The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design

Located in the Eco-Commons of the Georgia Tech campus, the Kendeda Building is one of the most sustainable buildings in the Southeast.

A living-learning laboratory supporting the study and promotion of green building design, the building houses classrooms, makerspaces, student collaboration and research space, areas for public gathering, and an auditorium.

Newcomb & Boyd delivered the integrated engineering and technology behind its performance — mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems alongside audiovisual, communications, intelligent-buildings, and security design — coordinated from the start to meet one of the most demanding sustainability standards in the industry.

The result earned LEED Platinum and LEED Zero, an AIA COTE Top Ten Award, and Living Building Challenge 3.1 certification — the first Living Building in Georgia and the 28th in the world — with a modeled energy use intensity of 31.4.