The Commons: When LEEDing Is Not Enough
Garrett and Dustin Moon of Portland, Oregon (although they are really from my home state of Washington) are building what promises to be one of the first Living Buildings in the country. GreenFab highlighted their project, The Commons, back in April to share with you what very few people are attempting to do in this country when LEED is not enough.
The Commons is “designed to reach beyond today’s highest green building standards and become the first U.S. home to meet the Living Building Challenge. The Commons will generate all its own energy without fossil fuels, reclaim all its water, be free of unhealthy materials and be a place of beauty and community.”
Hot off the press, Garrett has just published a paper, Sustainable Architecture: an overview of equitable and efficient spaces that helps to identify and explain sustainable design processes and applications. The document is half a survey of sustainability and its applications and half a case study of their project, The Commons. This is a MUST READ!
While pursuing the prerequisites within the Living Building Challenge, the Moon’s believe that information sharing is the best way for others to not only learn about this process but get inspired to follow their example. They have created a project website that not only provides updates on their progress but also details related to the architecture.
You can follow Garrett and Dustin’s project as they continue construction towards the first Living Building.
>> Sustainable Architecture: an overview of equitable and efficient spaces
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