ASHRAE World Headquarters

McLennan Design, in partnership with Houser Walker Architecture and in collaboration with Integral Group, led the design of a new headquarters for ASHRAE, the professional association of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigerating (HVAC&R) engineers, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The design team is tasked with renovating to net zero energy performance levels an office building built in the 1970s. ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a not-for-profit global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. It funds research projects, provides continuing education programmes, and develops technical standards for the advancement of HVAC&R systems design and construction with over 56,000 members worldwide. The renovation will serve as a benchmark for deep energy efficiency retrofits and provide a healthy, biophilic and productive work environment for ASHRAE’s employees and the volunteer committees that serve the industry.

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PROJECT DATA

Project Name
ASHRAE World Headquarters

Location
Peachtree Corners, GA

Completion Date
2020

Site Area
11 acres

Gross Floor Area
69,000 square feet (building)

Number of Rooms
130

Building Height
30 feet without the basement (10 feet)

Client/Owner
ASHRAE

Design Architect
McLennan Design (Jason F. McLennan, Design Lead Architect)

Architect of Record
Houser Walker Architecture (Greg Walker, Partner-in-Charge/Interior Designer)

Main Contractor
Skanska

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer
Integral Group

Structural Engineer
Shear Structural

Images/Photos
Jonathan Hillyer