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News • News • 4 Mar 2022
Atlanta’s Kendeda Building sets a new standard for sustainability by achieving Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification
The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech in Atlanta was created to foster environmental education, research, and act as a public forum for community outreach. The project is a collaboration between The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP and Lord Aeck Sargent Planning and Design, Inc (LAS).
Jonathan Hillyer
Setting a new standard for sustainability, the project is the first Living Building of its kind in the Southeast United States. The Living Building Challenge (LBC) is a rigorous sustainability certification standard requiring that a building meets 20 Imperatives of the Challenge, which are divided into seven petals, or performance areas. These areas are: Place, Water, Energy, Health + Happiness, Materials, Eq... More