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MEP Office Firm Jordan & Skala Engineers Hired by AIA Atlanta

MEP Office Firm Jordan & Skala Engineers Hired by AIA Atlanta

MEP office firm, Jordan & Skala Engineers, is working with 5G Studio for the new office space for AIA Atlanta and AIA Georgia will be located in the Woodruff Volunteer Office Building in downtown Atlanta.  The design of the 2,000 SF ground floor space features functional work and storage areas for staff as well as flexible meeting and gallery spaces for public events and receptions.  The space is made flexible by use of a series of sliding, pivoting, and folding […]

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Energy Star MFHR Certification Awarded to SkyHouse Atlanta

Energy Star MFHR Certification Awarded to SkyHouse Atlanta

SkyHouse Atlanta has been awarded Energy Star Multi-Family High-Rise (MFHR) Certification, which is the first MFHR building in the country to receive the Energy Star MFHR Certification through this program that officially rolled out in June 2011.  The new, 23-story apartment building on Atlanta’s West Peachtree Street offers 320 units, a rooftop pool and amenity deck, a spacious clubroom, a state of the art fitness center and breathtaking views. Jordan & Skala designed the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection […]

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ENR Texas & Louisiana Award Received by Jordan & Skala Project

ENR Texas & Louisiana Award Received by Jordan & Skala Project

Congratulations to the design and construction team of Metzger Construction Company and Harry Gendel Architects for the latest Crane Worldwide in which received the ENR Texas & Louisiana Award of 2012 Best Industrial/Manufacturing Project Award. Crane Worldwide’s new 306,546 SF Houston facility was not only recognized from more than 200 competition entries, the project is the feature photo in the article announcing award recipients! In less than one year, the project team designed and built Crane Worldwide’s new LEED-pending, 306,548 […]

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NGBS Green Verifier on the Jordan & Skala Engineers Team

NGBS Green Verifier on the Jordan & Skala Engineers Team

Developers of multi-family projects who are looking for a sustainable program that is both energy saving and cost-efficient,  should consider developing projects utilizing the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS).  The program, which is the only residential green building rating system approved by ANSI as an American National Standard, is a holistic approach to sustainability. Jordan & Skala is proud to have an NGBS Green Verifier on the team! In comparison to the USGBC LEED program, the NGBS standard, as […]

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MEP Design Provided by Jordan & Skala to Charlotte SkyHouse Project

MEP Design Provided by Jordan & Skala to Charlotte SkyHouse Project

Charlotte, North Carolina is about to have a new, 24-story apartment tower grace its skyline. SkyHouse Charlotte, a development created by Atlanta-based Novare Group, Grubb Properties and Batson-Cook Development Co., is the sixth SkyHouse project Jordan & Skala has provided MEP design and energy consulting services for. The 336 unit luxury residential high-rise apartment building is being designed to become one of the first multi-family high-rise buildings in the Southern US as well as the State of North Carolina to […]

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USGBC LEED Silver Certified to Jordan & Skala Engineers’ Dallas Office

USGBC LEED Silver Certified to Jordan & Skala Engineers’ Dallas Office

Jordan and Skala’s Dallas office was recently awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Silver Certification for Commercial Interiors.  The USGBC LEED Silver Certified office, which held an industry open house showcasing its sustainable features, employs sustainable products, low-emitting finishes, energy efficient luminaires, lighting controls, water efficient plumbing fixtures, reused furniture, and reused building materials. And like all Jordan & Skala projects, the Dallas office interior renovation project was completed on schedule and within budget.

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Midtown High-Rise Residential Building SkyHouse Opens in Atlanta

Midtown High-Rise Residential Building SkyHouse Opens in Atlanta

Located at 1084 West Peachtree Street, in the center of trendy Midtown and a short distance from the hipster Old Forth Ward District in Atlanta, the new, 23-story Midtown high-rise residential building offers 320 units, luxury amenities, a parking deck and retail space on the ground floor. The project, which began construction in January 2012, is expected to open to tenants January 2013-just in time to usher in the New Year. Designed to comply with Energy Star’s new Multi-Family High-Rise […]

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EarthCraft Multifamily Program Awarded Project of the Year 2012 to Oliver House

EarthCraft Multifamily Program Awarded Project of the Year 2012 to Oliver House

The EarthCraft Multifamily program awards “Project of the Year 2012” to the 82,419-SF four-story Decatur Housing Authority building which includes seventy-two (72) one-bedroom and eight (8) two-bedroom units and features a 50 kWh photovoltaic (PV) solar power generation system, geo-thermal heating and cooling systems, geo-thermal water heating, high efficiency lighting, water-saving plumbing fixtures, rainwater harvesting, thermally-efficient windows, enhanced interior insulation, enhanced natural ventilation, Energy Star appliances in all units, and makes maximum use of natural day lighting. The inclusion of […]

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Earthcraft Certified to Hearthside Brookleigh helped by Jordan & Skala Engineers

Earthcraft Certified to Hearthside Brookleigh helped by Jordan & Skala Engineers

Jordan & Skala Engineers helped NorSouth Development create Hearthside Brookleigh, a $15.7 million Earthcraft certified, 121-unit Senior apartment community in Northeast Atlanta. An amenity rich and affordable community designed for independent Seniors age 62 and older, the project is Phase III of Brookleigh, a 56-acre , six-phase, mixed-use development on the site of a former public housing project in north DeKalb County.  Completed in 2012, Brookleigh is mixed-use, mixed-income community built around a central park. With Jordan & Skala’s national […]

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LEED Gold Certified to Georgia Tech North Avenue Apartments

LEED Gold Certified to Georgia Tech North Avenue Apartments

Georgia Tech residential apartments that served as home to many Olympic athletes have now been awarded LEED Gold Certified EB: O&M by the USGBC Largest student housing complex in the world to achieve LEED Gold Certified EB O&M Georgia Tech’s North Avenue Apartments, which housed many Olympic athletes during the 1996 Summer Olympics, has now earned a distinction of its own. The USGBC awarded Gold certification in LEED EB: O&M category to the Georgia Tech North Avenue Apartments. The project, […]

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