Living Building
Challenge
Re:Vision has been working with the International Living Future Institute’s (ILFI) Living Building Challenge (LBC), Net-Zero Energy (NZE), Net-Zero Carbon (NZC), and Just programs since the organization’s inception in 2006. ILFI’s underlying mission of regenerative design continues to motivate us day in and day out. Re:Vision takes the lessons learned in designing Living Building Challenge projects and translates them to our work as LBC consultants, Biophilic Design consultants, Material Consultants, and conveners of our local Living Future Community. We are deeply involved with the ILFI community having participated in over 25 LBC/ILFI projects, having 2 LBC auditors on staff, participating in an ILFI Technical Advisory Group, presenting frequently at virtual events and in-person conferences, and being recognized of our LBC leadership with 2 Living Hero Awards.
Featured Projects
Cafritz Environmental Center
Accokeek, MD
Role: Architect + LBC Consultant
The 13th LBC certified building in the world, the Cafritz Center paved the way for understanding LBC within a campus context, including shared infrastructure for future LBC projects.
Muhlenberg College Fahy Commons – Allentown, PA
Role: Architect + LBC Consultant
The 1st LBC CORE Ready building in the world, this new 22,000 sf multi-purpose building is a biophilic hub for innovation on campus.
Saint Gobain Innovation Center
Malvern, PA
Role: Architect + LBC Consultant
LBC Core Ready interior renovation for material science research and testing center featuring extensive sustainable products from Saint Gobain/Certainteed.
Overbrook School For The Blind Greenhouse - Philadelphia, PA
Role: NZE Consultant + Building Enclosure Commissioning Agent
Certified Net-Zero-Energy greenhouse and classroom featuring a scale-jumped PV array and rainwater harvesting.
Mt. Cuba Center Horticulture Complex - Hockessin, DE
Role: Architect + NZE Consultant
Native plant research and propagation center pursuing Net-Zero Energy certification featuring a headhouse, greenhouse, shadehouses, growing terraces, and an extensive solar panel parking canopy.
Brock Environmental Center
Virginia Beach, VA
Role: LBC Materials Consultant
LBC certified environmental center at the delicate ecosystem where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Dickinson College FARM Lab
Boiling Springs, PA
Role: Architect + LBC Consultant
Ambitious LBC building focused on biogenic material construction, deep energy efficiency, carbon sequestration, and sustainable agriculture.
Customer Collaboration Center, Confidential Client – PA
Role: Architect + LBC Consultant
Design for adaptive reuse of a historic barn into a customer collaboration center pursuing Petal certification and showcasing the company’s LBC-compliant materials.
Wellesley College Global Flora Greenhouse – Wellesley, MA
Role: LBC Consultant
Petal certification for a design-forward, educational greenhouse via the Water, Health & Happiness, and Beauty Petals.
Parkera Communities
Plymouth, MN
Role: LBC + Just Consultant
Biophilic multifamily development pursuing LBC and achieved a Just label.
RE Farm Cafe at Windswept Farm
State College, PA
Role: LBC Materials Consultant
LBC materials consulting for Farm to table restaurant pursuing Living Building Challenge.
Swarthmore College Martin Hall
Swarthmore, PA
Role: LBC Consultant
LBC Core consulting to the construction team for materials vetting, IAQ testing, and construction waste management.
Re:Vision Offices
Philadelphia, PA
Role: Architect, Owner, + Sustainability Consultant
Re:Vision's own offices, an adaptive reuse of a 200 year old livery, is in the process of achieving Net-Zero Carbon certification.
Robbins Park Environmental Education - Ambler, PA
Role: Architect, Community Engagement, LBC Consultant
What began as a high school environmental science course built on the holistic principles of LBC ended up being a design for a new LBC environmental center in collaboration with the students and Township.
Quaker Spiritual Center
Media, PA
Role: Facilitators, Designers +Volunteers
Volunteer-led Demonstration Project to develop a Conceptual Design and Feasibility Study for multiple Living Buildings at Pendle Hill.
Quaker Retreat Staff Housing
Media, PA
Role: Facilitators, Designers +Volunteers
Volunteer-led Demonstration Project to develop a Conceptual Design and Feasibility Study for multiple Living Buildings at Pendle Hill.
NRDC Santa Monica LBC Gap Analysis – Santa Monica, CA
Role: LBC Consultant
Comprehensive LBC gap analysis to guide the renovation of NRDC’s Santa Monica Headquarters.
Hard Bargain Farm Lodge
Accokeek, MD
Role: Architect + LBC Consultant
LBC multi-purpose building that works in synergy with the nearby LBC Cafritz Environmental Center to create a Campus at Hard Bargain Farm that embodies the Living Future philosophy.