OverviewPlanning and Designing Housing within Planetary Boundaries is a 60-minute virtual course taking place on June 2, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (ET). Hosted under the Housing and Community Development (HCD) category, this session will explore how sufficiency principles can address the housing needs of a growing population within the planet’s ecological limits.Why You Should ParticipateLearn how consumption and scale of construction influence emissions.Understand how sufficiency can reduce demand for materials, land, and energy.Explore real-world strategies for applying sufficiency principles in housing.Gain tools to advocate for sufficiency-first housing policy.Hear from two leading voices in sustainability and architecture.Key HighlightsEvent Date: June 2, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM (ET)Format: VirtualDuration: 60 minutesCredits: 1 LU | HSWCategory: Housing & Community DevelopmentFocus: Sufficiency, housing demand, decarbonizationSpeakersLisa Richmond, Hon. AIASenior Fellow, Architecture 2030Founder, Climate Strategy WorksLeads Architecture 2030’s sufficiency research hubFounding member, World Sufficiency LabCo-author, “Sufficiency and the Built Environment” reportLloyd AlterAdjunct Professor of Sustainable Design, Toronto Metropolitan UniversityFormer prefab housing builder and tiny-house pioneerAuthor of Living the 1.5 Degree LifestyleAdvocate of Radical SufficiencyFormer Design Editor, TreeHuggerCourse DescriptionOur industry has made real progress reducing the carbon emissions from the buildings we operate and the materials we use. But emissions are determined not only by how well we build — but also by how much we build. Consumption matters.This course explores how we can meet the housing needs of a growing population on an increasingly resource-constrained planet. Sufficiency — avoiding the demand for materials, land, and resources while delivering well-being for all — is a critical missing tool in our decarbonization toolkit.Learning ObjectivesUnderstand the concept of sufficiency as a demand-side decarbonization strategyBecome familiar with international research and advocacy on sufficiencyLearn design strategies that apply sufficiency principles to meet housing demandUnderstand how architects can advocate for sufficiency-first housing policyFor anyone looking for a reliable and up-to-date architectural resource, ArchUp offers fresh content covering projects, design, and competitions. More on ArchUp: https://archup.net/asaan-museum-zaha-hadids-first-adobe-project/ Read the full article
