Post on 16-Oct-2021
THE KENDEDA BUILDINGfor Innovative Sustainable Design
The Health and Happiness Petal seeks to create robust, healthy spaces by requiring operable windows, exem-plary indoor air quality, and elements that reinforce our connection with nature.
The Materials Petal fostersan economy that eliminatesuse of harmful materials,reduces the carbon footprint of buildings, promotes use of locally-sourced goods, and requires use of salvaged materials during the con-struction process.
The Equity Petal seeks to benefit the community by requiring human-scaled places that are equally accessible to all, prohibiting the reduction of adjacent developments’ access to fresh air and sunlight, and promoting business practices that value the welfare of people.
The Beauty Petal requires the building to elevate our spirits and inspire us to be better through design, public art, public tours, and educational opportunities.
Health & Happiness
The Place Petal seeks to create connected commu-nities by setting standards for where to build, how to protect and restore a place once it has been developed, and how to use active forms of transportation to, and within, the site.
The Water Petal requires that 100% of the building’s water be supplied by rainwater treated on-site and that all stormwater and water dis-charges be treated on-site for reuse or infiltration into the ground.
The Energy Petal requires that at least 105% of the building’s energy be supplied by on-site renewables on a net annual basis, as well as on-site energy storage for resiliency.
To conceptualize regenerative buildings, the Living Building Challenge uses as its metaphor a flower with seven “Petals,” which are performance areas that have to be met for certification.
“We must find ways to live within our ecological means.”
– Diana Blank, Founder, The Kendeda Fund
OUR MANIFESTO
BEA
UTY
» Des
igne
d to
mim
ic n
atur
e's b
eaut
y
in
form
and
func
tion.
» Edu
catio
n ab
out r
egen
erat
ive
build
ings
via
clas
ses,
tour
s, e
vent
s, a
nd w
ebsi
te.
ENER
GY
» 72%
mor
e ef
ficie
nt th
an
a
sim
ilar b
uild
ing.
» Rad
iant
hea
ting
and
cool
ing
syst
em in
the
floor
ing.
» 330
kW
(DC)
sol
ar a
rray
gene
rate
s ap
prox
imat
ely
455,
000
kWh
annu
ally
.
The
Ken
deda
Bui
ldin
g is
a li
ving
, lea
rnin
gla
bora
tory
. Thi
s is
a p
lace
for e
xper
imen
tati
on
and
disc
over
y. T
he b
uild
ing
was
des
igne
d an
d bu
ilt to
mee
t the
requ
irem
ents
of t
he L
ivin
g Bu
ildin
g Ch
alle
nge
(ver
sion
3.1)
, a b
uild
ing
cert
ifica
tion
pro
gram
and
rege
nera
tive
des
ign
fram
ewor
k cr
eate
d an
d ad
min
iste
red
by th
e In
tern
atio
nal L
ivin
g Fu
ture
Inst
itut
e.
This
rigo
rous
cer
tific
atio
n co
nsis
ts o
f sev
en
perf
orm
ance
are
as o
r “Pe
tals
” tha
t are
div
ided
in
to 2
0 re
quir
emen
ts c
alle
d “I
mpe
rati
ves.”
A
s yo
u ex
plor
e th
is b
uild
ing,
you
will
find
pe
rfor
man
ce a
reas
des
igna
ted
by th
e ic
ons
and
colo
rs a
bove
.
PLA
CE
» Bui
lt on
pre
viou
sly
de
velo
ped
land
.» R
oof g
arde
n ha
s be
e hi
ves,
fr
uit,
and
vege
tabl
e pl
ants
.» P
edes
trian
-frie
ndly
feat
ures
and
bus
sto
p.
MAT
ERIA
LS
» Min
imiz
es th
e us
e of
mat
eria
ls th
at c
onta
in
un
heal
thy
chem
ical
s to
the
grea
test
ext
ent p
ossi
ble.
» Dur
ing
cons
truct
ion,
div
erte
d
mor
e w
aste
from
land
fill
than
sen
t to
land
fill.
» At l
east
50%
of p
rodu
cts
and
se
rvic
es w
ere
sour
ced
from
with
in 1
,000
km
of t
he s
ite.
WAT
ER
» Rai
nfal
l is
stor
ed in
50,
000-
gallo
n ci
ster
n.» S
torm
wat
er m
anag
ed o
n si
te.
» Gre
ywat
er tr
eate
d vi
a
co
nstru
cted
wet
land
.» C
onde
nsat
e w
ater
use
d
fo
r irr
igat
ion.
» Com
post
ing
toile
ts d
ram
atic
-
ally
redu
ce w
ater
usa
ge.
EQU
ITY
» Cen
trally
loca
ted
ram
p.» P
roje
ct d
oes
not b
lock
natu
ral d
aylig
ht to
surro
undi
ng b
uild
ings
. » P
ortio
n of
the
floor
dec
k
co
nstru
cted
by
part
icip
ants
of a
wor
kfor
ce d
evel
opm
ent
pr
ogra
m fo
r eco
nom
ical
ly
di
sadv
anta
ged
Atla
nta
re
side
nts.
HEA
LTH
& H
AP
PIN
ESS
» Win
dow
s th
roug
hout
for n
atur
al li
ghtin
g.» H
ighe
r lev
els
of fr
esh
air
brou
ght i
nto
the
build
ing.
» Con
nect
ions
to n
atur
e
th
roug
h th
e us
e of
woo
d
an
d ou
tdoo
r vie
ws.
Phot
os b
y Jo
nath
an H
illye
r and
Jus
tin C
han.
Artw
ork
by B
eard
y G
lass
es.