The Living Future Institute of Australia (LFIA) has recently launched the ILLUMANATE Living Building Challenge Design Competition in conjunction with Development Victoria, which calls upon architects, designers and students to create the most sustainable, and restorative, heritage-listed building in Australia.
Looking to break the misconception that only new buildings can be regenerative, the 2023 design challenge focusses on existing buildings, which constitute a significant portion of our built environment. With estimates suggesting that up to 80% of buildings that will exist in 2050 already exist today, achieving Net Zero by then necessitates deep retrofits.