It resides on a wooded lot in a dense urban neighborhood of Boston. The Old Oak Dojo Community Space building, is built integral to a multi-family residence. For a full understanding of the requirements of the Living Building Challenge (LBC) please go the case study on the ILFI (International Living Futures Institute) website at LBC Case Study. The program requirements resulted in extensive use of reclaimed materials from an original shed, a large stage set (Grown-Ups II) and an array of salvage and re-purposed materials with only mechanical equipment and windows being purchased new, but from regional sources. This is the most rigorous environmental building including Zero Energy & Water management, Urban Agriculture and intensive exclusion of toxicity in materials. The Old Oak Dojo was recently awarded Full Living Building Certification, being the 9th in the world, and the 1st in Boston, MA.
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