The Atlantic Station redevelopment is also the first in the world to receive prototype credits for the entire site, which can be applied to future buildings as part of the U.S. Green Building Council's draft campus application guide. Southface Energy Institute, on behalf of the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) and Atlantic Station, worked closely with the U.S. Green Building Council to develop and document the campus pilot program.
To reach the LEED Silver level, Atlantic Station L.L.C. worked closely with Southface Energy Institute and GEFA, and employed The Epsten Group as their LEED consultant to coordinate details of the certification.
To assist future tenants and developers, Atlantic Station L.L.C. created detailed Tenant Design & Construction Guidelines, which educate individual tenants about LEED and give them the tools to pursue LEED for Commercial Interiors certification.
Under the campus approach, any building developed in Atlantic Station automatically receives a hefty packet of pre-documented, pre-approved LEED credits that can be applied toward future LEED certification. Dennis Creech, executive director of Southface Energy Institute, expects the Atlantic Station redevelopment to eventually include examples of all building types represented in the family of LEED rating systems and application guides.
The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED green building rating system is a program designed to set the standard for environmentally sound design. Under this system a building achieves points added or subtracted for characteristics such as proximity to public transportation, indoor air quality and usage of recycled building materials.
