Membership

How the Living Future Community is Shaping a Sustainable Tomorrow When I set out to write about ILFI’s new Introductory Membership, I knew I had to create something more than a Top 5 list of reasons to join. It needed to be authentic, inspirational, and a little fun–a lot like our Living Future Community! Inspired by the storytelling elements of…

A Member Impact Story ILFI is proudly featuring a series of impact stories to showcase and celebrate the exciting positive effects of our Living Future Member community. In this month’s interview, we are pleased to feature the team at evolveEA. When evolveEA was in its infancy, sustainability looked a lot different. “Embodied carbon, health impacts, and resilience weren’t all that…

Member Survey Results In May this year, we conducted our annual Living Future Member survey. We seek out member feedback for two distinct reasons: to learn how we can improve, and also set my team’s objectives for the following year. Many thanks to the 242 of you who responded–you will have a direct impact on how ILFI’s membership program evolves…

Servant Leader and Just Label Advocate ILFI is proudly featuring a series of member impact stories to showcase and celebrate the exciting work of our community. In this month’s interview, we are pleased to feature Shiloh Butterworth, Oregon Region Leader and Chief People Officer with PAE Consulting Engineers, servant leader, and Just label champion. When Shiloh Butterworth retired from the…

ILFI is proudly showcasing a series of member impact stories to celebrate the inspiring work our community does everyday. This month we’re delighted to feature the work of Gladys Ly-Au Young, Partner and co-founder of Sundberg Kennedy Ly-Au Young Architects.  No one pays for the work of connection. Tying in perspectives and knowledge from sectors like social justice is often…

ILFI is proudly featuring a series of member impact stories to showcase and celebrate some of the wonderful work our community has been doing. This week we introduce Esteban Martinez, co-founder and COO-sustainability director of Colombian sustainable architecture and engineering firm Green Loop. When architect and civil engineer Esteban Martinez co-founded Green Loop in 2009, sustainability movements in Colombia were…

ILFI is proudly featuring a series of member impact stories to showcase and celebrate some of the wonderful work our community has been doing. This week we introduce Jessilyn Brinkerhoff, visual artist and muralist whose work has appeared on the walls of schools, city government buildings, businesses, freeways, and more. Jessilyn Brinkerhoff has always had a close connection with nature….

Living Buildings offer permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness Communities are stronger when everyone has access to safe, affordable housing. This central principle guides the BLOCK Project, which offers homeowners in Seattle a tangible way to help address homelessness by placing a BLOCK Home in their yards.  “We want to use design to create a path for everyone to get…

The Heart of School creates a space for children to learn from nature To make the world a better place, learning places must be open spaces. This is the idea at the center of the Green School Bali, which is a radical departure from the experience founder John Hardy had growing up as a child with undiagnosed dyslexia. School put…

Biophilic Design Award winner connects children and nature in New Orleans With the world’s largest grove of live oaks stretching overhead, the Louisiana Children’s Museum was uniquely designed for New Orleans’ City Park. This didn’t happen by accident, but rather as an explicit commitment to the Museum’s CEO, Julia Bland. “This would be a building and place that could only…

Mona Nahm’s path to a Living Future was long and winding, and built on personal experiences.  She was in Thailand when the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami struck. The first Thai-English translator to reach a disaster site, she witnessed firsthand the fear people felt in the aftermath, as they realized everything they owned had been swept away. For Nahm,…

Living Future member Dee Schlotter talks color in biophilic design.

Living Future member Anne Torney discusses Mithun projects and provides her insights on affordable and sustainable housing, climate change, and embodied carbon in concrete.

Cynthia Gentry shares how she uses biophilic design to create living playgrounds. She believes nature plays a vital role in childhood development.

It’s the holiday season! We’ve made it to that time of year when we remember what’s important (cookies, latkes, and socially-distanced, safe quality time with loved ones) while thoughts of gift-giving occupy our every waking moment. What do you get the person who has everything? Where can I buy ethically-made gifts? What gift says “thanks for all your hard work…