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MATERIALS USED IN LIVING BUILDING PROJECTS Coldspring Granite teamed up with McLennan to develop and launch Earth Measure. Small pieces of remnant stone from other stone products that are normally ground up as aggregate are fully utilized in this design-materials product line.

post-traumatic stress and offers a series of activities designed for healing and re-entry to normal life. The concept of living buildings, deeply connected with place and resources, fits their core philosophy and mission. WANT TO GO FAR? GO TOGETHER. The William Jefferson Clinton Children’s Center is a project started with Rick Fedrizzi and the U.S. Green Building Council’s decision to rebuild an orphanage for Foundation Enfant Jesus, which led to an all-volunteer charrette that included their mentor Bob Berkebile. “HOK agreed to take on the design pro-bono,” Knittel says, who joined the HOK team and over time took the design lead. “Since May of this year, we have been continuing this great work at our green Warrior Society through McLennan Design. I can’t say enough about how critical and important the ground work HOK did for the client was and this vision continues now as we finish the project.” Now there is a new team of volunteers on the engineering side, and Roger Limoges at the USGBC and Al Skodowski at Transwestern are pushing it all forward. “We are making it work on a new site, with many design refinements and new developments. The African proverb ‘if you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together’ is correct here,” he says. The orphanage will be designed to LEED Platinum standards, and in- cludes a training and administration wing that also supports the two other orphanage sites. The most important thing is that the design supports a safe and nurturing environment. The project is oriented to capture the trade winds, and the three-sto- ry courtyard is framed by a wood structure that grows like a tree. It’s designed to function with natural ventilation principles, solar ener- gy provides all electrical needs, and water usage is innovative, using rainwater and deep aquifer sources. Local labor up-skilling, and the integration of Haiti’s vibrant decorative arts is a big part of the ap- proach. LUXURY MEETS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. So, how do you change the expecta- tions of luxury to one of personal and social responsibility and envi- ronmental restoration? The first living building resort in the world, consisting of a hotel, multiple rental homes, over-the water villas, and other amenities will serve some of the world’s most influential global citizens. Construction is slated to begin late this year and showcases an entire village that is powered by renewable energy, onsite ecological water treatment, and other deep green strategies as part of a major ecologi- cal restoration and habitat preserve. Major issues to be tackled in- clude how to adapt to climate change, rising sea levels, ocean acidifi- cation, and habitat loss, with goals to restore and build greater resil- ience through ecological health and economic development.

Blackadore Caye

Blackadore Caye, Dock

Leonardo DiCaprio’s eco-resort, Beliz

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