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How do we create communities that are good for everyone?
The Living Community Challenge is a framework for master planning, design, and construction. It is a tool to create a symbiotic relationship between people and all aspects of the built environment.
The program is a call to action to governments, campuses, planners, developers and neighborhood groups to create communities that are as connected and beautiful as a forest.
With the Living Community Challenge framework you can create communities that are:
Healthy for all elements of life
Nurturing and generous places that promote healthy lifestyles for everyone
Net Positive with respect to water and energy. Living Communities generate their own energy and capture and treat all the water they need.
Designed using multipurpose elements. Nothing has only a single purpose; everything has multiple benefits to the community and environment
Regenerative spaces for people and natural ecosystems
Places that are walkable, bike-able, and have affordable public transportation.
The Living Community Challenge is organized into seven performance areas (Petals). Each performance area has a number of more detailed requirements (Imperatives).
PLACE PETAL Restoring a healthy interrelationship with nature.
WATER PETAL Creating developments that operate within the water balance of a given place and climate.
ENERGY PETAL Relying only on current solar income.
HEALTH & HAPPINESS PETAL Creating environments that optimize physical and psychological health and well being.
MATERIALS PETAL Endorsing products that are safe for all species through time.
EQUITY PETAL Supporting a just and equitable world.
BEAUTY PETAL Celebrating plans that purpose transformative change.
