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LBC I04 Human-Scaled Living

The fourth imperative of the Living Building Challenge is I04 Human-Scaled Living and its intent is to contribute toward the creation of walkable, pedestrian-oriented communities that reduce the use of fossil fuel vehicles

LBC I03 Habitat Exchange

The intent of I03 Habitat Exchange is to protect land for other species as more and more land is taken for human use, by setting aside land equal to the Project Area away from the project site, in perpetuity, through an approved land trust organisation

LBC I02 Urban Agriculture

The second imperative of the Place Petal is I02 Urban Agriculture and in this blog we show how Pā Reo achieved this imperative

Longevity Architecture

Longevity Architecture aligns very closely with what we have been exploring through the Living Building Challenge

LBC I01 Ecology of Place

Today, we begin, each week on Thursday, to post about an imperative of the Living Building Challenge, a total of 20 imperatives, starting with I01 Ecology of Place, with Pā Reo as a case study

Sustainability Action Plan (SAP)

Tennent Brown Architects has adopted a Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) aligned with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment

It’s official - Pā Reo is a certified Living Building Challenge® Full Living project!

Pā Reo has passed the certification process to become a sustainable, self-sufficient building under the ultra-strict and world-leading Living Building Challenge® Full Living certification!

Forest Owners Association Facts & Figures

Our advocacy as part of the Living Building Challenge brought us before Elizabeth Heeg, CEO of the NZFOA, Rachel Millar, Environmental Manager of the NZFOA, and, Mark Ross, CEO of the WPMA

American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment

Tennent Brown Architects has adopted a Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) aligned with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment

Tiakina taiao: Carbon, climate, equity

2025 Living Future Institute of Australia's Biophilic Design Awards

TB strikes gold!

2024 Gold Medal: Hugh Tennent and Ewan Brown

#37 Select Committee

Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Bill