When Georgia Tech requested proposals for its Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions Laboratory project, the design-build team of Gilbane Building Co. and HDR Architecture decided to vie for the contract with a pitch to deliver the high-energy use lab building as a carbon-neutral facility.
After the Georgia Institute of Technology approved the approach—and awarded the contract for the $24.5-million project—the school and the builders worked to give the structure a design that could be used as a prototype for future research facilities.