Mission: The Center creates healthy and sustainable communities through the design and testing of innovative programs that integrate air, water, food, energy, and material systems. Through the creation of Protocols, Policies, and Prototypes, The Center inspires ecologically balanced environments, stewards natural resources, and elevates community resilience and economic vitality. Background: The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, established in 1975, is a non-profit education, research, and demonstration organization specializing in life cycle planning and design. We undertake projects based on their potential contribution to site, regional and global sustainability and human health, and actively pursue collaborations with associate organizations, businesses and professional firms. Projects emphasize regional contexts as bases for responsible resource use relative to materials, energy, water, waste, food, and meaningful employment. Our expertise is accessible through green planning and design services, conference presentations, public lectures, and published papers.