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Living Future Roundtable
Topic: Meeting the Moment in Community (Part 3)
Join the virtual BE+ Living Future Roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss topics and issues related to International Living Future Institute (ILFI) programs.
Relationships are the foundation of our work, shaping not only how value is created, but what we choose to value. No business, technology, or practice exists in isolation; each is held within a web of relationships that ultimately determines its impact.
This roundtable invites participants into a guided, participatory conversation exploring our roles as individuals, organizations, and an industry within these interconnected systems. We will explore three real-world examples: natural building practices (individual), a collaboration among multiple panelization fabricators (organizational), and the development of a cross-industry bio-based materials network (industry). From this framing, we will trace how relationships evolve across scales and influence the systems we are actively shaping.
Together, we will explore what it means to cultivate “right relationship” with ourselves, each other, our tools and technologies, and the broader social and ecological systems in which we operate. In doing so, we will surface pathways to expand our collective impact while maintaining the integrity and coherence needed to reimagine the built environment.
Jacob Deva Racusin is Co-Founder and Director of Building Science and Sustainability with New Frameworks, Vermont-based worker-owned cooperative. As a consultant, designer, and educator, Jacob merges his passions for ecological stewardship, relationship to place, and social justice. Jacob is Senior Research and Innovation Advisor with Builders For Climate Action. Jacob has authored two books and numerous articles, and instructs and consults on topics of building science and climate impact. An active member of the Carbon Leadership Forum Boston Hub and founding member of the Bio-Based Materials Collective, Jacob is engaged in code and policy development, professional training, and other initiatives supporting the transition to a more just industry.
Reach out to livingfuture@builtenvironmentplus.org with any inquiries, questions, or concerns.
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