The Living Building Challenge:
Can It Really Change the World?

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It’s the year 2060. A developer has gathered a group of designers to answer a request for proposals for a 250,000 ft² building in Portland, Oregon, built entirely with natural materials and without mechanical systems, plumbing, or electric lighting. The developer represents a company that will profit from the ecosystem services the building provides. With him are a public interest attorney, an infant named Wee One, and a salmon; these others are there to ensure that the building does not harm the socially disadvantaged, future generations, or the site’s ecology.

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