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Living Community Challenge

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Living Product Challenge

common questions about LPC registration, certification, and documentation

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Zero Carbon

common questions about Zero Carbon registration, certification, and documentation

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Zero Energy

commons questions about Zero Energy registration, certification, and documentation

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Living Building Challenge

common questions about LBC registration, certification, and documentation

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Certification

how 3rd party certification works, including info on Auditors and the Auditor Program

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LFA + Education

EDU: General Information

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LFA: Getting Started

Learn the benefits, requirements, costs, and first steps here.

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LFA: General Credits + Fast Track

Everything you need to know about earning and reporting General Credits.

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LFA: Final Steps

Common questions about due dates, extensions, and the Final Self-Audit.

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LFA: Post Achievement

Obtain your certificate, broadcast your achievement, and make connections.

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Dialogue - LBC/Core/ZC/ZE

About the Dialogue and Posting to It

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Certification

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Definitions

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General Ruling

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Zero Carbon Certification

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Zero Energy Certification

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Place Petal

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Project Area

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I01 Limits to Growth

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I02 Urban Agriculture

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I03 Habitat Exchange

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I04 Human Powered Living

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Water Petal

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I05 Net Positive Water

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Energy Petal

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I06 Net Positive Energy

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Health + Happiness Petal

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I07 Civilized Environment

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I08 Healthy Interior Environment

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I09 Biophilic Environment

2 articles

Materials Petal

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I10 Red List

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I11 Embodied Carbon Footprint

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I12 Responsible Industry

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I13 Living Economy Sourcing

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I14 Net Positive Waste

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Equity Petal

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I15 Human Scale + Humane Places

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I16 Universal Access to Nature + Place

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I17 Equitable Investment

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I18 Just Organizations

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Beauty Petal

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I19 Beauty + Spirit

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I20 Inspiration + Education

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Clarifications

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Exceptions

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Staff Posts

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LCC Dialogue

Clarifications

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Exceptions

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Place Petal

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I01 Limits to Growth

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I03 Habitat Exchange

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I04 Human Powered Living

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Water Petal

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I05 Net Positive Water

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Energy Petal

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I06 Net Positive Energy

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Declare Dialogue

About the Dialogue and Posting to It

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Red List

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Staff Posts

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LPC Dialogue

About the Dialogue and Posting to It

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I02 Habitat Exchange

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I08 Red List

Rulings on application of Declare within LPC. See Declare dialogue for other rulings.

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