Jason F. McLennan explained

Jason F. McLennan
Birth Place:Sudbury, Ontario
Nationality:Canadian
Known For:Creator of the Living Building Challenge
Spouse:Tracy McLennan
Children:Julian, Declan, Aidan and Rowan
Website:http://mclennan-design.com/

Jason F. McLennan (born 1973) is an architect and prominent figure in the green building movement. He is the founder, former chair, and current board member of the International Living Future Institute[1] and Cascadia Green Building Council, a chapter of both the United States Green Building Council and the Canada Green Building Council. He is the CEO of McLennan Design,[2] his own architecture and planning firm that does work all over the world. McLennan is also the creator of Pharos, an advanced building material rating system,[3] Declare, an ingredient disclosure label for building products,[4] and Just, a social justice transparency platform for organizations.[5] In addition, he developed the Living Community Challenge[6] and Living Product Challenge. Additionally, McLennan formerly served as the chief innovation officer for Integral Group.[7]

In 2022, McLennan joined Perkins&Will as its first chief sustainability officer. He merged his company, McLennan Design, with Perkins&Will and became its managing director. McLennan Design located on Bainbridge Island, Wash. is Perkins&Will's 28th studio.[8]

The Living Building Challenge

McLennan created the Living Building Challenge, a sustainable design performance standard, while he was a principal with BNIM Architects. He transferred the intellectual property for the Challenge to Cascadia Green Building Council when he became that organization's CEO in 2006, and formally launched the program in November of that year.[9]

Awards and honors

In 2013, McLennan was recognized by GreenBiz.com with the VERGE 25 Worldchanger Award.[10] In 2012, McLennan's Living Building Challenge was the recipient of the 2012 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Award.[11] McLennan was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2012 for "creating incentives and new practices so that the built environment improves health, well-being while increasing our access to a diverse and productive natural world."[12] In 2012, he was also appointed to join Deepak Chopra, Dick Gephardt, Mel Matinez and Terry McAuliffe on the advisory board of Delos,[13] a wellness real estate development firm founded by Paul Scialla. He is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in 2011, he was named one of Yes! Magazine's Breakthrough 15.[14] McLennan is a frequent speaker at green building and sustainability conferences and has presented at events including: Bioneers, Greenbuild[15] and the Australian Green Building Conference.[16]

In April 2016, McLennan received the Award of Excellence from Engineering News-Record magazine.[17] McLennan's residence, Heron Hall, was named “home of the month worldwide" by Architectural Record in 2017.[18]

Books

McLennan is the author of seven books: Transformational Thought II (2016),[19] Transformational Thought (2012),[20] Zugunruhe: The Inner Migration To Profound Environmental Change (2010),[21] The Ecological Engineer (2006),[22] The Dumb Architect's Guide to Glazing Selection (2004), The Philosophy of Sustainable Design (2004),[23] and LOVE+GREEN BUILDING: You and Me and the Beautiful Planet.[24]

Family

Jason F. McLennan is married to Tracy McLennan and has four children, Julian, Declan, Aidan and Rowan.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speakers: Jason McLennon . Bioneers Conference . 5 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130710065606/http://conference.bioneers.org/speakers/jason-mclennan/ . 10 July 2013 .
  2. Web site: Home. McLennan Design.
  3. Web site: Watts. Tom. Architect Profile. Architectural Roofing and Waterproofing. 3 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Post. Staff. Transparency Is the Secret Ingredient in "Declare" Products. Environmental Building News. BuildingGreen. 3 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Schuler. Timothy. In Conversation with Jason McLennan. Green Building and Design Magazine. 3 January 2014. December 2013.
  6. Web site: ILFI Staff Page . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319014808/https://living-future.org/ilfi/about/people . 2015-03-19 .
  7. Web site: Integral Group Leadership. Inregral Group. 3 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104061019/http://www.integralgroup.com/about-us/leadership/jason-f-mclennan/. 4 January 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Extreme Green Building Guru Jason McLennan Joins Perkins&Will Architectural Record . 2024-01-24 . www.architecturalrecord.com . en.
  9. Web site: Gelernter . Carey . Pacific NW | Jason McLennan is setting the pace to create the greenest building ever | Seattle Times Newspaper . Seattle Times . May 31, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612022643/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2009264793_pacificpjason31.html . June 12, 2009 .
  10. Web site: Admin . GreenBiz . The VERGE 25 Awards . Greenbiz.com . 3 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104104040/http://www.greenbiz.com/slideshow/2013/10/17/jason-mclennan . 4 January 2014 .
  11. Web site: Taqi . Sharifah . VISIONARY PERFORMANCE STANDARD CATALYZING SEISMIC SHIFT IN THE WAY WE BUILD BUILDINGS NAMED WINNER OF 2012 BUCKMINSTER FULLER CHALLENGE . Buckminster Fuller Institute . 12 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130324034213/http://bfi-internal.org/challenge/2012Finalists/2012_Winner_press_release.html . 24 March 2013 .
  12. Web site: Ashoka Fellows Profile Page. 2012-05-09. https://archive.today/20131016061321/http://usa.ashoka.org/fellow/jason-mclennan. 2013-10-16. dead.
  13. Web site: Delos People Page. 2015-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315001121/http://delos.com/people/. 2015-03-15. dead.
  14. Web site: Eckart. Kim. Jason McLennan: Bringing Buildings to Life. YES! Magazine. December 14, 2011.
  15. Web site: Welcome | Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. greenbuildexpo.com.
  16. Web site: 8th Annual Green Buildings Conference approaches . Facility Management Magazine . June 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302002418/http://www.fmmagazine.com.au/news/8th-annual-green-buildings-conference-approaches/ . March 2, 2011 .
  17. Post, Nadine M. (April 7, 2016). Green Design Advocate Wins 2016 ENR Award of Excellence. ENR.com
  18. Web site: Heron Hall by McLennan Design. 2020-12-04. www.architecturalrecord.com. en.
  19. Web site: Transformational Thought II: More Radical Ideas to Remake the Built Environment. 2016-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005072725/https://living-future.org/transformational-thought-ii-more-radical-ideas-remake-built-environment. 2016-10-05. dead. https://living-future.org/transformational-thought-ii-more-radical-ideas-remake-built-environment
  20. Web site: Cassidy. Robert. Recent books take on net-zero energy,'transformational thought'. Building Design + Construction. Building Design + Construction. 3 January 2014. January 2, 2013.
  21. Web site: Gould . Kira . Q&A: Jason McLennan . Blog . 22 June 2011 . Metropolis Magazine . June 22, 2011 .
  22. Web site: Admin. GoodReads. Jason F. McLennan. GoodReads. 3 January 2014.
  23. Web site: Green Building Bibliography . Building Green Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130315060848/http://buildinggreen.com/biblio/item.cfm?itemID=1321 . 2013-03-15 .
  24. Web site: 2020-05-27. NEW ECOTONE BOOK RELEASE: LOVE+GREEN BUILDING: You and Me and the Beautiful Planet Trim Tab. 2020-12-04. en-US.
  25. Web site: Quan Gelernter . Carey . Jason McLennan is setting the pace to create the greenest building ever . The Seattle Times . The Seattle Times . 3 January 2014 . 31 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022121649/http://seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2009264793_pacificpjason31.html . 22 October 2013 .

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