{"399481":{"#nid":"399481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The John and Joyce Caddell Building, the School of Building Construction\u0027s enviable new facility, dedicated today","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt won\u2019t surprise most Georgia Tech graduates to learn that their fellow alum, John Caddell (ARCH 1952) has a strong competitive streak, especially relating to matters of pride and his alma mater.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a helluva Building Construction grad, Caddell built an internationally powerful construction company with a project list full of federal buildings, hospitals, airports, even the U.S. Embassies in China and Afghanistan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut it\u2019s the building that now bears his and his wife\u2019s names that leaves no doubt about which Tech program he thinks is most forward-looking, most ahead of the collegiate pack.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI wanted Georgia Tech\u2019s Building Construction students to have the best start that they can possibly have,\u201d he said. His generous gift to the School of Building Construction has not only rebuilt the school\u2019s facility; it has sharpened the school\u2019s focus on producing technologically-nimble graduates.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClad in glass with a cantilevered canopy that shades the building\u2019s windowed walls from the intense, Atlanta sunshine, it\u2019s easy for anyone to see that this is no ordinary learning environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInside, an enormous touch-screen media wall and energy-efficient climate control systems coexist with exposed pipework and concrete columns from the building\u2019s original structure. This ambitious example of adaptive reuse is a LEED platinum certified building that offers students access to real-time sustainability performance information.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will learn from the building itself as well as from professors, said Daniel Castro, the chair of the School of Building Construction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn order to produce and operate highly effective and sustainable buildings, the architecture, engineering and construction industries increasingly interact through the use of digital tools and work together in new, more collaborative spaces,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe main \u201cflex space\u201d area of the John and Joyce Caddell Building is that kind of digital collaboration space: Reconfigurable classrooms, virtual modeling software and interactive display technology will train students to access and share information with colleagues from many other disciplines. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe expect to change the way Georgia Tech students from Architecture, Engineering, Building Construction, Business, Computing and beyond collaborate,\u201d Castro said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe John and Joyce Caddell Building will also be an international destination for lunch \u0026amp; learns, conferences and construction industry events. With an influential guest list, the School of Building Construction can break down distance barriers and introduce their students to the industry\u2019s top professionals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe building offers PhD students and visiting researchers dedicated study and collaborative spaces overlooking Atlanta\u2019s skyline, which was largely designed and built by Georgia Tech grads.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s easy to get inspired here, and a far cry from Caddell\u2019s student experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore founding his global construction firm, Caddell used wages he saved from sanding floors for his father\u2019s business to pay his Georgia Tech tuition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow members of The Hill Society (Georgia Tech\u2019s most prestigious philanthropic society), John and Joyce Caddell have been supporting Georgia Tech\u2019s Building Construction students through scholarships since 1986.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Tuesday, April 28, Caddell and his wife will tour their namesake building during the dedication ceremony. Castro, the College of Architecture Dean Steven French and the president of Georgia Tech, G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson will be on hand to honor the Caddells.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe impact of this generous gift will be immediately evident to all who enter the building \u2013 but it will also be one helluva challenge to other Building Construction programs across the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt will be a while \u2018till someone does better than Caddell.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe John and Joyce Caddell Building, Georgia Tech\u2019s enviable new School of Building Construction facility, features adaptive reuse and cutting edge building technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The John and Joyce Caddell Building is Georgia Tech\u2019s enviable new Building Construction facility."}],"uid":"27803","created_gmt":"2015-04-27 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