Sourcing Distance - Oceania
Living Building Challenge·clause I15 – Living Economy Sourcing·p.498
The requirement
Living Building Challenge Program Manual clause I15 – Living Economy Sourcing — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.
The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.
What the product must meet
The document’s own listing
20% or more of the materials construction budget must come from within 2,000 kilometers. An additional 30% of the materials construction budget must come from within 5,000 kilometers. An additional 25% of the materials construction budget must come from within 9,000 kilometers; this distance is extended to 11,000 kilometers for projects in New Zealand, only.
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Disclose — information the applicant must provide
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Impact area
- Social Health & Equity — the CMF area the clause addresses
Cite this clause
Living Building Challenge · Living Building Challenge Program Manual · version 4.1 · clause I15 – Living Economy Sourcing · page 498 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/3616455ed23618bb
Record details
Page 498, I15 – Living Economy Sourcing. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
uid 3616455ed23618bb · document 117acb9730a17078 · fidelity verbatim · published 2026-01