Building Details

Project Information:

Project Name:  The Arthur M. Blank Family Office
Submission Contact Name: Davis E. McCollum
Company:  Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CxGBS®)
Phone:  (770) 831-6760
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Location:  Atlanta, GA
LEED Certification Level of Project: LEED Gold

Design and Construction team:

Owner: AMB Realty
Architect: Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects, P.C.
Contractor: Hardin Construction in Partnership with Humphries & Company
Project Manager: The Darden Company
Commissioning/LEED: Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. (CxGBS®)

Description:

The Arthur M. Blank Family Office is home to The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and AMB Group, LLC, the investment management and support services arm and parent company of the Blank-owned business. The building was designed to be the permanent home of the Blank family foundation for many future generations and to serve as a place for bringing people together to further the causes the foundation supports.

The office demonstrates the Blank family's commitment to the Earth's natural resources and ensures a healthy, comfortable, safe environment for all who enter the building. The facility is Georgia's first LEED Gold Certified Building, the first LEED Gold Certified office building in the Southeast and the first to implement green operations poliices

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FEATURES

• Reduced storm water and sewer outflow, reduced use of potable water – rain water collection provides 100% irrigation requirements

• 72% construction and occupant waste reduction

• Reduced heat island effect

• Low use of volatile organic compounds (VOC) materials

• Life cycle efficient materials – stone and brick for durability and longevity