The Omega Center for Sustainable Living in Rhinebeck, New York, surpasses LEED Platinum criteria and is the first building to be Living Building Certified.

Meanwhile, the Living Building Challenge–invented by Jason F. McLennan and operated by the Cascadia Green Building Council (a founding chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council)–was intended to emphasize the total performance of a building. So while LEED relies on a lengthy checklist with features that can earn a building points towards a LEED designation, the Living Building standard mandates that a building have zero impact: It has to generate its own energy, use no outside water, and be produced using local materials. Will the Omega Center pass muster? It’ll take a little while to see, and it depends if the metrics prove the bona fides of the technologies involved. Stay tuned.

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