While working on this project throughout 2019, I especially enjoyed the novelty of both an ID+C project and a return to documenting design credits. As I continue to write about more of my current projects, you’ll see that a huge percentage of them are supporting construction teams. For many years, this resulted in a narrower focus on a smaller group of LEED credits. The first several dozen LEED projects at SHP that I worked on, the total opposite was true. I spent most of my efforts documenting design credits and only would document the construction credits out of necessity to keep projects moving towards certification. Although my LEED experience in previous versions is extensive, the Keysight Technologies office my first v4 journey and certification. Merely a year later, and I’m deeply immersed in nearly two dozen!
Keysight Technologies chose a particularly interesting building as the home for their new office, the Coda at Tech Square facility in midtown Atlanta, Georgia. This brand new 21-story, 690,000 square foot mid-rise certainly made sustainable design a high priority, setting and meeting an ambitious target of LEED Platinum (v3).
Adventures in Green Building 