James Connelly

About

James is the director of the Living Product Challenge, a program that re-imagines the design and manufacturing of products to function as elegantly and efficiently as anything found in the natural world, with Net Positive impact across their lifecycle. In addition, James conduct’s technical consulting for high profile Living Building Challenge projects both in the US and internationally. James oversees Declare (an innovative ingredients transparency label and database of non-toxic sustainably sourced products) and Just (a social justice and corporate responsibility label for leading progressive organizations). Prior to joining the Institute, James received a Fulbright fellowship to conduct research on green building rating systems in China. James is frequent national and international speaker on regenerative design, sustainable business and ecological manufacturing. He is an avid writer and his research and commentary has been featured in news outlets such as China Dialogue, Trim

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Location

Seattle, US