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Tours

  1. High Performance Building Tour

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    1. Academy of Medicine

      Renovated 2012, Lord, Aeck & Sargent
      • LEED Gold
      • Through adaptive reuse the space was saved, architectural and interior artifacts were preserved, and the spaces were renovated to accommodate a wide variety of educational and social events.
      • Antique flooring, walls, art, and fixtures were protected and preserved throughout renovation
    2. Scheller College of Business

      2003, Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates / Holder/Hardin Jv Construction Company
      • LEED Silver
      • 16.5 % more energy-efficient than the national standard
      • 13th LEED certified project in US and 2nd in GA since the rating system was launched in 1998 by the USGB
    3. Mewborn Field

      2009, Rosser International, Barton Malow
      • The first LEED Gold certified sports stadium in the country
      • 42,000 gallon cistern under its playing field is large enough to irrigate 1.5 inches per week for 3 weeks, eliminating the need for potable irrigation
    4. Zelnak Basketball Practice Facility

      2009, HEERY International, Gay Construction

      • LEED Gold
      • 5,000 gallon underground cistern collecting stormwater from the roof for irrigation
      • Re-circulating air system allows the 11,000 SF of space to be heated and air-conditioned using low velocity air conditioner/heater
    5. McCamish Pavillion

      2012 Renovation, Populous / MAKE3/ Whiting Turner Construction / SG Contracting
      • LEED Gold
      • Over 60% of existing structural walls floors and roof were reused

      • Maintained historic dome structure
    6. Ken Byers Tennis Complex

      2012, Woolpert, New South
      • LEED Silver
      • 33% water use reduction by use of low flow fixtures
      • Designed to the standards of the ‘Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide’ for enhanced efficiency
      • CO2 sensors deliver fresh, outdoor air when needed, excellent lighting and thermal comfort control, 90% of spaces have outdoor view (excluding courts)
    7. Child Development Center

      Niles Bolton / Juneau Construction

      • LEED Gold
      • Provided daylighting controls and HVAC zone controls for users
      • Over 90% of the equipment is energy star rated
      • Used recycled material for the playground surfacing materials
    8. Engineered Biosystems Building

      2015, Lake Flato / Cooper Carry / McCarthy
      • LEED Platinum
      • 218,000 sq. ft. bio-tech research 
      • 43KW photovoltaic array
      • 247,000 gal multi-building cistern system for toilets and irrigation,
      • Energy recovery systems air/water waste heat, chilled beams, and solar hot water heating system
      • Reuse of existing lumber, "TreeCycling”
    9. Molecular Science and Engineering Building

      2006, CUH2A, Turner Construction Co.
      • LEED Silver
    10. Marcus Nano Technology

      2008, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Whiting -Turner
      • 77,200 Gallon Cistern is connected to the Eco-commons system provides irrigation water to the landscape areas surrounding EBB, North Campus Parking Deck and the Nano Building.
    11. Freeman | Montag | Fritten Residence Hall

      2009 Renovation, Collins, Cooper, Carusi /Winter Construction

      • LEED Gold
      • 8000 gal cistern used for irrigation and toilet re-use
      • Converted buildings to dual flush toilets and low flow fixtures
      • Switch to high efficiency semi instantaneous boilers to distribute domestic hot water and hydronic heating to the 3 buildings
    12. Campus Recreation Center (CRC)

      2004 Renovation, Skanska / Hastings & Chivetta Architects / Beers Construction Company

      • Two 1,500 gallon cisterns.

      • 340 kW PV installation was the largest installation of its type when it was constructed. A solar thermal system is used to heat the pool to 78° F.
    13. Student Health Center (Whitehead Building)

      2003, Lord, Aeck & Sargent/ Whiting -Turner Contracting Co., Renovated by Stanley, Beaman, Sears - DPR Construction

      LEED Certified, 2009 Commercial Interiors

      • Innovative use of natural light and sunscreens in a clinical setting

      • Toilets and sinks were converted to low flow fixtures resulting in a 27% reduction in potable water use
    14. Mason Building

      2013 Renovation, Cooper Carry/PerkinsWill / Balfour Beatty

      • Removed asbestos from building increasing air quality throughout the building

      • Replaced windows increasing the overall efficiency of the building

      • Upgraded mechanical systems to improve energy efficiency

      • Installed new energy efficient lighting
    15. Klaus Advanced Computing Building

      2006, Perkins + Will / W.G. Yates And Sons

      • LEED Gold
      • 120,000 gal capacity cisterns with rain gardens and infiltration areas resulting in 34% decrease in rate and quantity of runoff
      • Energy efficient roof and wall insulation,high-performance glazing, shading,daylighting, occupant-sensor controlled and daylight-responsive lighting
    16. Caddell Building

      Renovated 2015, Bldgs / Evergreen
      • Tracking LEED Platinum
      • 11000 sq. ft. with offices, student work areas, and flexible learning spaces 
      • Passive shading strategy provides100% day lighted views of occupiedspaces
      • Re-used existing concrete/steel framestructure
      • Existing structural systemsexposed as a Building Constructioneducational tool
    17. Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons

      2011, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson / Turner Construction Co.

      • LEED Platinum
      • This 230,000 sq. ft. LEED Platinum Building• Intensive Green roof
      • 360 solar panels producing approximately 85 kw
      • 30 solar thermal panels to supliment the domestic hot water
      • Roof water and condensate are collected for re-use
      • 1.4 million gallon cistern for toilets, irrigation and water for the Campanile Fountain
      • Light monitors providing daylighting into its center
      • “Daylight harvesting” system allows lighting to be turned off in public areas(corridors) when there is sufficient sunlight
    18. Hinman Building

      Renovated 2011, Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architecture / office dA / Beck, Original Design, Heffernan of Bush-Brown & Gailey
      • LEED Gold
      • Improved of building energy performance by more than 20% of baseline in ASHRAE 90.1, while protecting the character defining features of an historic building
      • Renovation maintained 75% of the existing structure
    19. Chapin Building

      2014 Renovation, Lord Aeck Sargent / LuskConstruction
      • LEED Platinum
      • Original Infirmary Building
      • Replaced windows, installed elevator
      • Recreated 1910 inspired grand staircase
      • Updated mechanical systems
      • Much of the historic wood flooring wasrehabilitated in place
    20. Old Civil Engineering Building

      Renovated 2008, Surber Barber Choate &Hertlein / Juneau
      • LEED Gold
      • 6500 gal cistern as part of a 30%reduction of stormwater runoff from site pre-renovation levels
      • 96% of the existing building walls, floors and roof elements were maintained in the renovation
    21. Stephen C. Hall Building

      Renovated 2012, Smith Dalia Architects, LLC /Hogan Construction

      • LEED Gold

      • 10,000 gal cistern collecting stormwater for irrigation use

      • Replaced windows increasing the overall efficiency of the building

      • Upgraded mechanical systems to improve energy efficiency

      • Installed new energy efficient lighting
    22. Glenn | Towers Residential Hall

      Renovated 2014, VMDO / Stevens &Wilkinson / New South Construction
      • LEED Gold
      • Includes a cistern system providing irrigation and is connected to Grant Field and Brittain stormwater system
      • Replaced windows to increase building efficiency
      • Installed new energy efficient lighting
    23. North Avenue Apartments and Dining Hall

      2008, Hanbury, Evans, Wright, Vlattas / Menefee & Winer / Juneau Construction

      • LEED Gold
      • Extensive green roof on new dining hall addition
      • Food waste is collected and composted by a local compost producer, diverting 33.5 tons of food waste yearly from landfills
      • Largest university housing complex to achieve the LEED EB O&M Gold certification
    24. Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions Laboratory

      2012, HDR / Gilbane
      • First Platinum level LEEDCertification at Georgia Tech
      • 20,000 gal Cistern system for toiletsand landscape irrigation
      • Interactive Sustainablity Dashboard