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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Tech Green and CloughGeorgia Tech’s environmental profile is increasing thanks to two significant developments. For starters, the university is moving forward with its Living Building Challenge to develop a building on its campus that would use a net zero of energy and a net zero of water.
On Oct. 22, Georgia Tech issued a request for qualifications (Step 1) and a request for proposals (Step 2) for “The Living Building at Georgia Tech.” The project is the dream of the Kendeda Fund, which provided a $30 million grant for the Living Building Challenge 3.0 — a venture that will become a research and educational center for the campus.
The RFQ and RFP stated that the building alone would cost an estimated $18.6 million and would have 42,500 square feet of space. The solicitation packages for the project are due Nov. 12.
Georgia Tech would then evaluate the proposals and issue notifications to the semifinalists by Nov. 20. The plan calls for design professionals to be selected and ready to start work on the building’s construction documents by March 2016. And the goal is to have the building open by the middle of 2017.
