Duke University’s recently completed 1,900-car parking garage has become the first freestanding parking structure in the U.S. to achieve LEED certification. Bill Browne, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal and President of RATIO Architects Inc. in Indianapolis, IN, led the architectural team, and Todd Lohman of Walker Parking Consultants, Inc. led the overall project team. Collaborating together, the two firms opted to incorporate natural stone and tile throughout the structure.
“The design goal certainly was to build a garage that was centrally located to the campus that could serve a number of research medical facilities in the area,” said the architect. “With that, the University wanted this garage to pursue LEED certification. Duke is a strong proponent of LEED-certified buildings, and this is now the first freestanding, single-use LEED-certified garage in the U.S.”