Quick Guide | Reporting Credit for work on a Living Future Project/Label

Can I earn General Credit for work or audit experience on a Living Future project or label?

Yes! Your experience working on or auditing a registered Living Future project or label can absolutely be counted as General Credit toward your LFA.

What types of projects/labels qualify for LFA General Credit?

Your work is eligible for credit if the project or label is registered under any of the following Living Future programs: 

• Core Green Building Certification
• Declare Label
• Living Building Challenge (LBC) Certification — including Petal Certification & the Living Building Pilot Program 
• Living Community Challenge (LCC) Certification
• Living Product Challenge (LPC) Certification
• Just Label
• Reveal Label
• Zero Carbon (ZC) Certification
• Zero Energy (ZE) Certification

Does my project/label need to be certified in order for me to earn LFA General Credit?

No, the project/label only needs to be registered.

How many credits can I earn from working on or auditing a Living Future project/label?

You can potentially fulfill the entire General Education requirement through work experience. We award 8 General Credits per project/label per year.

How do I report credits earned for working on or auditing a Living Future project/label?

Follow these instructions to self-report your work experience:

1. Log into your Education Dashboard (if you're not able to log in, try our troubleshooting instructions).
2. Click the "Self-Reporting" button.
3. Select "Project Team - I worked on a project that pursued an ILFI certification or transparency label." 
4. Click the "Enroll" button on the "Project Team Work A" tile (if you're reporting a second project/label, or if you're reporting an additional year of work on an already reported project/label, select "Project Team Work B").
5. The "Enroll" button will turn into a "Start" button. Click "Start."
6. Upload one of the following as evidence of your project/label work: 

• A screen clip or PDF of the completed I20-4 form from your project submission
• A screen clip or PDF of the project/label submission page showing all submission collaborators (yourself among them)