Buildings

Carrie Greene, a BC graduate, works on the SAC II Construction project.

In the higher education arena, Georgia Tech has one of the most advanced and forward-thinking sets of building standards for environmental stewardship, sustainable design, and energy management. The Institute requires that all building projects, including new construction and renovation projects, be designed and built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards. These standards include measures for sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design process. Georgia Tech has ten sustainable buildings on campus with more in development. The Economic Development Building, Food Processing Technology Building, Ford Environmental Science and Technology Building, Global Learning and Conference Center, Klaus Computing Building, Molecular Science and Engineering Building, Management Building, Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Whitehead - Student Health Center, and Whittaker Biomedical Engineering Building are all built to LEED standards.

Georgia Tech's College of Architecture, College of Engineering, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) offer extensive educational and hands-on research opportunities in green building. Students recently earned a sixth place finish in the prestigious Solar Decathlon, an international competition between 20 universities to design, build, and operate an 800-square-foot, solar-powered house. This project was an interdisciplinary effort involving more than 100 students from every college at Georgia Tech.