{"624055":{"#nid":"624055","#data":{"type":"news","title":"WSJ: Georgia Tech\u2019s Kendeda Building Pits Latest Sustainable Tech Against Atlanta\u2019s \u2018Swampy\u2019 Climate","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAhead of this fall\u0026rsquo;s official opening of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EThe Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design\u003C\/a\u003E, the \u003Cem\u003EWall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E has highlighted Georgia Tech and the Kendeda Fund\u0026rsquo;s efforts to create a self-sufficient building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Kendeda Building aims to be the Southeast\u0026rsquo;s first certified Living Building, the most advanced measure of sustainability in the built environment. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/kendeda-building-innovative-sustainable-design\u0022\u003EIt will produce more energy than it uses, collect and recycle water\u003C\/a\u003E, and, as \u003Cem\u003EJournal \u003C\/em\u003Ereporter Keiko Morris put it, serve as \u0026ldquo;a crucial test case of whether a large-scale environmentally advanced project can achieve its goals in the heat and humidity of the Southeast.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther certified living buildings have opened in more temperate and less humid climates, where they don\u0026rsquo;t contend with the same range of temperatures as Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The Southeast is one of the most difficult climates to design for in the world,\u0026rdquo; Dennis Creech, \u0026nbsp;fund adviser for the Kendeda Fund, told the \u003Cem\u003EJournal\u003C\/em\u003E. \u0026ldquo;You have a need for heating in the wintertime, cooling in the summertime, and you have humidity to deal with year-round.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore from Morris\u0026rsquo; story:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Atlanta building \u0026ldquo;takes away some of the naysayer argument of \u0026lsquo;Oh, that works in Seattle or Germany but you can\u0026rsquo;t do that here,\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; said Shan Arora, director of The Kendeda Building.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Atlanta building relies on robust insulation, triple-pane glass windows and automated external blinds to help maintain comfortable temperatures, keeping out hot humid air and preventing heat gain from the sun.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EA roof canopy of more than 900 solar panels will provide shade in addition to powering the building. Energy-efficient radiant cooling and heating in the flooring, ceiling fans and a separate dehumidifying system also reduce energy use.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/can-energy-producing-buildings-work-in-swampy-south-atlanta-is-trying-11565089206\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full article in the Wall Street Journal.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cem\u003EWall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E highlights Georgia Tech and the Kendeda Fund\u0026rsquo;s efforts to create a self-sufficient building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Wall Street Journal highlights Georgia Tech and the Kendeda Fund\u2019s efforts to create a self-sufficient building."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2019-08-06 21:37:37","changed_gmt":"2019-08-06 21:45:01","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"594094":{"id":"594094","type":"image","title":"Living Building: Northwest View  ","body":null,"created":"1501873819","gmt_created":"2017-08-04 19:10:19","changed":"1501873819","gmt_changed":"2017-08-04 19:10:19","alt":"Living Building at Georgia Tech ","file":{"fid":"226438","name":"NW View LBC FINAL 2017.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/NW%20View%20LBC%20FINAL%202017.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/NW%20View%20LBC%20FINAL%202017.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5678798,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/NW%20View%20LBC%20FINAL%202017.jpg?itok=5hWUXXlm"}},"581892":{"id":"581892","type":"image","title":"Living Building ","body":null,"created":"1475165143","gmt_created":"2016-09-29 16:05:43","changed":"1475165143","gmt_changed":"2016-09-29 16:05:43","alt":"","file":{"fid":"221804","name":"living_bldg_outside_view_sept_2016.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/living_bldg_outside_view_sept_2016_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/living_bldg_outside_view_sept_2016_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":153010,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/living_bldg_outside_view_sept_2016_0.jpg?itok=v7Xge7zf"}}},"media_ids":["594094","581892"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/can-energy-producing-buildings-work-in-swampy-south-atlanta-is-trying-11565089206","title":"\u0022Can Energy-Producing Buildings Work in Swampy South? 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