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Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
Kendeda Building (2020)
Kendeda Building is located in Atlanta
Kendeda Building
Location within Atlanta
Kendeda Building is located in Georgia
Kendeda Building
Kendeda Building (Georgia)
Kendeda Building is located in the United States
Kendeda Building
Kendeda Building (the United States)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeClassroom and Class Lab
LocationMain campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology
Address422 Ferst Drive
Town or cityAtlanta, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33°46′43″N 84°23′58″W / 33.77861°N 84.39944°W / 33.77861; -84.39944
GroundbreakingNovember 2, 2017
OpenedSeptember 21, 2019
Cost$25 million
OwnerGeorgia Tech
Technical details
Floor area36,978 square feet (3,435.4 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmLord Aeck Sargent
Miller Hull
Structural engineerUzun + Case
Other designersAndropogon (landscape)
PAE (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering)
Newcomb & Boyd (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing)
Biohabitats (greywater systems)
Long Engineering (civil engineering)
Epsten Group (commissioning)
Main contractorSkanska
A view of the Kendeda Building from the adjacent EcoCommons.

The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is a multi-disciplinary, non-departmental academic building on the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Construction began in 2017, with the building designed to be the first Living Building Challenge-certified academic building in the Southeastern United States.[1] It opened in late September 2019 and achieved Living Building certification in March 2021. It is the first certified Living Building in Georgia and the 28th in the world.[2] It was designed by architectural firms Lord Aeck Sargent and Miller Hull with 100% funding for design and construction from the Kendeda Fund.

History[edit]

In September 2015, the Georgia Institute of Technology received a $30 million grant from the Kendeda Fund for the purposes of building a green building on the institute's campus.[3] The grant was the single largest donation by the Kendeda Fund and one of the largest ever received by the institute.[4] The location selected for the building, a former parking lot,[1] would be part of the Eco-Commons, a larger public green space on the institute's campus.[4] The building would be designed to meet Living Building Challenge 3.1,[3] which, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, would make it "the first major Living Building Challenge-certified education and research facility in the Southeast."[1] Of the $30 million donated to the institute, $25 million was to be used in the building's construction, with the remainder used to "support programming activities."[4]

Construction on the building started on November 2, 2017,[5] with designs by architectural firms Lord Aeck Sargent and Miller Hull.[6] Skanska served as the project's construction manager, and Uzun + Case served as the structural engineering firm.[5] Designs for the building, which would have a floor area of 43,500 square feet (4,040 m2), included a maker space, an auditorium, two classrooms, and a common area, in addition to several other academic rooms. The top of the building would feature an apiary and a rooftop garden.[6] Additionally, the roof houses approximately 900 solar panels and a rainwater collection system.[1]

The building was dedicated on October 24, 2019.[7]

Certifications[edit]

Achieved:

  • Living Building Challenge v3.1[8]
  • LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction - Platinum[9]
  • Georgia Audubon's Certified Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Georgia Native Plant Society's Native Plant Habitat - Gold

In process:

  • LEED Zero Water
  • LEED Zero Energy

Awards[edit]

Even prior to completion, The Kendeda Building was recognized for advancing the conversation about green buildings in the Southeast. In October 2018, the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge presented The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design with its annual Game Changer Award.[10] In November 2019, the building received a "Development of Excellence" award from the Atlanta Regional Commission,[11] In October 2020, the Metro Atlanta Chamber selected the building of its annual E3 Award, which recognized the building as one of the region’s most innovative projects at the intersection of sustainability and commerce.[12] The Kendeda Building received the American Institute of Architects COTE Top Ten Award for 2021.[13] The COTE Top Ten Awards is the architecture industry’s best-known awards program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten innovative projects earn the prize for setting the standard in design and sustainability. To be selected, projects must meet the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) rigorous criteria for social, economic, and ecological value.

Other awards from across the nation include:

  • RecycleMania: Race to Zero Waste[14]
  • Chicago Athenaeum: American Architecture Award[15]
  • Metal Architecture Magazine: Grand Award Winner[16]
  • AIA Seattle 2020 Awards: Energy in Design Award & Merit Award[17]
  • Engineering News-Record Southeast: Best Green Project[18]
  • Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Excellence Awards: Sustainability Innovation Award[19]
  • Construction Management Association of America (South Atlantic Chapter) 2020 Awards: 3 including Project Of The Year[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Rhone, Nedra (November 4, 2019). "Green school buildings put metro Atlanta in design spotlight". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kendeda Building earns Living Building Challenge certification". Living Building Chronicle. April 22, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Georgia Tech Receives $30 Million Grant from The Kendeda Fund". Georgia Tech News Center. September 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Davis, Janel (September 18, 2015). "Georgia Tech receives $30M Kendeda Fund grant for green building". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on June 5, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Lau, Wanda (December 13, 2017). "The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design's Quest to Become the First Living Building in the Southeast". Architect. American Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Green, Josh (November 1, 2017). "Groundbreakers 2017 Finalist: The Living Building at Georgia Tech". Atlanta. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Southeast On the Scene for January 2020". Engineering News-Record. January 7, 2020. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. ^ https://living-future.org/lbc/case-studies/the-kendeda-building-for-innovative-sustainable-design/
  9. ^ "Kendeda Building | U.S. Green Building Council".
  10. ^ "Kendeda Building accepts Better Buildings Challenge Award". Living Building Chronicle. October 4, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Miller, Pamela (November 12, 2019). "Georgia Tech's Kendeda Building wins ARC award". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 Atlanta E3 Awards Winner Spotlight: Kendeda Building". www.metroatlantachamber.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 COTE® Top Ten Awards - AIA". www.aia.org. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "2020 Review and Accomplishments | Living Building at Georgia Tech | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". livingbuilding.gatech.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "2020 Review and Accomplishments | Living Building at Georgia Tech | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". livingbuilding.gatech.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "2020 Review and Accomplishments | Living Building at Georgia Tech | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". livingbuilding.gatech.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  17. ^ "2020 Review and Accomplishments | Living Building at Georgia Tech | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". livingbuilding.gatech.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "ENR Southeast Announces 2020 Best Projects Award Winners". www.enr.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "2020 Sustainability Innovation Award | Georgia Institute of Technology, Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design". www.autodesk.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "Project Achievement Awards". CMAA South Atlantic Chapter. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

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