Congratulations to #GeorgiaTech Solar Decathlon team for being selected by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of three winners for its Collegiate Track of the American-Made Community Energy Innovation Prize! #SolarDecathlon at Georgia Institute of Technology is a competition design team focused on designing net-zero and affordable projects to serve local underserved communities. Jackie Zong Frank Wickstead. #GaTech #NetZero #EnergyInnovation
The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
Higher Education
Atlanta, Georgia 2,924 followers
The Kendeda Building is Living Building Challenge 3.1 certified, the world’s most ambitious performance standard.
About us
The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is the latest example of the Georgia Institute of Technology's sustainability leadership and innovation. It is the first building in Georgia and 28th in the world to earn Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification, the world’s most ambitious and holistic green building achievement. Rather than being less bad for the environment, The Kendeda Building fosters regenerative and restorative relationships amongst humans and nature where people give back more to the environment than they take. The building is net-positive energy and water over the course of each year. By incorporating salvaged materials during construction, the building diverted more waste from the landfill than it sent. To keep economic benefits local, at least 50% of the building materials and services were sourced from within 621 miles of the site. And it prioritizes occupant health and happiness. The Building is composed of materials screened for common hazardous chemicals known to harm human and environmental health. The mission of this multi-disciplinary classroom building is to prove that we can design, construct, and operate regenerative buildings in our region. Kendeda Building staff, who are part of the Office of Sustainability, engage with community, business, and elected leaders to change the paradigm from buildings that are "less bad" to buildings that give back more than they take.
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http://www.livingbuilding.gatech.edu
External link for The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2019
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422 Ferst Dr NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30313, US
Employees at The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
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Kamilah Roberts
Program & Operations Manager for Georgia Institute of Technology’s Kendeda Building & Office of Sustainability
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Smrithi Balasubramanian
Computer Science Student at Georgia Tech
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Annabelle Sarkissian
ESH Intern @ Texas Instruments | Environmental Engineering @ Georgia Tech
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Jaden Ward
Student at Georgia Tech
Updates
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Free to attend. Atlanta Extreme Heat Resilience and Design Symposium: https://lnkd.in/evtWQJGJ. Timely and topical! #ExtremeHeat #ExtremeHeatReslience
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What a fantastic, inspirational event. Many thanks to Munir Meghjani, Nadya Merchant, PhD, Brooke Vacovsky and more for organizing. Maria Saporta, great article! #Pluralism #DayOfPluralism #OurSharedPlanet #KendedaBuilding #GeorgiaTech #GaTech
Taking a pluralistic approach to the environment and Mother Earth - SaportaReport
https://saportareport.com
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#KendedaBuilding Fellow Renee Alnoubani is a member of ROSWELL COMMUNITY MASJID INC (RCM). Their new mosque and community center aims to be the first full #LivingBuildingChallenge certified house of worship in the world. https://lnkd.in/eUdySXT7
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Congratulations to #KendedaBuilding Fellow Annabelle Sarkissian and her fellow teammates! The EcoPeach Solutions team took home the prize for the best civil and environmental engineering project at the Spring 2024 Capstone Design Expo with their concept to grow fresh produce in space. #GeorgiaTech #GaTech #NASA
Winning Capstone Team Looks to the Future of Food in Space
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Students enrolled in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering course Electric Vehicles & the Grid recently participated in the EV & the Grid Grand Challenge. Students worked in teams to modify #ElectricScooters, which were charged by the #KendedaBuilding #SolarSystem and then put their skills to the test to see who could secure the fastest lap time using the least amount of energy. See the full gallery from the fun event: Bit.ly/4btrJlh
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#GeorgiaTech has earned a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). #STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. #Sustainability #SustainabilityTracking
Georgia Tech Earns STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements
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Thrilled to see the #GeorgiaTech #ClimateActionPlan on 11Alive featuring an interview between GT President Ángel Cabrera and GT alum Melissa Nord! The interview took place at the #KendedaBuilding. Watch the interview and read the story here: https://lnkd.in/erV3cVxi. #ClimateAction #GaTech #LivingBuilding #LivingBuildingChallenge #LivingBuildings
Georgia Tech works to mitigate effects of climate change with new action plan
11alive.com
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Congratulations to Emory University, Ciannat Howett, Cyrus Bhedwar, and the rest of the Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives team on being one of two U.S.-based schools on the list of #greenest universities around the world! #Emory is one of two U.S. universities on the top ten list. This is well-deserved recognition! https://lnkd.in/eVhX6irs.
Think green, go green: The greenest universities around the world
https://studyinternational.com
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The first ever Climate Exchange AI Innovation Challenge from The New York Climate Exchange is live! https://lnkd.in/gGGWW_tf. Student teams from participating university partners will develop #StormwaterManagement solutions for #NewYorkCity through this exciting inaugural program. #Stormwater management solutions are critical to enabling #CoastalResiliency efforts and an important component of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ recently announced Green Economy Action Plan. These solutions will be instrumental in supporting #NewYork and other global cities as they respond to changing rainfall events due to climate change. Special thanks to participating partners The City University of New York, Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Good Old Lower East Side, Inc. (GOLES), IBM, Moody's, New York University, Pace University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University, and the University of Washington for their planning and rollout efforts. #NewYorkClimateExchange #ExchangeAIInnovationChallenge
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