ILFI Staff

With NeoCon 2023 just around the corner (June 12-14), the leading commercial design platform will offer unparalleled opportunities for us to connect, share ideas, and celebrate together, while showcasing the latest design trends and what’s next for the built environment at THE MART in Chicago! 1. Innovative Design This year’s edition will offer thousands of attendees an insider look into…

ILFI issued this statement on June 1, 2020. For more details on how you can help and what ILFI is doing to address equity and racial injustice, read Board Chair Anthony Guerrero’s message from June 8, 2020. ILFI stands in solidarity with the communities of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people suffering from and protesting against the structural and individual racism…

 ILFI announces new Board Chair to lead CEO transition January 21, 2020 (SEATTLE) – The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) announced today that Anthony Guerrero, Chief Real Estate and Sustainability Officer at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), will become their new Board Chair. Vivian Loftness of Carnegie Mellon University will also join the Board as a Director.  ILFI is…

Over the next few weeks, we will be running a Q+A blog series in which we showcase the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Victor Montero, CEO of the Regenerative Built Environment Institute and longtime Living Future Ambassador: Q: How are you involved with ILFI? A: I have been an Ambassador and Facilitator of the…

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A blog series showcasing the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Amy Johns, Senior Strategy Consultant for Integrated Eco Strategy (IES) and formerly Director of the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives at Williams College: Q: How did you become involved with ILFI? A: I became involved with ILFI…

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A blog series showcasing the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Lauren Sparandara, REWS Sustainability Program Manager at Google: Q: How did you become involved with ILFI? A: For the last three years, I have been working to obtain the Living Building Challenge Materials Petal Certification for Google’s…

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A blog series showcasing the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Rochelle Routman, Chief Sustainability Officer at HMTX Industries: Q: How did you become involved with ILFI? A: I attended the 2012 Living Future unConference as a newcomer from the Southeast region of the US, and quickly noticed…

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A blog series showcasing the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Lisa Petterson, Principal at SRG Partnership: Q: How did you become involved with ILFI? A: I first time I heard about the Living Building Challenge was when Cascadia Green BC hired Jason McLennan. From the moment the…

New Declare Labels Piloted by Partners Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Solutions, Interface, Superior Essex Communications in Bold Commitment to Transparency and Accountability October 9, 2019 (SEATTLE) — Today the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), announced the first of its new Declare labels that include product embodied carbon alongside ingredient disclosure, reinforcing ILFI’s commitment to transparency in the building products industry….

Volume Commitments and Updated Standards Scale the Creation and Adoption of Healthy Materials October 9, 2019 (NASHVILLE) – The healthy materials movement began with a few intrepid designers, manufacturers and forward-thinking nonprofits asking a simple question: Why can’t every place we live, work and play be free of toxic chemicals and harmful materials? Organized by the International Living Future Institute…

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A blog series showcasing the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Joel Cesare, Sustainable Projects Manager at the City of Santa Monica: Q: How did you become involved with ILFI? A: I worked in the Bay Area at Skanska for two years and had colleagues working on the…

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A blog series showcasing the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Amira Ayoub, Sustainability Consultant for the Egypt Green Building Council: Q: How did you become involved with ILFI? A: In 2014, I started to learn about the Living Building Challenge (LBC) and reading about the flower metaphor. The…

Latest title from Ecotone Publishing author Jonathan A. Wright honors first-hand accounts. September 26, 2019 (SEATTLE) Celebrating the champions addressing climate change, Living Building Makers: Creating Sustainable Buildings That Renew Our World is a handcrafted collection of stories about the remarkable people who bring the built environment to life. Each chapter captures the insights, creativity, humor, and discoveries of the…

Over the next few weeks, we will run a Q+A blog series showcasing the ten incredible change-makers who represent our 2019 Living Future Heroes. Introducing Bert Gregory, Partner at Mithun: Q: How did you become involved with ILFI? A: I’m currently involved as juror for the Stephen Kellert Biophilic Design Awards, as a member of the Cascadia Congress, and recently participated in…

Living Future Institute Australia Board Chair brings Asia Pacific experience to the International Living Future Institute May 28, 2019 (SEATTLE) – The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) announced today that Paolo Bevilacqua, Frasers Property Australia’s General Manager – Real Utilities and Chair of the Board of Living Future Institute Australia (LFIA), has become a member of the Board of Directors….

The International Living Future Institute™ has announced the recipients of its 2019 Living Future Hero Awards. The new Heroes were recognized at the Institute’s Big Bang Dinner, a focal point of its annual Living Future unConference. The Living Future Hero award was created to acknowledge and celebrate individuals in the regenerative design community who have dedicated significant time and effort…