{"id":44,"date":"2020-05-06T21:06:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T21:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:20:18","slug":"lbc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/lbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Building Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"min-height:425px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"790\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-11098\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24_0909_website_headers-01-LBC-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:56% 87%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"56% 87%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24_0909_website_headers-01-LBC-1.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24_0909_website_headers-01-LBC-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24_0909_website_headers-01-LBC-1-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24_0909_website_headers-01-LBC-1-768x319.jpg 768w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24_0909_website_headers-01-LBC-1-1536x639.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-2cd64738 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"218\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Living-Building-Challenge-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(31.609px, 1.976rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.541), 56px);font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-transform:none\">Living Building Challenge<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/lbc\/basics\/\">Get the Basics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.living-future.org\/l\/464132\/2024-04-03\/2bqwzrz\">Access the Program Manual<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-77efe67c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, advocacy tool, and certification program defining today&#8217;s most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment. It addresses all buildings at all scales and is an inclusive tool for transformative design. Whether the project is a single building, a renovation, an infrastructure project, or a park, the Living Building Challenge provides a framework for designing, constructing, and improving the symbiotic relationships between people and all aspects of the built and natural environments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does good look like?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living Buildings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regenerative buildings that connect occupants to light, air, food, nature, and community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-sufficient and remain within the resource limits of their site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a positive impact on the human and natural systems that interact with them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LKC2doGo-scaled-e1652132136172-1024x602.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LKC2doGo-scaled-e1652132136172-1024x602.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LKC2doGo-scaled-e1652132136172-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LKC2doGo-scaled-e1652132136172-768x451.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LKC2doGo-scaled-e1652132136172-1536x902.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LKC2doGo-scaled-e1652132136172-2048x1203.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Featured Case Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-d63fe79a wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1632 case-studies type-case-studies status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry program-lbc\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><figure style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/arch-nexus-sac\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arch\u00a0|\u00a0Nexus SAC\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/download-12-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d59a88d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6a45a7e2d27acd1b25b7978aa99cb5a6 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/arch-nexus-sac\/\" target=\"_self\" >Arch\u00a0|\u00a0Nexus SAC<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gotham-font-family wp-block-paragraph\">Sacramento, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background is-style-default wp-container-content-e2fe384e\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-program wp-block-post-terms has-medium-font-size has-gotham-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/program\/lbc\/\" rel=\"tag\">Living Building Challenge<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gotham-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-c3c68299532e45b7a91ef02702e734d7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:100\">Full Living Certified<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">LBC 3.0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Arch | Nexus SAC is an adaptive reuse of an existing one-story structure, located at 930 R Street in Sacramento, California. The prior use of the warehouse\/office was converted into a professional office for Architectural Nexus, Inc., an architectural firm with an integrated practice (planning, landscape architecture, interior design) reaching throughout the western United States&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10091 case-studies type-case-studies status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry program-lbc\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><figure style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/architectural-nexus-salt-lake-city\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ANSLC_Refresh_Ext06-1600-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ARCHITECTURAL NEXUS &#8211; SALT LAKE CITY\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ANSLC_Refresh_Ext06-1600-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ANSLC_Refresh_Ext06-1600-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ANSLC_Refresh_Ext06-1600-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ANSLC_Refresh_Ext06-1600-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ANSLC_Refresh_Ext06-1600-1-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ANSLC_Refresh_Ext06-1600-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d59a88d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6a45a7e2d27acd1b25b7978aa99cb5a6 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/architectural-nexus-salt-lake-city\/\" target=\"_self\" >ARCHITECTURAL NEXUS &#8211; SALT LAKE CITY<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gotham-font-family wp-block-paragraph\">Salt Lake City, UT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background is-style-default wp-container-content-e2fe384e\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-program wp-block-post-terms has-medium-font-size has-gotham-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/program\/lbc\/\" rel=\"tag\">Living Building Challenge<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gotham-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-c3c68299532e45b7a91ef02702e734d7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:100\">Petal Certified<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">LBC 4.0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">VITAL STATS Certification Status Petal Certified Version of LBC 4.0 Location Salt Lake City, UT Project Area 30,909 SF Start of Occupancy June 2021 Occupancy Type Office Number of Occupants 109 TEAM ROSTER Owner Architectural Nexus Architect Architectural Nexus General Contractor Jacobsen Construction Mechanical and Plumbing Engineer Capital Engineering Structural Engineer ARW Engineers Interior Designer&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2084 case-studies type-case-studies status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry program-lbc\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><figure style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/bill-fisch-forest-stewardship-and-education-centre\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bill-Fisch-Case-Study1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bill-Fisch-Case-Study1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bill-Fisch-Case-Study1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bill-Fisch-Case-Study1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bill-Fisch-Case-Study1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bill-Fisch-Case-Study1-391x260.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d59a88d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6a45a7e2d27acd1b25b7978aa99cb5a6 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color has-large-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/bill-fisch-forest-stewardship-and-education-centre\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gotham-font-family wp-block-paragraph\">Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background is-style-default wp-container-content-e2fe384e\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-program wp-block-post-terms has-medium-font-size has-gotham-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/program\/lbc\/\" rel=\"tag\">Living Building Challenge<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gotham-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-c3c68299532e45b7a91ef02702e734d7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:100\">Full Living Certified<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">LBC 2.1<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-2-color has-small-font-size wp-container-content-32e3a40d\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre (BFFSEC) is designed to be an integral part of one of the most successful forest regeneration projects in the world with the purpose of helping residents of York-Region, and the extended community, learn about the importance of natural resources and forest ecosystems. The DIALOG Project Team with&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-bf881693 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/program\/lbc\/\">View All<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Petals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine a building that is as efficient as a flower; a simple symbol for the ideal built environment. The Living Building Challenge is organized into seven performance areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e39da43a wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76f2fd38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LBC-Place-Petal-300x125-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Place<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restoring a healthy interrelashionship with nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76f2fd38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LBC-Water-Petal-300x125-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creating developments that operate within the water balance of a given place and climate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76f2fd38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LBC-Energy-Petal-300x125-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Energy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relying only on current solar income.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76f2fd38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LBC-Health-Petal-300x125-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health + Happiness<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creating environments that optimize physical and psychological health and well being.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76f2fd38 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/LBC-Materials-Petal-300x125-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 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