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📢 New Report! Fostering Equity and Wellness
Workplaces thrive when #Equity & #Wellness are at the core. Our report shares real-world stories, practical strategies, & tools to help leaders create company cultures where people & business flourish.
👉 Download FREE here: bit.ly/46V11kv
Explore long-view design and intergenerational responsibility at #LivingFuture2026, April 14–17 in Seattle. Learn from keynotes, network, discover innovations, and gain inspiration for projects shaping the next 100 years. bit.ly/42mtjmp
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#RegenerativeDesign #FutureOfDesign #ClimateAction
What innovations and systemic shifts will rewrite the rules of Development? Design for the Next 100 Years at Living Future 2026 in Seattle, Washington. Submit your session proposal by September 21st.
Track 4: Catalysts of Transformative Change at #LF26 focuses on bold shifts in technology, governance & finance. Share your proposal that demonstrates how systemic innovation can dismantle barriers & accelerate a #RegenerativeFuture: bit.ly/4kTHMNf
#LivingFuture #BuiltEnvironment #ClimateSolutions
We're ending the summer with some new Just labels! Congrats to CambridgeSeven & Isgenuity for earning their #JustLabel in August🎉!
Want your org to lead the way in #OrganizationalEquity and #Transparency? Explore Just: bit.ly/just-intro
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Progress does not require sacrificing nature.
#LivingFuture2026 Track 3: Nature as Co-Designer seeks proposals that treat ecosystems as active participants in design—through biophilic placemaking, biomimicry, biodiversity corridors & ecological integration.
Proposals due Sep 21:
Apply for the Specialist, Materials position by Monday, 9/8! Help grow #Declare & the #LivingProductChallenge programs and make ingredient transparency the industry norm. Entry-level role, big impact. Don’t wait—apply today and join the movement building a #LivingFuture for all: ⤵️
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#LivingFuture2026 Track #2: Thriving Communities centers health, equity & belonging. How do we design buildings that dismantle injustice and nurture wellbeing? Share your vision for communities that thrive for generations to come.
Submit your proposal by Sept 21:
Parson's Healthy Materials Lab’s new Master Classes are here—quick, high-impact courses on the most urgent topics in healthy & sustainable design. Pair w/ their Sustainable Building Certificate for a comprehensive education in non-toxic, circular building practices:
03.09.2025 15:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
TOMORROW! Our free Just Info Session is the perfect place to talk to a member of the Just team, ask questions, and learn more about how a #JustLabel can guide you to analyze your organization’s #transparency and #equity initiatives and provide you with tools to grow.
Sign up: bit.ly/4jK5Suc
Don’t just keep pace! Lead the shift to regenerative design. With Living Future Accreditation, you’ll gain the knowledge and tools to shape healthy, inclusive communities. Join 2,000+ LFA professionals worldwide. Enroll today:
02.09.2025 14:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We’re hiring! We're seeking a Specialist, Materials to review #Declare and #LivingProductChallenge applications and support manufacturers & project teams while helping grow programs advancing #MaterialTransparency and #HealthyMaterials. Entry-level role, big impact. Apply by 9/8 ⤵️
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This summer, #LivingFuture Professional Members unlock exclusive benefits when applying for the #JustLabel:
✔ 10% off w/ code JustSummer10
✔ Personalized onboarding
✔ 15-month timeline
Apply by 8/31*! bit.ly/3IXib8V
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* Offer valid for new orgs.
LF26 Track #1: Radical Climate Action asks: What would it take to make climate-positive design the baseline for every project? Share proposals that move beyond #CarbonNeutrality to carbon drawdown, climate-positive materials, and district-scale solutions. Proposals due by Sept 21:
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We’re hiring! The Materials Specialist is a great fit if you’re organized, detail-oriented & passionate about healthy materials. Join our team advancing #Declare + #LivingProductChallenge. Entry-level role, big impact. We’re accepting applications thru 9/8 ⤵️
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The future is regenerative. Is your team ready? “LFA offered a good, comprehensive overview of regenerative design and is guiding my early strategic thinking and how I work with teams and clients.” — Yanel de Angel Salas, FAIA, LFA, Managing Director, Principal, Perkins&Will, Boston, MA. Lead the way. Enroll today. Living Future Accreditation: education.living-future.org.
Don’t just keep pace! Lead the shift to regenerative design. With Living Future Accreditation, you’ll gain the knowledge and tools to shape healthy, inclusive communities. Join 2,000+ LFA professionals worldwide. Enroll today: bit.ly/enroll-in-LFA
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Living Future Professional Members—advance equity this summer with the Just label.
Use code JustSummer10 for 10% off, onboarding, and 15 months to apply.
📅 Register by Aug 31 (new orgs only).
Join 260+ orgs making their values visible: bit.ly/4lgMPHw
#JustLabel #EquityInAction #LivingFuture
Living Future 2026 Call for Proposals is open!
Our theme—Designing the Next 100 Years—invites long-view, intergenerational, legacy-driven design proposals that serve future generations and ecosystems.
Submit by Sept 21:
We’re hiring! The Materials Specialist will help advance #Declare + the #LivingProductChallenge, making #MaterialTransparency standard in #GreenBuilding. Declare—set to surpass 400 labels by end of 2025—is the #2 most-searched ecolabel in the industry.
Entry-level role, big impact:
Meet #LivingFuture Member Lauren Martin from Epsten Group, whose team is advancing equity through the #JustLabel & pushing the boundaries of sustainable design with #LBC Petal Certification.
Join for free today & discover the impact: ➡️ bit.ly/4jOw72P
"Just is a guide to help us grow with intention. It’s about making sure we’re not only good designers, but good employers, partners, and citizens. A better workplace is part of how we design with purpose.”
Discover the roadmap to align values with action: bit.ly/4lgMPHw
Congratulations to all organizations that earned the #JustLabel in July🎉 A special shoutout to these organizations leading the way in organizational equity and transparency! Join the movement for #OrganizationalEquity & #Transparency: bit.ly/46HYXhg
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Thru 8/31, #LivingFuture Professional Members registering a new org for a #JustLabel who use code JustSummer10 get:
✔️ 10% off the Just label
✔️ A 1:1 onboarding session with the Just team
✔️ A 15-month application timeline
Move toward a more transparent & equity-driven workplace: bit.ly/4lgMPHw
What does it mean to design with the next 100 years in mind?
Living Future’s Erin Rovalo explores legacy, long-view thinking, and the theme of LF26 in a compelling new article.
Read on: bit.ly/4lhvqyu
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Are you curious about how a Just label impacts your organization? Talk with the program’s Senior Manager and get answers to your questions during Wednesday’s FREE Just Info Session!
Sign up today! bit.ly/4hl5mRY
Virtual Event: 2025 Affordable Housing Summit. August 7-8, 2025 from 8 AM - 12 PM Pacific. Session Highlight: Reimagining Housing for Connected Communities. Speakers: Eric Kronberg, Founder at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects; Neil Heller, Principal at Neighborhood Workshop; Grace Kim, Founding Principal at Schemata Workshop
Eric Kronberg, Founder of Kronberg Urbanists + Architects: Eric Kronberg is a zoning whisperer. As a principal at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects (KUA), he specializes in balancing the often competing needs of urban design, architecture, and development, breaking down and demystifying regulations to find ways to make great projects possible while helping others navigate the redevelopment maze. His seven years teaching for the Incremental Development Alliance motivated him to co-found Inc Codes, an incremental code reform company helping mid-sized cities take the next step towards better places.
Neil Heller, Principal, Neighborhood Workshop Faculty at Incremental Development Alliance: Neil Heller is a national leader in small-scale development and zoning reform. As founder of Neighborhood Workshop, he helps cities unlock more affordable and attainable housing through parcel-level feasibility analysis, zoning diagnostics, and pro forma-powered planning. Neil brings a rare blend of on-the-ground development experience and policy expertise, working across urban and rural contexts to craft implementable solutions ranging from ADUs and cottage courts to pre-approved plans programs and accessory commercial units (ACUs).
Grace Kim, Founding Principal at Schemata Workshop: Grace H. Kim, FAIA is an architect and co-founding principal of Schemata Workshop, a Seattle-based architectural practice with a keen focus on community, social equity, and sustainability. She has led equitable transit-oriented developments (eTOD), cohousing and affordable housing projects, and is also the cofounder of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing, a collaborative residential community. She is an internationally recognized expert in cohousing with her TED talk about cohousing as an antidote for isolation attracting over 3M views.
The built environment shapes more than skylines—it shapes how we live together. Join the 2025 Affordable Housing Summit to explore cohousing + missing middle housing as tools to foster connection + affordability. Earn up to 5 AIA LU|HSWs: bit.ly/lf-ah-summit...
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#LivingFuture #AffordableHousing
Living Future Accreditation: The credential for regenerative design professionals. “I recommend LFA to any coworker or consultant concerned about the effects of “business as usual” building practices. It shows that a better approach is within reach.”—Matt Jordan, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP; Design Manager, BarberMcMurry Architects; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Link: education.living-future.org
Done with “business as usual?” Us too. Become part of a better approach with Living Future Accreditation (LFA). Unlock 10% off enrollment by downloading the course syllabus: bit.ly/4kqBAM
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Virtual Event: 2025 Affordable Housing Summit. August 7-8, 2025 from 8 AM - 12 PM Pacific. Session Highlight: Reimagining Housing for Connected Communities. Speakers: Eric Kronberg, Founder at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects; Neil Heller, Principal at Neighborhood Workshop; Grace Kim, Founding Principal at Schemata Workshop
Eric Kronberg, Founder of Kronberg Urbanists + Architects: Eric Kronberg is a zoning whisperer. As a principal at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects (KUA), he specializes in balancing the often competing needs of urban design, architecture, and development, breaking down and demystifying regulations to find ways to make great projects possible while helping others navigate the redevelopment maze. His seven years teaching for the Incremental Development Alliance motivated him to co-found Inc Codes, an incremental code reform company helping mid-sized cities take the next step towards better places.
Neil Heller, Principal, Neighborhood Workshop Faculty at Incremental Development Alliance: Neil Heller is a national leader in small-scale development and zoning reform. As founder of Neighborhood Workshop, he helps cities unlock more affordable and attainable housing through parcel-level feasibility analysis, zoning diagnostics, and pro forma-powered planning. Neil brings a rare blend of on-the-ground development experience and policy expertise, working across urban and rural contexts to craft implementable solutions ranging from ADUs and cottage courts to pre-approved plans programs and accessory commercial units (ACUs).
Grace Kim, Founding Principal at Schemata Workshop: Grace H. Kim, FAIA is an architect and co-founding principal of Schemata Workshop, a Seattle-based architectural practice with a keen focus on community, social equity, and sustainability. She has led equitable transit-oriented developments (eTOD), cohousing and affordable housing projects, and is also the cofounder of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing, a collaborative residential community. She is an internationally recognized expert in cohousing with her TED talk about cohousing as an antidote for isolation attracting over 3M views.
The built environment shapes more than skylines—it shapes how we live together. Join the 2025 Affordable Housing Summit to explore cohousing + missing middle housing as tools to foster connection + affordability. Earn up to 5 AIA LU|HSWs: bit.ly/lf-ah-summit...
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#LivingFuture #AffordableHousing
Final day! Join or renew your #LivingFuture Professional Membership by 11:59 PM Pacific & get the Living Building Challenge Book Series digital bundle FREE—a $95 value.
CEUs, resources, expert network—plus a powerful toolkit for your regenerative work.
Act now: bit.ly/44vu1Oy
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Today’s the final day to save $100 on enrollment in our new LBC Course Series! Discover case studies, advice from experienced practitioners, and plentiful opportunities to test your skills. Don’t miss out—equip yourself to take on the challenge by enrolling today: bit.ly/3UaBiyh.
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"Ten years ago I started my sustainability internship at Hourigan Construction who was in the middle of building what would become the 9th fully Living Building Challenge Certified project in the world, the Brock Environmental Center. My time on [this] project launched my career in sustainability...I now lead a team of sustainability consultants where we help clients navigate infusing sustainability requirements into their projects or delivering sustainability requirements on their behalf. I wouldn’t have a career without Living Future, and I certainly wouldn’t be contributing to a more vibrant, just, and thriving future." — Sydney Covey, Sustainability Manager at STRUCTR in Virginia Beach, VA. Member since 2020.
Sydney Covey’s career in sustainability started as an intern working on a #LivingBuilding, and grew into leading a consulting team.
Join the network that turns passion into profession. Become a #LivingFuture Professional Member: bit.ly/44vu1Oy
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