just, Culturally Rich and Ecologically Benign. 

Whether your project is a single building, a park, a college campus or even a complete neighborhood community, Living Building Challenge provides a framework for design, construction and the symbiotic relationship between people and all aspects of the built environment.