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Precipitation Collection Model

  • Place Collaborative has created an open-source Precipitation Collection Model in spreadsheet form that demonstrates how location and design interact in pursuit of place-based water use reduction strategies. By using the tool iteratively, an intuition regarding suitable solutions for a given place will form over time. Consult and collaborate with accredited and licensed professionals in order to determine the suitability of inputs and outputs before deploying contemplated strategies.

Red List Cheat Sheet

  • Place Collaborative has created a one-page guide to help quickly identify whether a chemical is on the Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List of material ingredients

Water Reuse Roadmap - Template

  • This is a one-sheet roadmap document to help achieve water independence in buildings while noting the relevant water-use regulations in the state of Utah. If you would like to see this document for your state, hit the “let’s collaborate” button below an let us know.

Lighting for a Dark Sky

  • Place Collaborative has created a three page flyer meant for educational outreach about dark sky friendly lighting, and its impacts on our local ecology. The flyer is provided in an letter- sized, printable version and  square formatted version for social media posts. This document was produced in collaboration with Sageland collaborative, Swaner Ecocenter, Tracy Aviary, and Great Salt Lake Audubon

  • The LBC materials petal can be tricky, we’ve streamlined our process for materials vetting and have added a resource to demonstrate ways to simplify the process.

Materials Vetting Flow Chart

ADU Resources

  • Place Collaborative has created a resource of a few ADU plans and elevations for Salt Lake City, UT. You are welcome to use and adapt to your place!