Throughout 2024, The Kendeda Building buzzed with energy, fully embodying its mission to inspire transformation in the building industry. Every week during the academic semesters, hundreds of Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff relied on the building as a hub for learning, collaboration, and community events. Over the course of the year, thousands of visitors experienced the space firsthand through guided tours and engaging programming.
One of the year’s highlights came in May, when Georgia Tech had the honor of spotlighting The Kendeda Building during the International Living Future Institute’s Living Future Conference, held in Atlanta from May 7 to 9. The event kicked off with a dynamic open house at The Kendeda Building, where attendees explored how it achieved Living Building Challenge certification. The open house also featured interactive stations—participants crafted keepsakes from salvaged materials and discovered the vital role of urban honeybees, deepening their appreciation for regenerative design.
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The Kendeda Building remained net positive for water and energy during 2024. The building supplied and infiltrated more water than it used. It supplied a whopping 181% of its energy needs via onsite solar, far exceeding the 105% Living Building Challenge requirement. Since opening in 2020, the building has produced about 200% of its electricity needs. Below are annual figures:
| Year | Percent Net Positive Energy | Energy Use Intensity (in Imperial Unit) |
| 2020 | 222% | 18.40 |
| 2021 | 240% | 19.01 |
| 2022 | 227% | 19.76 |
| 2023 | 176% | 22.96 |
| 2024 | 181% | 24.32 |
A core mission of Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building is to promote a regenerative approach to the built environment. In support of that mission, we are proud to have guided academic, faith-based, and corporate organizations around the world in advancing their projects toward regenerative design, construction, and operations.
In 2024, we continued our collaboration with the Roswell Community Masjid as it pursued a groundbreaking goal: building the world’s first house of worship to achieve Living Building certification. We also hosted a series of workshops for organizations eager to adopt regenerative principles, including Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center, The Temple Synagogue, and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Seeing is truly believing. Therefore, tours remain our primary form of engaging a diverse group of change-makers. In 2024, approximately 2,800 people took a tour of the building. The building remains a top destination for people seeking to learn about regenerative design, construction, and operation techniques. Interested in seeing for yourself?
The Kendeda Building Team (Georgia Tech staff, architects, builders, engineers, and consultants on the project) spoke at 30 panel discussions, lectures, seminars, and events with an audience of over 4,275 people. Some are available online and have received thousands of additional views.