Living Buildings for a Living Future | Jason McLennan | TEDxBend

The stunning realization that "a building is like a flower" is revolutionizing the green building and sustainability movement world-wide.
Considered one of the most influential individuals in the green building movement today. McLennan is the recipient of the prestigious Buckminster Fuller Prize, as well as CEO of the International Living Future Institute, a leading NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) that focuses on the transformation to a world that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative. He is also CEO of Cascadia Green Building Counsel. McLennan is the founder and creator of the Living Building Challenge, widely considered the world’s most progressive and stringent green building program. His vision and published works have made a pivotal impact on the shape and direction of green building in the United States and Canada.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@onenanathreekids5662]

Now let's make it affordable for the average first time home builder to incorporate so all new buildings can employ these processes. It would seem that these technologies and levels of expertise would come at a high cost for now. Make it profitable for the average person and the average business owner and it will spread like wildfire.

[@gaiasustainability]

Yes, let's! Would love to hear some people's suggestions for how specific costs could come down -- what sector/product/materials, and active solutions. We're made up of a team of everyday citizens who are pursuing the Living Building Challenge on a residential home in Los Angeles. It was built in 1947. Always eager to bounce ideas around with others who are passionate about improving our cities.

[@nathanchildress5596]

The solar energy and battery systems will be expensive for years to come, but efficient building standards are affordable and have been known for years. Insulation, sun orientation & shading, and natural building materials are already out there.

[@susanrainier5986]

It is not "hard to do" it just takes a commitment at the very beginning and getting the entire team on board, then magic happens. It becomes an incredibly rewarding experience for building in our world because you know it is helping the much needed transformation to living in harmony with nature and leaving a living legacy for future generations.

[@mathyrium]

+Susan Rainier Yea its not that hard. As an engineering student me and my team composed of architects and engineers from various fields did conceive a building like this in our final university project.It was a lab building for a research station with cafeteria and dorm rooms. Of course we didn't meet all the requirements of LBC but we had net zero energy (using a passive building), all natural materials know to be clean and not harmful and rainwater recuperation and recycling. On paper everything was working great. We simply used the 3 R tactic for every aspects. Reduce-Recycle-Renewable(sources). We estimated that the building would have cost 30-35% more than a regular one with same sq ft. Its not that much considering you practically get no bills. You get back in your investment after less than 10 years which is not that much considering a useful life of 50-100 years... Promoters need to wake up and start building green now. Its possible you just need the will a bit more investment at start.

[@alexmonaxo2292]

@@mathyrium thank you. Could you design something better today?

[@cproctor4763]

That is the most beautiful sewage treatment plant I have ever seen!

[@briannacooper2628]

Really wonderful presentation. Thank you for sharing with us

[@B30pt87]

That lifted my heart. It is SO good to see people actually making it happen.

[@exploringhistoricsanjoseca3267]

Fascinating presentation!

[@RPGriffis]

Finally! They got him a new microphone halfway through!

[@AvivaSingsOut]

whoah - how have I not seen this? 5 years ago! I'm obsessed with living buildings ( I do earthen building ) where are the 9 million projects - where are the projects in Atlanta? I wanna help - I wanna build an eco village for artists / homeless / veterans - unbelievable that schools in Hawaii are living - all schools need this - so good for the brain xoxoxoxo thank you! I will share this video with every one.

[@Edgardousa2012]

Love it 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@shahbazmuhammad9026]

thats the future we must create, hope to be part of it.

[@miljansavovic]

Magnificent!

[@selenale4116]

this is amazing

[@opingo93]

Love this

[@matthewsachaullymce279]

Indonesia 🇮🇩 project about to start, count us in 🙏🏻

[@seal0118]

this was really fun video to watch. though it has lesser views, the idea, the representation is great. im a big fan

[@universalenergynetwork8061]

Bravo Arch. Jason. I am with you completely. Namaste! =)

[@creatinghanley]

Thank you! How can “regular” people get involved?

[@raghavendraj3758]

Fantastic creativity from your side and extraordinary creative work team you had and good creative living architecture design and super creative thinking...

[@Nathouuuutheone]

Hi, I'm a jobless nobody with a highschool diploma and I don't really know what to do next but I do know that I want to be the kind of person that designs things like this. I love the idea of orchestratic something organic and using biomimicry principles, coming up with ways to be cleaner and more efficient. Small scale, large scale, using it all to better the lives of everyone. Anyone know what the first step is? You'd change my life, quite literally.

[@shreyasmore7119]

You've already taken the first step. 😊 I don't know which country you belong to so I can't suggest or recommend anything specific. Perhaps look up at local sustainable/climate conscious/environment aligned companies, NGOS, and institutions and understand the spectrum of career opportunities available. Dive really deep to understand this and you will find your next step in the process. Good luck :))

[@maddox69420]

Attend architecture talks at a local university, consider a short course in architectural design to understand the key principles of building design, start entering architectural design competitions (i.e. Evolo), use YT as an educational tool to learn the skills required to work in an architect's office (i.e. AutoCAD)

[@frey8966]

"Be part of the Solution"!

[@53blfoster]

Yay Hawaii!

[@rohinikumar7972]

3:23 mighty impressed to see the woman communicate for people without the ability to hear

[@ashwin4991]

Absolutely! A heart warming moment for me too.

[@Wien1967]

How canI find the living builing in Valle de Bravo, Mx?

[@alexmonaxo2292]

Amazing! Have you guys looked into Jack Fresco? His ingenuity combined with this...wow lets do it. Wanna connect?

[@vaizluca]

Yes!

[@dougwedel9484]

A greenhouse that grows plants is a perfect place to have composting toilets, so the visitors actually contribute to supplying fertilizer for the plants. This seems natural and appropriate, not something that should be strange and awkward.

[@sesisenai8167]

Muito bom

[@amandajensen3382]

The six people that disliked this must be oil barons.

[@selenale4116]

ha ha true

[@therealtoni]

It's 2 years. WHere has this happened? Nowhere near where I am-- Southern New England---- Are these just pipe dreams for rich people?

[@shavonprophet1695]

There are several buildings in Western Mass, another in design in the Boston area. Check out the Kern Center at Hampshire College, Class of 1966 Environmental Center at Williams College, Hitchcock center for the environment in Amherst. ;)

[@lewismackinnon1418]

Nah mate, my parents are making one down under as we speak

[@anthonysvelto1141]

I’m am working on two living buildings in Africa and there are many more ongoing right now on almost all continents ... go on the living building challenge website and look at the map of currently ongoing projects all over the world.

[@SuperMirtel]

great idea, but that roof at 7:10 seems hard to maintain :p

[@andibrit]

why aren't we funding this??

[@cloudxavier50]

Andrea Britanik corrupt government

[@selenale4116]

same my thoughts

[@alexmonaxo2292]

Because, 1st you ask, how can we unite around this? Lets get together. More initiative, research, action. So, let's do this. Let me know if youre ready

[@lucamacleod-watts6433]

Living car challenge?

[@asherb4852]

Yes that would be great also! Good thinking :D

[@AvivaSingsOut]

YESSSSS Cannabis cars!!!! (look at my channel!!)

[@creatinghanley]

I almost want to say we have that already: horses. 😉

[@BlaxKid22]

a cute girl recommended this video to me, thanks Jackie.

[@ivandate9972]

13:42 ... it should be no connection between this architecture concept and poor community .. why people keep mixing stuff ???

[@cambridgehathaway3367]

terrible sound

[@tommasobraceschi3729]

It makes me sad to see that many of these videos are 5/10 years old