In the Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia, rapidly growing Young Harris College (which is in the midst of a transition from a two-year to a four-year academic institution), has a new green residence hall.
Enotah Hall – which features water-source heat pumps and an energy recovery unit that pre-treats supply air by recovering the embodied energy of the exhaust air and then conditions the air with an enthalpy wheel – is targeting LEED silver certification from the US Green Building Council. The building also employs generous daylighting and sustainable site strategies and was constructed with regional and recycled materials.
Designed by architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent, whose in-house energy modeling capabilities demonstrate that Enotah Hall will perform at 35 percent above the baseline, the building is a model of sustainable design for the rural North Georgia community. Since most LEED projects tend to be located in urban areas, the green aspects of this beautiful new building are all the more important.
Photo credits © 2009 Jonathan Hillyer Photography.
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Annie Kohut | Kohut Communications Consulting (tel) 770-913-9747 (fax) 770-913-3197
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RBc: We’re pleased to cover another outstanding project by Lord, Aeck & Sargen …thanks again to Annie Kohut and Anne Taylor.
