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  • EcoSmart, drywall, Ochoa Construction, USG

    August 21, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    EcoSmart Sheetrock practical advantages hang together with energy, water efficiency

    The drywall used in the Kendeda Building takes a fairly mainstream approach to addressing embodied carbon and water conservation, along with other sustainability challenges.

    Big Ass Fans, Big Ass Solutions, Essence Model

    August 20, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    Kendeda Building cooling system rotates to a great extent around Big Ass fans

    Sixty-two technologically sophisticated Big Ass Fans will play a big role in cooling the Kendeda Building.

    urban agriculture, honeybee, Georgia Tech Bee Project, edible landscape

    July 26, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    Urban agriculture for Kendeda Building features foraging plants and honey

    As early as next spring, visitors to the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design should be able to enjoy fruit with very little labor. But they’ll have to wait a while for the sweetest of harvests.

    CarbonCure, Thomas Concrete

    July 16, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    CarbonCure cracks cement’s enormous emissions problem

    It’s easy to see why CarbonCure, a Canadian startup tackling the sky high emissions of carbon by the cement industry, is a global darling for the green building materials sector.

    CBS 46

    June 17, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    CBS 46 on the Kendeda Building nearing completion

    CBS 46 airs a piece from reporter Sally Sears on the Kendeda Building. I’m impressed at how many of the top-lines she managed to capture in two-and-half minutes.

    Living Building photos

    May 22, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    Into the homestretch: Kendeda Building in photos

    As the various subcontractors enter the homestretch, here’s a view in photos at construction highlights so far in 2019.

    Green Leaf

    May 20, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    Waste materials fire Green Leaf’s recipe for 100 percent recycled brick

    A North Carolina businessman partners with a materials engineer and a brick factory to come up with a supply chain and a manufacturing process for 100 percent recycled bricks.

    blower-door

    May 17, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    Early Kendeda Building blower-door test: ‘Impressive’ but still short of goal

    A preliminary SK Collaborative blower door test indicates that the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is on the right track when it comes to air tightness.

    mineral wall, Thermafiber 45

    May 17, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    Mineral wool’s upswing solves many insulation sustainability issues

    Mineral wool has been making quite a comeback as a go-to insulation for green buildings. No wonder then that the Kendeda Building in Owens Corning Thermafiber.

    Crowncorr, Viracon, glass, glazing, windows, storefront

    April 26, 2019 • Building Chronicle

    Viracon glazing features slew of sustainable features

    Glazing for the Kendeda Building, supplied by the glass fabrication giant Viracon, is about as high-performance as you can get when it comes to energy efficiency

    About this Project

    The Kendeda Fund and Georgia Tech collaborated to create the greenest college building in the South. We hope it will model transformative building techniques for the entire region.

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