Allison Capen, AIA, LEED BD+C, is a Technical Director for the Living Building Challenge at the International Living Future Institute in Seattle where she oversees Certification and technical consistency. She is a licensed architect and has been actively involved in the green building movement in the northwest for the last 15 years, working on environmentally focused projects as a designer, a LEED reviewer, a sustainability consultant and a certification administrator.  Allison was an early member and co-chair of the AIA Seattle Committee on the Environment.  Allison also chaired the AIA Washington Council’s Sustainable Design Resource Group from 2005-2012.