On August 13 at 7 p.m. in the Wellness Center at Antioch College, The Antioch College Village presents a public talk by green architect, Jason McLennan, founder and chairman of the International Living Future Institute, founder & creator of the Living Building Challenge. The evening will include both a lecture and discussion of the Living Building Challenge, environmental design and the connections between the Antioch College Village and world-wide trends. Antioch College has engaged McLennan to design the Antioch College Village Co-housing Pilot. More information about this first phase of the Antioch College Village can be found here. 

Jason F. McLennan, CEO

Considered one of the most influential individuals in the green building movement today and the recipient of the prestigious Buckminster Fuller Prize, Jason F. McLennan’s work has made a pivotal impact on the shape and direction of green building in the United States and Canada and he is a much sought after designer, presenter and consultant on a wide variety of green building and sustainability topics around the world.McLennan serves as the CEO of McLennan Design and is the Founder and Chairman of the International Living Future Institute – a leading NGO that focuses on the transformation to a world that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.

An Ashoka Fellow, Jason is the founder and creator of the Living Building Challenge, widely considered the world’s most progressive and stringent green building program. He is the author of five books: “The Philosophy of Sustainable Design,” “The Dumb Architect’s Guide to Glazing Selection,” “The Ecological Engineer,” “Zugunruhe” and “Transformational Thought.”