Saturday, April 26 | 11 am – 5:00 pm
IN PERSON!
Location: Ballard
Site Description
FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Electric Vehicle Charging
- Energy Efficient
- Energy Star Appliances
- LEED Certified
- Living Building
- Materials Efficiency
- Water Conservation
PCC’s Ballard store is the world’s first grocery store to earn Living Building Challenge (LBC) Petal Certification by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), considered the world’s most rigorous green building standard.
One of the most critical and resource-intensive elements of the Certification was ensuring Ballard PCC eliminated building materials that contain chemicals on the LBC “Red List.” The LBC works to eliminate the use of “worst-in-class” materials and chemicals with this extensive list of over 800 toxic substances that have the greatest negative impact to human and ecosystem health. PCC spent thousands of hours over two years reviewing hundreds of building materials and pieces of equipment, down to individual components, to confirm that materials were LBC Red List compliant for the Ballard store.
PCC also looked to invest in the local economy and minimize the environmental impacts associated with transportation of goods during construction. More than one third (33%) of the building materials (by material budget) were sourced within 500 km (311 mi) of the store and 97% of building materials (by material budget) were sourced from within the U.S. Additionally, the project team advocated for the elimination of toxic substances in the marketplace by writing more than 300 letters to manufacturers promoting safe building products.
