Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Center for Sustainable Landscapes

One of the Greenest Buildings in the World

This one-of-a-kind project for Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the Center for Sustainable Landscapes, is one of the world’s first certified living buildings and is the first and only building to meet seven of the highest green certifications. The project consisted of construction of a new two-story, 24,000 sq. ft. classroom and office building used for education, research, and administration offices with unique sustainability certification requirements. Extensive site improvements were also performed. This building emerges as a “living building” exceeding LEED Platinum Certification by generating its own energy with renewable resources and capturing all water used on site.