For far too long, the construction industry has hovered at the understory of the green building canopy, limiting its reach to low-hanging fruit sustainability initiatives.
If we hope to regenerate an earth that the building and manufacturing practices of the past have exploited, we require bold and meaningful projects which generate net-positive environmental, social and economic results. When a project's handprint (positive impact) exceeds its footprint (negative impact), we begin to reverse the trend.
~ This is the basis for truly REGENERATIVE BUILDING DESIGN ~
About THE PROJECT
Haleola’ili’ainapono, is a Bowers+Kubota demonstration project registered under the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge Certification program. The case study conducted by the local Hawaii architecture firm Bowers+Kubota, seeks to discover if a typical Single Family Dwelling located in an urban residential zone in Hawaii, can legally achieve what once was commonplace for all of Hawaiian People - the ability to live 100% off of the land, with the ike kuhohonu (deep knowledge) and kuleana (responsibility) to manage that land for eternal perpetuity.
Join our kick-finisher
Finishing a project of this magnitude can feel a bit like chasing a rainbow. We are close to completing the goals of the project but need your help to get us across the finish line. If you support this vision and lifestyle, you can become a contributor to our cause. Through the offering of the educational green building tours, we recently launched our "Kick-Finisher Campaign" to allow the project to self-fundraise it own completion. The "Kick-Finisher Campaign" hosted via the GoFundMe page, allows tour attendees and participating organizations to make a donation to support the project.
- Industry Professionals: $50 recommended donation/attendee
- Student Rate: $25 recommended donation/tour attendee