2020 Living Future Heroes Announced
The International Living Future Institute has announced the recipients of its 2020 Living Future Hero Awards. The new Heroes were recognized at the Institute’s Living Future 2020 Online conference, its largest annual event on regenerative design and sustainable, green building.
The Award
The Living Future Hero award was created to acknowledge and celebrate individuals in the regenerative design community who have dedicated significant time and effort to advancing the Living Future programs and mission. The individuals chosen as Heroes exceed expectations in environmental advocacy, champion Living Future projects and products, and share this vision with their peers.
The Heroes
This year’s Living Future Heroes are, in alphabetical order:
- Jane Abernethy, Chief Sustainability Officer, Humanscale
- George Bandy Jr., Former Chief Sustainability Officer, Mohawk Group, Board Member, Green Business Certification, Inc.
- Alessandro Bisagni, Founder and President, BEE Incorporations
- Andreas Gyr, REWS Sustainability Program Manager, Google
- Rex Hohlbein, Founder + Creative Director at Facing Homelessness / Principal at BLOCK Architects / Co-founder of the BLOCK Project
- Melissa Kops, Architect at Pirie Associates
- Jenn LaFreniere, Principal at BLOCK Architects / Co-founder of the BLOCK Project
- Drew Lavine, Principal, Re:Vision
- Jacqueline Patterson, Senior Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program
- Drew Shula, Founder & Principal at Verdical Group
- Ellen Southard, Site Story
The Inspiration
Visit the 2020 Living Future Heroes announcement page for a photo and call to action from each Hero, and find out more about the programs and purpose of the International Living Future Institute.
