LIVING VILLAGE

Water, energy, health & happiness, safe materials, equity, beauty, place. Learn more about the seven principles of the Living Building Challenge that inspire Yale Divinity School's Living Village... In this time of climate crisis, YDS is building a regenerative student residential complex. Giving back to the environment more than it takes, the zero-waste Living Village dares to answer one of the most profound theological challenges of our time and sets new standards for sustainability. The Divinity School's Living Village will be the largest living-building residential complex on a university campus. Designed to meet the Living Building Challenge, the most aggressive standard for sustainable buildings today, it serves as a key component of Yale's Planetary Solutions initiative.

Primary location: New Haven United States