by Andy Quayle | Mar 25, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff
Pittsburgh, Pa. — Enrollment is now open for nature-based summer camps at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens — a premier Pittsburgh educational resource center. Perfect for children ages 2 – 13, these dynamic programs touch on healthy living, art, science and...
by Andy Quayle | Mar 17, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff
Pittsburgh, Pa. — Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is unveiling one of the nation’s first sustainable, modular classrooms. Developed by the SEED (Sustainable Education Every Day) Collaborative, the SEED Classroom, built to Living Building Challenge™...
by Andy Quayle | Feb 9, 2015 | Generally Cool Stuff
Pittsburgh, Pa. — Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce that Executive Director Richard V. Piacentini has been appointed as the board of directors chair for the International Living Future Institute™ (ILFI), a nonprofit comprised of green...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 6, 2014 | Generally Cool Stuff
Pittsburgh, Pa. — Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has been awarded Net Zero Energy Building Certification under the Living Building Challenge™ (a program of the International Living Future Institute™) for the Center for Sustainable...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 17, 2013 | Generally Cool Stuff
Pittsburgh, Pa. — Receiving international recognition for its innovative building practices, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce that it has been named as a recipient of a Green Good Design™ Award from The European Centre for...