{"id":723,"date":"2022-05-12T19:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T19:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/?page_id=723"},"modified":"2024-12-04T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T23:15:48","slug":"policy-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/living-future.org\/policy-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy &#038; Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:425px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"978\" src=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/policy-web.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"51% 33%\" style=\"object-position:51% 33%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/policy-web.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/policy-web-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/policy-web-1024x445.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/policy-web-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/policy-web-1536x668.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/policy-web-2048x890.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-bc56f172 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color alignwide wp-elements-aa41362108fde49f64baf64a0c0f7e38 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-base-2-color\">Policy &#038; Advocacy<\/h1><\/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\">Transforming Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innovation and new ideas run counter to the conventional, and as a result there is often a systemic resistance to early adopters. Yet, the serious problems of climate change, ecological system health, biodiversity loss, accumulated toxins in the environment, food, air, and water, as well as social inequities and depletion of cultural heritage demand bold action. Our world requires a newfound sense of urgency among policymakers and practitioners alike. This is where you come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.052), 28px);\"><blockquote><p>We are all of us advocates of a living future. Together we must push for change now.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our task as advocates is to inspire policy officials, utilities, community leaders and decision makers to replace regulatory barriers with leadership and implement policy initiatives that make it easier, rather than harder, for truly green building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Institute\u2019s primary policy focus is two-fold\u2014we intend to remove code barriers that impede the creation of a Living Future, and we intend to create incentives and other leverage points for those who pursue our programs. To this end, we have developed a list of policy priorities; issues on which we lead and efforts that we support when our partners lead. To accomplish all of these goals would be impossible without a network of partner organizations and thousands of dedicated volunteers scattered around the world. Luckily, we have both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our policy agenda includes the following priorities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incentivize or require the development of buildings and communities that pursue the Living Building Challenge, Living Community Challenge, Core Green Building Certification, Zero Energy, and\/or Zero Carbon certification (see the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Policy-Leadership-Toolkit-v-1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toolkit for Policy Leadership<\/a>&nbsp;for more information).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eliminate combustion-based fuels in the built environment and incentivize the rapid decarbonization of new buildings by 2030 and existing buildings by 2050 by:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve energy codes and provide efficiency incentives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Incentivizing low embodied carbon materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requiring and incentivizing renewable energy (e.g. passive solar, photovoltaics, solar thermal, wind turbines, water-powered micro-turbines, direct geothermal or fuel cells powered by hydrogen generated from renewably powered electrolysis)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requiring benchmarking of building energy usage and promoting the use of the Reveal label<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remove code barriers to on-site water treatment and reuse without the use of chemicals, using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfwater.org\/Modules\/ShowDocument.aspx?documentID=10493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Risk-Based Framework<\/a><a href=\"\/policy-advocacy\/#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;as a guide. Additionally:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduce or remove utility fees for projects that do not use municipal systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve building codes and provide water efficiency incentives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Require and incentivize on-site stormwater management, particularly in combined sewer systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement transparency requirements and incentives to create markets that reward energy performance (<a href=\"\/reveal-buildings\/\">Reveal<\/a>), organizational social responsibility (<a href=\"\/just-overview\/\">Just<\/a>); and material performance (<a href=\"\/declare\/\">Declare<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove requirements for Red List ingredients \u2013 worst in class toxins \u2013 in building codes (e.g. PVC in electrical cabling), and not only allow, but encourage Red List compliant materials by:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applying the Precautionary Principle to material procurement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Incentivizing and requiring the use of responsible forestry (FSC) wood, which addresses the health of forests, habitat, watersheds, community stakeholder input, and human health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide additional scoring in competitive funding applications for affordable housing project teams that commit to ILFI\u2019s programs, increasing their ability to achieve funding from state housing finance authorities\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, state housing finance agencies\u2019 Qualified Allocation Plans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Institute\u2019s advocacy efforts have already resulted in policy and code changes at the local, state, and national level, but to achieve the momentum required will take a team of us working together to engage and influence regulators, policy makers, industry representatives and community partners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Encourage You to Join The Advocacy Movement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the links below to become involved and learn about an exemplary policy that should be adopted where you are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you decide policy in your jurisdiction or would you like to get involved? Be a policy leader and propose or adopt regulation that supports a Living Future using our&nbsp;<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Policy-Leadership-Toolkit-v-1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toolkit for Policy Leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Would you like to support local change?&nbsp;<a href=\"\/network\/\">Advocate with your local Collaborative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you believe that change is needed?&nbsp;<a href=\"\/membership\/\">Join a community of leaders and become an Institute member<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you interested in supporting our mission?&nbsp;<a href=\"\/become-a-sponsor\/\">Become a sponsor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you already working on one of the issues above? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:advocacy@living-future.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advocacy@living-future.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/policy-advocacy\/#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;Adopted by the 30 public health officials leading the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/uswateralliance.org\/initiatives\/commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue Ribbon Commission for Onsite Non-Potable Water Systems<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tools-resources\">Tools &amp; Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to review our collection of online tools and resources to aid our policy work around the globe. We have designed this information with our local volunteers, however we welcome everyone in our network to use it to support a Living Future, wherever you are. We will add more resources to this section as they are developed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Curriculum<\/h3>\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:\/\/education.living-future.org\/#\/catalog\/5b74d603-1b51-49a7-948e-b5dc02dc8ebc\">Join an Online Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pittsburgh Beacon Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assessment of Policies Related to Living Buildings and Sustainable Development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This report documents at a high level those relevant policies, codes, programs, and incentives that help shape the regenerative building landscape in the City of Pittsburgh. The hope is to provide a document for those working toward a more regenerative future to understand the effect of policy on the ability to achieve that future, and, more specifically, to understand where existing policy is helping or hindering regenerative practices. This analysis of the existing policy landscape is necessary in understanding how policy might be changed or better deployed to help achieve the climate, health, culture, and equity goals of the Living Building Challenge.<\/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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Pittsburgh-Beacon-Project_Policy-Assessment.pdf\">Download the Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Policy Leadership Toolkit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Toolkit for Policy Leadership includes a Model Incentive Ordinance and Model Municipal Commitment for our volunteers to use as they work with their local governments to create incentives for Living Buildings and Living Communities.<\/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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Policy-Leadership-Toolkit-v-1.0.pdf\">Download the Toolkit<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advocacy Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water Policy Guide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Water Policy Guide is an advocacy resource focused on net positive water. We know from Living Building Challenge teams that water regulations make it difficult for projects to utilize resilient, integrated systems. Thanks to the generous support of The Kresge Foundation, this document includes our assessment of existing regulations in the United States, highlights current policy precedents and calls for 3 critical policy changes. We hope to continue this research across our global network to ensure that all water is used and re-used as a precious resource in all of our buildings and communities.<\/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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Water-Policy-Guide.pdf\">Download the Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case Studies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though designing a net positive water system can be complicated, it\u2019s the permitting of the system that is often the most challenging aspect for project teams. These 20 water policy case studies document the regulatory successes achieved by several project teams and regulators around the country. Their accomplishments are crucial steps forward in the story of restorative integrated water management. Their lessons learned can assist future projects in their own regulatory partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-bd14227d 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Affordable-Housing-in-LA.pdf\">Affordable Housing in LA<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Arch-Nexus-SAC.pdf\">Arch Nexus SAC<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Birch-House.pdf\">Birch House<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Chesapeake_Bay_Foundation_Water_Case_Study.pdf\">Brock Environmental Center<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bullitt_and_Bertschi_School_Water_Case_Study.pdf\">Bullitt Center + Bertschi School<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Cope Environmental Center<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Desert-Rain.pdf\">Desert Rain<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Grass-Building.pdf\">Grass Building<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hassalo-on-Eighth.pdf\">Hassalo on Eight<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Hawaii Preparatory Academy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Josey-Pavilion.pdf\">Josey Pavillion<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Momentum_Massachusetts_Water_Case_Study.pdf\">Momentum in Massachusetts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Omega_Water_Case_Study.pdf\">Omega Institute<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Phipps_Water_Case_Study.pdf\">Phipps Conservatory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/San_Francisco_Utilities_Water_Case_Study.pdf\">San Francisco Public Utilities<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tuhoe_Water_Case_Study.pdf\">Te Kura Whare<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tyson-Living-Learning-Center.pdf\">Tyson Living Learning Center<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Watershed.pdf\">Watershed<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">The Willow School Campus<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/zHome.pdf\">ZHome<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-Site Water Reuse Permit Map<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We Have a Collaboration Opportunity For You<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are asking partners, peers and community members to self-report their knowledge of barriers and pathways to next generation&nbsp;water&nbsp;systems. These are systems where the use of&nbsp;water, nutrients and energy resources are optimized to provide for the needs of people and watersheds. This includes&nbsp;water conservation, rainwater harvesting and the&nbsp;onsite&nbsp;treatment and&nbsp;reuse&nbsp;of graywater and blackwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Your Contribution Will Help<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recode, International Living Future Institute, and Oregon Environmental Council are currently funded by the Rosin Fund of the Scherman Foundation to identify and break down barriers in Washington, Oregon, and California.&nbsp;Onsite&nbsp;Water&nbsp;Reuse&nbsp;Permit&nbsp;Pathways&nbsp;maps&nbsp;(see below) are a tool to visually identify sticking points in the existing&nbsp;permit&nbsp;pathways for each of the systems mentioned above, at various governmental levels. By completing a&nbsp;permit map for a jurisdiction where you\u2019re already working, you will provide a resource for countless other project teams and help us identify critical leverage points to ease future permitting challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Future of This Work<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first phase of&nbsp;permit&nbsp;mapping, we hope to map 20 jurisdictions and lift permitting barriers in at least one&nbsp;permit&nbsp;pathway in three jurisdictions. This will benefit both regulators and the building industry. Additionally, these maps will help our team and all of us in understanding where the biggest barriers in the process exist, so we can all work more strategically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your Next Actions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you\u2019re interested in creating a&nbsp;permit&nbsp;map, please email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:advocacy@living-future.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">advocacy@living-future.org&nbsp;<\/a>with your commitment and the jurisdiction you plan to work in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer to the guidance document, attached below for an overview of how to research codes and regulations and how to help us create a&nbsp;water&nbsp;permit&nbsp;map.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the attached spreadsheet, which will allow us to create a&nbsp;permit&nbsp;map from your experience. Please let us know how you\u2019d like to be identified for recognition as a Founding Contributor of this resource&nbsp;on&nbsp;both the ILFI and Recode websites and let us know how we can support your project or jurisdiction in this work. We are still looking for three to five pilot projects where we can break down barriers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Permit-Map-Instructions.pdf\">Permit Map Instructions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Permit-Map-Spreadsheet.xlsx\">Permit Map Spreadsheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water Permit Map<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-bd14227d 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/18-0613-Idaho.pdf\">Idaho Permit Map<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CALIFORNIA-WATER-RE-USE-MAP.pdf\">California Permit Map<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Original-Oregon-Roadmap.pdf\">Oregon Permit Map<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/permit-map-Washington.pdf\">Washington Permit Map<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/UTAH-Roadmap-110520.pdf\">Utah Permit Map<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transforming Policy Innovation and new ideas run counter to the conventional, and as a result there is often a systemic resistance to early adopters. 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