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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 19, 2010
Rebecca Keane
Ivan Allen College
404-894-1720
Summary Sentence:
The first historic preservation project in the University System of Georgia to be recognized
Full Summary:
The renovation of the Old Civil Engineering Building has become the first renovation/historic preservation project to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for Ivan Allen College, Georgia Tech, and the University System of Georgia.
Old CE BuildingThe renovation of the Old Civil Engineering Building has become the first renovation/historic preservation project to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for Ivan Allen College, Georgia Tech, and the University System of Georgia. The project has earned one of the highest LEED certifications — Gold — garnering points in every LEED category and additional points for innovations.
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the LEED program is a Green Building Rating System that provides standards for environmentally sustainable construction.
Completed in November 2008, the renovation focused on LEED guidelines for energy savings and sustainability measures with a goal of achieving certification. Located near the center of campus at 221 Bobby Dodd Way, the renovated building now houses Ivan Allen College’s schools of Economics and History, Technology, and Society.
Key strategies to achieve the Gold certification included improving the exterior site sustainability, the exterior shell insulation, the overall heating/cooling/ventilation, electrical, and lighting efficiencies, and significantly reducing water usage. A 45 percent reduction in water consumption through the use of low and ultra-low flow water fixtures was cited as exemplary. Demand for water was also reduced by installing an efficient landscape irrigation system using only water collected from rainfall and building condensation in a 6,500 gallon above ground cistern to achieve a 56 percent decrease in demand.
Careful attention was paid to selecting finishes that were available locally, that have a high recycled content, or that don’t negatively affect the indoor environmental quality with high volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Occupied spaces were configured to take advantage of existing windows and natural daylight.
The renovation was overseen by Georgia Tech's Capital Planning and Space Management as well as Georgia Tech Facilities Design and Construction Department. Design was completed by the architectural firm Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein. Juneau Construction was the general contractor.
