The Stanley Center’s new home will be an investment in our local community and aim for the highest standards of green and sustainable living.
Read updates about #StanleyGreenHome, our local community engagement, and the process of achieving a Living Building certification.
Healing Ground, Living Values
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 24, 2024
LBC Petal – Energy
The energy petal of the Living Building Challenge seeks to minimize reliance on fossil fuels while promoting the use of clean energy. It requires that 105% of the building’s energy demands be produced on site from a renewable resource.
April 15, 2024
Living Future Mural
The Stanley Center wants to know: what does sustainability look like to you?
April 3, 2024
LBC Petal – Place
According to the Living Building Challenge, the Place Petal seeks to realign how people understand and relate to the natural environment. The Place Petal challenges project teams to understand their site, its history and ecology, and the cultural and social issues impacting the surrounding community.
November 29, 2023
LBC Petal – Health & Happiness
The Living Building Challenge calls for creating healthy spaces that allow all species to thrive by connecting people to nature and ensuring that our indoor spaces have healthy air and natural daylight.
August 2, 2023
Stanley Center’s Living Building Story
The primary goal of the Stanley Center's Living Building is to educate and inspire others to be mindful of the planet, the opportunities for action, and the importance of diverse perspectives.
June 20, 2023
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 8, 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
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 27, 2022