{"id":13508,"date":"2025-05-15T06:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/?p=13508"},"modified":"2025-06-18T05:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:49:02","slug":"lf25-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/lf25-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"The Living Future Community Steps Up Collective Action for Regenerative Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Built environment leaders convened in Portland, Oregon, for the 19th Annual Living Future Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Portland, OR — Changemakers gathered last week (May 6-8) for the 19th annual Living Future conference, hosted by Living Future, a nonprofit transformation engine and member-driven organization at the forefront of the global movement toward regenerative design practices that support a living future for all.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBeyond fellowship and learning, we are here for deliberate and collective movement building,\u201d said CEO Lindsay Baker, opening the event. \u201cThis has always been part of our mission, but now it is gravely important.\u201d The convening comes 100 days into a new US administration that has sought to dismantle federal support for climate action (and much more).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baker shared the story of how, in the past 30 years, the green building movement gave rise to a thriving industry. \u201cWe created an industry from a movement of people who wanted to see changes in how buildings were built and managed and how products were made,\u201d she said. \u201cBut recent changes have shaken our industry — not just the economic uncertainties but also the support of the federal government. This is a pivotal and critical time for us all to step forward into this movement work with clarity, intention, and commitment to collective action.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baker announced that Living Future is advancing an ambitious plan to decarbonize the supply chains of the built environment (and reduce industrial emissions), despite the anticipated loss of federal grant funding. To accelerate this critical work, the organization is seeking contributions to its Resiliency Fund<\/a> to support R&D efforts that will expand the Declare program<\/a> and Living Product Challenge<\/a>. The goal: to introduce a phased, impactful recognition system across three key product attributes\u2014Health, Environment, and Equity. Manufacturers will begin by demonstrating transparency in any one area and build from there. Products that achieve the highest standards across all three will earn the distinction of a Living Product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Highlights from Living Future 2025\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The conference celebrated and explored a range of transformative ideas, projects, and innovations shaping the future of the built environment, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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