{"71183":{"#nid":"71183","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Klaus Building Receives LEED Gold Certification","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s ongoing commitment to campus sustainability received validation last month when the Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building (KACB), home to the College of Computing and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDeveloped by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides a comprehensive system of standards for environmentally sound practices across all aspects of development and construction. In addition to raising awareness and promoting the benefits of \u0027green building,\u0027 achieving certification grants recognition to the leaders in sustainable practices, from new construction to the renovation of existing buildings. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELEED status is given in four categories-Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum-which address six major areas: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design process. When a building is submitted for certification, points are awarded for compliance in these areas.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESilver certification-which ranges from 33 to 38 points-was the goal in constructing KACB, said project manager Ron LeRoy. Upon its completion in 2006 and the subsequent submittal for certification, KACB ultimately was awarded with 42 points, enough for the Gold certification. LeRoy explained that because sometimes design aspects do not always translate to points with USGBC, architects and engineers aimed for more points than necessary for Silver certification. \u0022We were seeking as many points as we could possibly get,\u0022 said LeRoy. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 414,000-square-foot structure conforms to the land, echoing the site\u0027s curvature while preserving 50 percent of the landscape as green space. Storm water runoff is managed and recovered in underground cisterns. Extensive use of recyclables in the building\u0027s construction and high-efficiency heating and cooling systems round out the sustainable features, along with features that contribute to reduced water usage, such as native plants in the landscaping and waterless urinals.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This shows that we at Georgia Tech are being proactive,\u0022 LeRoy said. \u0022We strive to be good stewards, and we\u0027re doing the right thing not only for the campus, but for everyone. Not many realize it, but the cisterns assist in campus watering efforts during the drought.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKlaus is the second Tech building to receive LEED\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncertification. In 2003, the College of Management building received a Silver designation-only the second LEED-certified building in the state of Georgia at the time. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech was one of the first universities to embrace the LEED guidelines in helping to inform intelligent design decisions during the planning and design process,\u0022 said Howard S. Wertheimer, director of Capital Planning \u0026amp; Space Management. In fact, the Institute\u0027s Architecture and Engineering Design Standards for Building Technology (Georgia Tech\u0027s \u0027Yellow Book\u0027)  -commitment to a comprehensive \u0027green\u0027 building program- means all capital projects will be implemented under LEED requirements for Silver certification.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Georgia Tech will continue to seek opportunities to expand our leadership in campus sustainability initiatives that will enable us to continue to reduce our carbon footprint,\u0022 said Wertheimer, himself a LEED-certified architect. \u0022The Klaus Building is one small step in that process.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s ongoing commitment to campus sustainability received validation last month when the Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building (KACB), home to the College of Computing and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The USGBC lauds Tech for its sustainable construction"}],"uid":"27191","created_gmt":"2008-06-19 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:15","author":"Robert Nesmith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-06-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71184":{"id":"71184","type":"image","title":"Klaus Advanced Computing Building","body":null,"created":"1449177358","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:58","changed":"1475894630","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:50"}},"media_ids":["71184"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Computing"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.space.gatech.edu\/","title":"Capital Planning and Space Management"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/gallery\/v\/media\/klaus","title":"KACB Photo Gallery"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2064","name":"Christopher W. Klaus Advanced Computing Building"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"2068","name":"Gold certification"},{"id":"2066","name":"KACB"},{"id":"2065","name":"Klaus"},{"id":"2067","name":"LEED"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Nesmith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=wnesmith3\u0022\u003EContact Robert Nesmith\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["robert.nesmith@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}