The Georgia Institute of Technology has turned its 400-acre campus in Atlanta into a giant living-learning laboratory for sustainable design and construction. Over the past several years, the university has used a diverse portfolio of building and infrastructure projects as a means not only to meet the demands of growth and technological advancement, but also to raise the bar on sustainable design and construction practices.
As fossil fuels continue to be depleted and cause harm to the environment, "it is important that Georgia Tech play an important role in reducing our carbon footprint while advancing alternative technologies, many of which are being developed by our own faculty," says Howard Wertheimer, Georgia Tech's director of capital planning and space management.