Petals
Petals are performance categories in the Living Building Challenge. This project documented three petals: Materials, Place, and Equity. Within each petal is a set of imperatives, requirements that must be met to achieve the petal. The imperatives and strategies employed are described below.
Materials Petal
The Materials Petal is a stringent set of criteria aimed to provide better health for building occupants plus everyone that deals with the project materials during their life-cycle. It also encourages teams to find local and salvaged materials to reduce the embodied carbon of the project.
RED LIST
CARBON FOOTPRINT
RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRY
LIVING ECONOMY SOURCING
NET POSITIVE WASTE
Place Petal
The Place Petal helps to ensure a sustainable future for cities, suburbs, and rural areas. It focuses on smart growth and addresses the ecological impacts of developing land.
LIMITS TO GROWTH
HABITAT EXCHANGE
Equity Petal
The Equity Petal focuses on promoting social and cultural equality through the built environment and the organizations that contribute to the built environment.