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Buildings are more than concrete, steel, and brick. They reflect our values. And so it is with a new graduate-student residence hall at Yale University’s Divinity School, seeking full certification under the Living Building Challenge (LBC), a green building-rating system widely regarded as the world’s most rigorous. Gregory Sterling, Divinity School dean, decided the project…

The Living Village student-housing complex at Yale Divinity School (YDS) was built to foster community that exists in harmony with nature. Its bright, spacious hallways encourage residents to get to know their neighbors. It features a variety of common spaces — kitchens, lounges, terraces — where they can share meals, relax, and enjoy each other’s…