Georgia Institute of Technology

Client: Georgia Institute of Technology
Location: Atlanta, GA
Architect: HDR
Size: 43,000 SF
Awards: 2013 Gilbane Builder of the Year Award Winner National

Delivery of a living laboratory for Georgia Tech through a design-build contract and achieved LEED^® Platinum

Gilbane, teamed with HDR, provided design-build services for Georgia Institute of Technology’s Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions Building. Located at the North Avenue Research Area (NARA) of the Georgia Tech campus, the facility houses several energy research efforts. By effectively using several energy-saving designs— including a full photovoltaic array—the facility harvests energy on-site and achieves carbon neutrality without purchasing carbon offset credits. The project achieved LEED^® Platinum v3 Certification, exceeding the Gold certification targeted by all new building construction on Georgia Tech’s campus.

Project Overview

Gilbane, teamed with HDR-CUH2A, provided design-build services
Effectively used several energy-saving designs—including a full photovoltaic array—the facility harvests energy on-site and achieves carbon neutrality without purchasing carbon offset credits
The facility focuses on sustainable energy solutions, including high-efficiency combustion engines, biomass gasification kinetics, biochemical-enzymatic conversion of biomass materials, and capture of carbon dioxide from power plants and combustion engines
High-performance building services include design peer reviews, energy modeling peer reviews, renewable energy options evaluation, and life cycle cost analysis
LEED^® Platinum v3 Certification

“The flexibility the team exhibited as the design progressed and the program evolved translated into an extraordinarily successful project.”
Howard S. Wertheimer
Director of Capital Planning and Space Management
Georgia Institute of Technology