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PCC Community Markets becomes first grocery store in the world to commit to developing stores to Living Building Challenge standard

Nation's largest food market co-op also achieves first LEED v4 Certification in grocery

Brand Provided | By PCC Community Markets | Published 7 years ago | About a 0 minute read

Today, PCC Community Markets (PCC), the nation’s largest community-owned food market, announced it will be the first grocery store in the world to pursue Living Building Challenge (LBC) Petal Certification. The Living Building Challenge, run by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), is the world’s most rigorous green building standard. To date, no other grocer has successfully pursued LBC certification.

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Published May 15, 2019 5pm EDT / 2pm PDT / 10pm BST / 11pm CEST

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