Open Source Toolkit for Equitable, Community-Centered Design

Professionals committed to creating successful, sustainable, and deeply integrated projects – those designed for longevity and the creation of lasting value – will want to tune into this upcoming session at the 2025 Living Future Conference.

Architectural Nexus presents an open-source Comprehensive Equity Toolkit to enhance your project outcomes. This session will move beyond conventional community engagement strategies, unveiling a resource that synthesizes leading frameworks, including the Living Building Challenge's Equity Petal and the AIA's principles of equitable design.

Consider the potential for:

• Mitigating project risks through a robust understanding and proactively addressing community needs from project inception.

• Fostering greater stakeholder alignment and reducing project impediments via substantive community engagement.

• Creating developments that are not only environmentally sound but also exhibit strong social resilience and are valued by their intended users and surrounding communities.

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This session offers a practical and strategic approach to integrating equity into projects from the pre-design phase. Through real-world case studies and an introduction to a user-friendly, open-source web tool, attendees will learn how to establish equitable project objectives, mitigate risks, and enhance long-term value. Participants will have the unique opportunity to directly contribute to the ongoing development of this essential resource for impactful development.

Continuing Education Credit: Approved for 1 AIA LU|HSW

Speakers: 

Erica McBride, Regenerative Operations Manager

Megan Girvan, Project Manager

Megan Repka, Project Architect