National Bioneers Conference 2018 - October 18-22, 2018

Hosted by The International Living Future Institute
The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is perhaps the world’s most visionary green think-and-do-tank “to lead and support the transformation toward communities that are socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.” It runs a slew of leading-edge programs that radically push the envelope of eco-design, including: the Living Building, Living Community, and Living Product Challenges, Net Zero Energy Certification, the Cascadia Green Building Coun­cil, and Ecotone Publishing. This global network spanning nearly 30 countries is now driving the local adoption of restorative principles in their com­munities. Some of ILFI’s leading lights will explore the organization’s programs that are collectively pointing us towards a world of technologies, buildings and products that replenish rather than imperil Earth and its living creatures. Hosted by: Al Tozer, Education and Living Building Challenge Director at the International Living Future Institute. With: Tom Elliott, co-developer of Desert Rain in Bend, OR, the world’s first “Living Building” certified project ever built; Marti and Tom Burbeck, co-developers of only the second certified “Living Building” in the world, connected to a permaculture farm.