We'd like your input!

Cascadia is producing a White Paper on Code Barriers to the Living Building Challenge. Living Building Challenge project team members and those with experience or knowledge of code or approval barriers to the Living Building Challenge prerequisites or goals are encouraged to share insights. We seek information on both barriers and solutions to technical, process, sequencing and other regulatory and approvals requirements faced in designing and building Living Buildings.

Act quickly! Questionnaires and related information received by May 9th 2008 will form the basis for this White Paper. We will continue to collect information for ongoing work after that date.

Please download and complete the survey most appropriate to your role (all surveys are in Word format):

• Project team members
• Design professionals and developers
• Government officials
• Financing professionals
• Water utilities/agencies and researchers
• Building product manufacturers
  

Thank you for your timely help with this project! Please send completed questionnaires and other related information to either of the contacts listed on the questionnaires. 

Additional references:

LBC White Paper background and call for submissions

David Eisenberg's presentation on regulatory barriers from the Living Future 08 conference April 16-18, 2008

Living Building Challenge v1.2

Living Site and Infrastructure Challenge v1.0

Questions? Please contact our project team:

Development Center for Appropriate Technology

David Eisenberg: strawnet (at) aol.com 520.624.6628

Sustainable Alternatives Consulting

Sonja Persram: sp.emerson (at) primus.ca  416.324.9388

Cascadia Region Green Building Council

Katie Spataro: katie (at) cascadiagbc.org 206.223.2028