Episode 1 – A Living Building

Dec 3, 2021

What does it mean to take on the Living Building Challenge? In this video, the first of three episodes, find out how the Stanley Center plans to transform our new home into a living building in Muscatine, Iowa.

Episode 1 of the “Stanley Center’s New Home” video series describes how we embarked upon the project of creating a living building in our community informed by our aspirations to live out our values. Watch below:

Future episodes in the video series will cover the seven petals of the Living Building Challenge, an update on construction, and the future of the building and its integration into the community.

Learn more about the Living Building Challenge on the International Living Future Institute website.

Watch also: Episode 2 and Episode 3.

Building Progress

Healing Ground, Living Values

Written by Justin R. Wolf and produced by Ecotone Publishing, the book explores our collaborative approach to designing and constructing a biophilic and regenerative building aspiring to meet the most robust building standard in the world, known as the Living Building Challenge.

April 23, 2024

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Living Future Mural

The Stanley Center wants to know: what does sustainability look like to you?

April 3, 2024

Join Us for the Sustainability Fair on June 2!

The Stanley Center for Peace and Security invites our local community to attend the Sustainability Fair in celebration of the Grand Opening of our new home at 304 Iowa Avenue.

May 10, 2023

Moving into a Living Building

In March and April 2023, Stanley Center staff moved into our new Stanley Green Home at 304 Iowa Avenue.

April 12, 2023

Tree of Accountability

This artwork will represent our efforts to reconcile our dwelling in Native lands and bring awareness to the colonial history and ongoing injustices faced by Native people.

April 6, 2023

Time Capsule Expanded and Returned

The time capsule from 1901 and 1971 discovered during renovations at 304 Iowa Avenue has been returned to the building with the addition of new artifacts from the present day.

February 23, 2023

Episode 3 – A Living History

Episode 3 describes the living history of the Stanley Center home in Muscatine, from the Meskwaki villages that flourished on the land to the original Musser Library building that we are in the process of renovating.

November 22, 2022

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My Engineering Internship at a Living Building Project

Emily Moffit, an engineering student at Iowa State University, shares her experiences as a field engineering intern at the Stanley Center's living building construction project.

October 22, 2022

Recycling and Repurposing Materials

Graham Construction finds new ways to repurpose and recycle existing materials while renovating 304 Iowa Avenue.

August 15, 2022

Time Capsule Found From 1971, 1901

A time capsule was discovered by Graham Construction at 304 Iowa Avenue that contained items from 1971 and 1901 illustrative of the building's history as a public library.

July 14, 2022

Episode 2 – Seven Petals

What are the seven petals of the Living Building Challenge and how have the imperative requirements of each one guided the design and construction of Stanley Center's new home?

April 22, 2022

Demolition and Waste Diversion

The first phase of construction—demolition—is well underway. At least 80% of waste from this phase of the project will be diverted from landfills.

December 21, 2021