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Living Building Challenge
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<p>The Living Building Challenge is an international <a href="/facts/Sustainable_building/fG67vQCK">sustainable building</a> certification program created in 2006. It is managed by the <a href="/facts/Nonprofit_organization/AmXu2c85">non-profit</a> International Living Future Institute. It is described by the Institute as a philosophy, advocacy tool and certification program that promotes the measurement of sustainability in the <a href="/facts/Built_environment/BdyKv5bK">built environment</a>. It can be applied to development at all scales, from buildings—both in new constructions and renovations—to infrastructure, landscapes, neighborhoods, both urban and rural communities, and differs from other green certification schemes such as <a href="/facts/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design/N4v9kGjk">LEED</a> or <a href="/facts/BREEAM/Mh25ptc8">BREEAM</a>. </p>