Georgia Tech has Sustainable Buildings
Georgia Tech has one of the most advanced and forward-thinking documents in the college and university arena for environmental stewardship, sustainable design and energy management.
In 2007, Georgia Tech made an explicit policy that all new buildings and renovations will meet or exceed LEED Silver Design Standards.
The “Yellow Book” provides guidance to design and construction professionals who provide these services for Georgia Tech. LEED Silver has been our design standard since 2002.
In order to be a LEED building, renovation or retorfit, several requirements for sustainable design, construction, and operation must be met or exceeded.. Beyond that, the project must meet several point-earning credits selected from six categories—sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design process
Georgia Tech also has:
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Irrigation Master Plan (Cisterns and Condensate Strategy Included)
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Parking and Transportation Master Plan
Sustainable Buildings on Campus (as of August 2008):
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Georgia Tech has over 3,500,00 square feet of sustainable buildings. which includes 26 buildings
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Ten buildngs have cisterns to collect and store water - condensate and/or rain water for reuse on campus
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Several projects are currently LEED registered and targeting LEED Silver or Gold.
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Georgia Tech has 2 LEED certified buildings, with many more buildings built to LEED Silver Standards or renovated to LEED Silver Standards.
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Many buildings built prior to 2003 have been retrofitted to make them more sustainable.
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Examples of Sustainable Features in Specific Buildings on campus include:
LEED Certified |
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| College of Management | Klaus Advanced Computing |
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| LEED SILVER Certified | LEED GOLD Certified |
| 16.5 % more energy-efficient than the national standard | 40% less energy than current energy codes, with artificial and natural light |
| 13th Silver certified project in US and 2nd in GA
since the rating system was launched in 1998 by the USGB |
Preserves 50 % of site as green space: storm water collection and filtering system for irrigation |
| Low VOC interiors | Recycled materials used in its construction |
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LEED Registered |
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| Women's Softball Field | Old Civil Engineering Renovation |
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| LEED Registered | LEED Registered |
| Increase Pervious Surfaces | Improved HVAC, more water efficient |
| Native Plants | Reuse of Existing Building |
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| North Avenue Apartment Renovation - NAA | College of Computing Interior Renovation of the 2nd Floor |
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Green Projects in Fundraising Phase |
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| Nanotechnology Research Center Building - under Construction - NRCB | Interactive Learning Research Building - in Design - ILRC |
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| Water Neutral | Transparency |
| One of the nation's largest cleanroom facilities and the first designed to provide significant space for research that applies nanoscience and nanotechnology to the emerging field of biotechnology. | Create and sustain an undergraduate community focused on integrating technology with innovative teaching and experiential learning. |
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| Molecular Science and Engineering - MSE | Eco-Commons - in Design |
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| Green Lab award recognition | new wooded and open areas for education |
| Fume hoods with occupant sensors and motorized sash closing when not in use | planting of trees and other vegetation, as well as hardscapes |
| 50% building materials recycled | reduced erosion to improved air quality. |
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| Hinman Building - Renovation | Alumni Center |
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| Green Buildings Designed and Implemented with Green Standards |
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| Ford Environmental Science &Technology - ES&T | Whitehead Student Health Services |
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| Energy efficient variable speed motors | Daylighting |
| Green building for researching environmental and biological sciences | Cool roof and energy efficient |
| Stormwater Management Features | Low Flow Fixtures |
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| Whitaker Biomedical Engineering - BME | Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences - IBB |
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| Interdisciplinary biomedical research | Variable Volume Drives |
| Micro Quantities and Techniques | EnergyStar cool roof |
| Day lighting reduces lighting 25% | Enhanced Commissioning |
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| Green Buildings Designed and Built to the same LEED Standards as the College of Management and the rest of Tech Square | |
| Landon Learning Center | Global Learning Conference Center |
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| Family Friendly | highly reflective white roof |
| Low Flow Fixtures 20-50% more efficient | 17% more energy efficient |
| Saved Trees and Canopy | Economizer Heat Exchanger |
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Designed and Built as Green Buildings |
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| NARA Food Processing | Sustainable Education Building |
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| Energy Efficient | 1996 opening is pre-LEED standard, but leds by example, incorporated Sustainable Materials and principles |
| Indoor Air Quality | Local material use reduces CO2 + GHG |
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| Savannah 3 Buildings | Love Manufacturing |
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| Xeriscaping | Variable Speed Motors and Pumps |
| Energy Efficiency | Digital Controls |
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| Manufacturing Research Center | Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex |
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Buildings with Alternate, Green Energy in Operations |
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| 811 Marietta St | Campus Recreation Center |
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| Geothermal heating & cooling | 9th largest solar implementation of its type on a US college campus today |
| Exhaust w/ heat recovery | HVAC innovation when covered Olympic Pool during renovation |
| Geothermal water heating | more.... |
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Renovations and Major Retrofits to make the Buildings Energy Efficient |
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| Jane Swann Building | Carnegie Building |
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| Maintained historic features | HVAC renovation |
| Low flow water fxtures | Low flow water fixtures |
| New energy efficient HVAC | more... |
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Coon Building |
Folk Residence Hall |
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| 30% more energy efficent than before 1995 | Enthalpy Wheel |
| Windows replaced | Converted to central chiller |
| Total renovation | Low Flow Fixtures |
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| Tenth & Home Family Apartments | Undergraduate Living Center |
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| Cisterns for water conservation | Low Flow Fixtures |
| Tenth Street Chiller | Enthalpy Wheel |
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