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 | 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 | Dec 4, 2014 | Generally Cool Stuff
Pittsburgh, Pa. — Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce that Mayor William Peduto has declared Dec. 7 Richard V. Piacentini Day in the City of Pittsburgh. Recognizing the impressive service of the public garden’s executive director of 20...
by Andy Quayle | Jun 7, 2014 | Generally Cool Stuff
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Sustainability Excellence Award in the Programming category from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) PIC Green Network. Established to educate,...
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...