Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) in Pittsburgh by The Design Alliance Architects

Article source: The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

The Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) is a 24,350-square-foot education, research and administration facility at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a public garden attraction in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed and built to generate all of its own energy while treating and reusing all water captured on-site — the result of an integrated design process guided by the principles of the International Living Future Institute — the facility is the first in the world to meet all four of the world’s highest green construction standards: The Living Building Challenge™, awarded in March 2015; WELL Building Platinum, awarded in October 2014; Four-Stars Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) certification for landscapes, awarded in November 2013; and LEED® Platinum, awarded in August 2013.

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• Architects: The Design Alliance Architects 
• Project: Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL)
• Location: One Schenley Park Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213 United States
• Project Owner: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
• Project Site Context/Setting: Urban
• Project Type: Education – General Office – 10,001 to 100,000sf Public Assembly – Recreation
• Building or Project Gross Floor Area: 24,350 square feet
• Project Completion Date: December, 2012

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The core function of the CSL is to increase awareness of the interconnection between the natural and built environment, and the efficacy of sustainable systems. By employing a design that invites exploration while seam essly integrating with the guest experience of Phipps — a 120-yearold institution which receives over 400,000 visitors annually — the CSL is uniquely positioned to showcase renewable energy technologies, conservation strategies, water treatment systems, and sustainable landscaping to a broad audience, including many engaging with these topics for the first time.

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