{"513611":{"#nid":"513611","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Team Selected to Design the Living Building at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has selected the team of Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership to design the Institute\u2019s Living Building Challenge 3.0 project. The final team was selected after three teams participated in an ideas competition to explore all the possibilities and challenges of designing this certified project, set to be constructed on the Georgia Tech campus beginning in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Living Building at Georgia Tech is a partnership between \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/kendedafund.org\u0022\u003EThe Kendeda Fund\u003C\/a\u003E and Georgia Tech to build what is expected to become the most environmentally advanced education and research building ever constructed in the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with these accomplished and talented teams as part of the selection process,\u201d said Howard Wertheimer, director of Capital Planning and Space Management at Georgia Tech. \u201cThey all demonstrated great capacity and passion in this relatively emerging field of designing and constructing buildings that are restorative in nature.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Wertheimer, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/living-future.org\/lbc\u0022\u003ELiving Building Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E project will require a great deal of collaboration and the ability to embrace the process all the way through occupation and certification.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is where I first learned to love architecture as an undergraduate student, so the opportunity to be involved with a project as transformative as this is really an honor,\u201d said Joseph Greco, president of Lord Aeck Sargent. \u201cWe\u2019ve always prioritized sustainable design, but the opportunity to help design and construct a Living Building Challenge 3.0 certified building takes our firm\u2019s abilities to do regenerative design to a new level \u2013 one that is grounded in the Southeast but also influential around the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022xmsonormal\u0022\u003E\u201cOur team is honored to work with Georgia Tech and The Kendeda Fund to realize the first Living Building in the southeastern United States,\u201d said Brian Court, partner, The Miller Hull Partnership. \u201cWe are excited to join Lord Aeck Sargent and other project partners to leverage Georgia Tech\u2019s research and academic resources in developing a transformative building that models a way toward a more balanced and sustainable built environment.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EIdeas Competition\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe three teams participating in the ideas competition since the shortlist was announced last December were:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECollins Cooper Carusi\/Eskew + Dumez + Ripple\/Hellmuth + Bicknese,\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPerkins + Will, and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELord Aeck Sargent\/Miller Hull.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach of the three competing teams combined professionals from multiple disciplines including architecture and landscape architecture; mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil and structural engineering; hydrology; sustainability; and other specialists and advisors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe concept of an ideas competition is new for Georgia Tech and quite appropriate, given the enormous task of planning a facility that not only performs to the highest of environmental standards but also addresses the needs of the occupants both in terms of health and their connection with each other and the natural surroundings. This initial discovery promotes community engagement and a learning process that accounts for climate, site evaluations, materials, cost to build and operate, accessibility and replicability for future generations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe ideas completion was a fascinating process that set the perfect tone for this important project, and we could not be happier with the outcome,\u201d said Barry Berlin, a long time advisor to The Kendeda Fund. \u201cLord Aeck Sargent\u2019s deep knowledge of the Southeast coupled with Miller Hull\u2019s experience designing one of the most iconic commercial \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bullittcenter.org\/building\/\u0022\u003Eliving buildings\u003C\/a\u003E in the world make this an optimal partnership for all involved.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the course of the next few months, teams from Georgia Tech, Lord Aeck Sargent and Miller Hull \u2013 as well as representatives from The Kendeda Fund \u2013 will meet to analyze and discuss site evaluations, design considerations and technologies needed to achieve Living Building Challenge 3.0 certification. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.livingbuilding.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.livingbuilding.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has selected the team of Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership to design the Institute\u2019s Living Building Challenge 3.0 project.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Institute of Technology has selected the team of Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership to design the Institute\u2019s Living Building Challenge 3.0 project."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2016-03-15 14:39:52","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:05","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"513491":{"id":"513491","type":"image","title":"Living Building at Georgia Tech: Ideas Competition","body":null,"created":"1458923790","gmt_created":"2016-03-25 16:36:30","changed":"1475895277","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:37","alt":"Living Building at Georgia Tech: Ideas Competition","file":{"fid":"205052","name":"living_building_at_georgia_tech_ideas_competition.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/living_building_at_georgia_tech_ideas_competition_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/living_building_at_georgia_tech_ideas_competition_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":417077,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/living_building_at_georgia_tech_ideas_competition_0.jpg?itok=PGDuGN9r"}}},"media_ids":["513491"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=youtu.be\u0026v=m5fxRyGdjO0","title":"Ideas Competition Presentations"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.lordaecksargent.com\/","title":"Lord Aeck Sargent"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.millerhull.com\/","title":"The Miller Hull Partnership"},{"url":"http:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/","title":"Living Building Challenge at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/xmlui\/bitstream\/handle\/1853\/54759\/living_building_video.html?isAllowed=y\u0026sequence=2","title":"Post Team Selection Panel Discussion"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166867","name":"living Building"},{"id":"168514","name":"Living Building Challenge"},{"id":"168515","name":"livingbuilding"},{"id":"171832","name":"The Kendeda Fund"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELance Wallace\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Media Relations and Issues Management\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7460\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}