Richard Garrett

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Richard supports the International Living Future Institute with outreach efforts. He partners with program owners–such as the Living Building Challenge (LBC), Declare, ZE/ZC, and JUST–to connect the mission, ideals, and practices of ILFI through marketing, sales, and program support. With over 15 years in customer service and sales support, Richard brings wide-field experience and a continuous improvement approach to his work at the Institute. After moving to the Northwest in 2006, he found a passion for grassroots action while developing a corporate sustainability employee engagement program and coordinating community service projects. Later, he joined the leadership team of the Seattle Collaborative of Cascadia Green Building Council as Marketing Chair, as well as other leadership positions with sustainability-focused groups in the region. Richard holds a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communications from Clemson University; LEED AP Operations + Maintenance and Certified Sustainable Building Advisor credentials. He is a native of the South Carolina, however, he has found a home in the Pacific Northwest for the last 14 years with his wife and their dog, Sam.

2021 Project Registration Recap

Richard Garrett
December 15, 2021

“We had a record-breaking year, registering more new projects than any previous year since our founding.” Data & Trends International Living Future Institute programs, including the Living Building Challenge, Core, Zero Carbon, and Zero Energy, are performance-based, whole building design and construction standards. They are the most ambitious green building certifications globally, setting a new paradigm of how buildings can…