Petal: Health & Happiness
Imperative 08: Healthy Interior Environment

Petal: Water
Imperative 05: Net Positive Water

Condensate Harvesting

Condensate from the Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) is captured and directed into the building’s rainwater management system. Instead of being wasted, this water is returned to the soil on site, helping to recharge the local groundwater and support the building’s overall water stewardship strategy.

Petal: Materials
Imperative 13: Living Economy Sourcing

Petal: Materials
Imperative 14: Net Positive Waste

Materials Management

While the Living Building Challenge requirement to be net positive waste only applies to the construction process, this Imperative does require that The Kendeda Building provide dedicated infrastructure for the collection of recyclables and compostable food scraps. Georgia Teach already had a robust materials management plan for campus and The Kendeda Building is providing us with a platform to take materials management to the next level. 

Petal: Energy
Imperative: Net Positive Energy
 

Radiant Heating and Cooling

The Kendeda Building uses water-based radiant systems throughout most of its spaces. Tubes embedded in concrete floors circulate warm or cool water, directly heating or cooling occupants, much like the sun warms your skin, rather than conditioning the air.

Petal: Energy
Imperative 06: Net Positive Energy

Clerestory Windows

Operable clerestory windows at the atrium roof provide abundant daylight and natural ventilation. This simple passive design reduces reliance on artificial lighting and air conditioning, supporting the building’s net positive energy performance.

Petal: Beauty

Imperative: Inspiration + Education

Transforming Future Generations Of Thinkers

The Kendeda Building is a multi-disciplinary, non-departmental education building designed to function as a true living, learning laboratory. The building welcomes the broadest cross section of students so that they can be inspired by its regenerative design.  

Petal: Materials

Petal: Materials
Imperative 10: Red List 

Petal: Water
Imperative 05: Pet Positive Water
 

Rainfall Management

Our civilization's typical built environment is designed to treat natural occurrences as nuisances. For example, impervious surfaces turn rainfall, which can be beneficial, into stormwater that burdens infrastructure and often negatively impacts downstream communities.