Lately, we have been turning toward nature more and more while creating our buildings, not just for the materials, but in the way they are constructed! In this episode, join host, Danni Washington, as she tours the "living building" known as the Bullitt Center. This six-story structure mimics a tree; creating its own energy, collecting its own water, and even recycling its own waste. And come along for the ride as we check out other nature-based innovations that are changing our buildings, like a paint that protects them by mimicking the water-resistant properties of the lotus leaf and a waste-movement system based on the intestines of amazing creatures such as the giant blue whale!

Originally released by Rotfeld Productions, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 06, 2018.

Living Building (4:54); --Living Building Challenge (2:51); -- Low VOC Paint (3:01); -- Living Building Bathroom (5:28); -- Solar Canopy (3:22); -- Final Thoughts on Living Buildings (1:48); .