NEW: Education Platform Migration
Starting on April 1st, 2025, Living Future courses and certificates will be hosted on a new platform. Here's what you need to know:
What is the education platform?
You may know it as the "Education Dashboard." Living Future uses a learning management system (LMS) to host courses and certificates and manage our learners. Starting April 1st, 2025, we will be using a new LMS.
Why is Living Future making this migration?
This change will help us better serve our community. The new platform will allow us to enhance our educational offerings, provide more flexibility in how we deliver content, and improve your learning experience. It will also ensure that we can continue providing high-quality education while maintaining the financial sustainability needed to support our mission as a non-profit.
We know updates like this can be challenging to navigate, and are incredibly grateful for your patience and understanding as our small but dedicated team works hard to make this transition as seamless as possible. It’s a new chapter for Living Future education, and we can’t wait for you to experience what’s ahead!
Do I need to take any action ahead of the migration?
If you’ve previously taken coursework in the old platform (the "Education Dashboard"), here’s what we're encouraging you to do to ahead of March 31st:
- Download Your Course Certificates - Starting April 1st, you’ll no longer be able to download certificates of completion from the old platform (the “Education Dashboard”). You can always email us at education@living-future.org to request a copy, but to ensure you have what you need, please:
- Log into the Education Dashboard
- Navigate to your Transcript
- Click the ‘Download’ button next to each certificate
- Download Your Transcript - While we are making every effort to preserve your course history, we recommend saving a copy for your own records:
- Log into the Education Dashboard
- Navigate to your Transcript
- Click the ‘Print Transcript’ button at the top
If you have an active account in our current platform (the "Education Dashboard"), you should have received an email from Living Future Education (noreply.education@living-future.org) on March 7th recommending the actions listed above. If you did not receive that email, please reach out to education@living-future.org for support.
How do I access my existing coursework during the migration?
You can access your coursework as normal through March 31st, 2025.
However, starting on April 1st, you will no longer be able to access your courses through the old education platform (the "Education Dashboard").
IMPORTANT: You may experience interruptions in course access during April as we migrate your data. Here’s the timeline for reinstating your access in the new platform:
- April 1 - 15: Certificates (LFA, the Living Building Challenge Certificate, or the Foundations of Biophilic Design Certificate) enrolled in on or after January 1, 2024 will be migrated. You will temporarily lose access to these during this time. If this impacts your learning plan, please let us know as soon as possible at education@living-future.org. You’ll receive an invitation to the new platform by April 15th.
- April 1 - May 1: Individual courses (courses not belonging to a certificate) enrolled in on or after January 1, 2024 will be migrated. You will temporarily lose access to these during this time. If this impacts your learning plan, please let us know as soon as possible at education@living-future.org. You’ll receive an invitation to the new platform by May 1st.
Please note that certificates and individual courses enrolled in prior to January 1, 2024 will not be migrated.
If you attempt to access your course(s) and receive an error message saying you have an invalid username, our records indicate that your access has expired. If you believe you should still have access, please reach out to education@living-future.org for support.
Once in the new platform, you’ll have a full year (until April 2026) to complete your migrated coursework.
How do I enroll in new coursework during the migration?
To facilitate the migration of our course and learner data to the new platform, we have temporarily closed all coursework except Living Future Accreditation (LFA) to new enrollees.
Enrollment will reopen as follows:
- April 15 - Living Future Accreditation (LFA) and the Living Building Challenge Certificate will be available for purchase in the Living Future Marketplace.
- May 1 - Our catalog of 1- and 2-hour courses will be available at no cost to Living Future Professional Members.
Updates Log
The following updates have been posted to the old platform (the "Education Dashboard):
(2/28/25) Platform Migration Update
As part of our ongoing platform migration, we want to keep you informed about important changes coming soon. Here’s what to expect:
Platform Change
- Current platform access will end on April 1, 2025. We are targeting May 1, 2025, for the full launch of our new platform.
- LFA (Living Future Accreditation), Living Building Challenge Certificate, and Foundations of Biophilic Design Certificate may be unavailable from April 1 to April 15, 2025. We are working to minimize disruption and will reinstate access on a rolling basis. If you are actively completing coursework, you will receive a personalized email with guidance before April 1.
- All other courses will be unavailable from April 1 to May 1, 2025.
Account and Course Access
- You will need to create an account on the new platform. We will email detailed instructions, including specific guidance if you are actively completing coursework, before April 1.
- We recommend downloading any certificates of completion and a copy of your transcript before April 1. Course records will be saved, and transcripts and certificates can be requested after the transition.
- All course completions will continue to be reported to AIA for credits without interruption.
New Course Access Model
- Starting May 1, 2025, our catalog of short courses will be available as part of Professional Living Future Membership.
- Select courses will also be available for individual purchase by non-members.
- LFA and certificate courses will remain available for individual purchase by both members and non-members, with Professional Living Future members receiving a discount.
We apologize for any inconvenience this transition may cause and understand it may impact your learning plans. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us here and visit our regularly updated FAQs for more information.
Thank you for your patience and support as we transition to a new platform. We’re excited to welcome you to this next chapter of education from Living Future!
(2/1/25) Upcoming Platform Migration
Starting February 1, 2025, we are migrating the Living Future Education course catalog to a new platform.
- New enrollments will be temporarily unavailable, except for the LFA program, which remains open.
- If you've already purchased and enrolled in a course, you will still have access, though there may be an interruption during the transition.
- We will reach out to active learners with specific details about course access interruptions and guidance for creating accounts on the new platform.
If you have any questions, please contact us here. Thank you for your patience during this transition!