Kendeda Building

In September 2015, the Georgia Institute of Technology received a $30 million grant from the Kendeda Fund for the purposes of building a green building on the institute's campus. The grant was the single largest donation by the Kendeda Fund and one of the largest ever received by the institute. The location selected for the building, a former parking lot, with designs by architectural firms Lord Aeck Sargent and Miller Hull. Additionally, the roof houses approximately 900 solar panels and a rainwater collection system. == Certifications ==

Achieved: • Living Building Challenge v3.1 • LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction - Platinum • Georgia Audubon's Certified Wildlife Sanctuary • Georgia Native Plant Society's Native Plant Habitat - Gold In process: • LEED Zero Water • LEED Zero Energy == Awards ==

Even prior to completion, The Kendeda Building was recognized for advancing the conversation about green buildings in the Southeast. In October 2018, the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge presented The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design with its annual Game Changer Award. In November 2019, the building received a "Development of Excellence" award from the Atlanta Regional Commission, In October 2020, the Metro Atlanta Chamber selected the building of its annual E3 Award, which recognized the building as one of the region’s most innovative projects at the intersection of sustainability and commerce. The Kendeda Building received the American Institute of Architects COTE Top Ten Award for 2021. The COTE Top Ten Awards is the architecture industry’s best-known awards program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten innovative projects earn the prize for setting the standard in design and sustainability. To be selected, projects must meet the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) rigorous criteria for social, economic, and ecological value. Other awards from across the nation include: • RecycleMania: Race to Zero Waste • Chicago Athenaeum: American Architecture Award • Metal Architecture Magazine: Grand Award Winner • AIA Seattle 2020 Awards: Energy in Design Award & Merit Award • Engineering News-Record Southeast: Best Green Project • Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Excellence Awards: Sustainability Innovation Award • Construction Management Association of America (South Atlantic Chapter) 2020 Awards: 3 including Project Of The Year == References ==