{"id":90829,"date":"2019-06-25T10:25:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T14:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=90829"},"modified":"2019-06-25T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T19:01:09","slug":"pennsylvania-conservatory-transforms-old-building-with-green-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/pennsylvania-conservatory-transforms-old-building-with-green-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania conservatory transforms old building with green technology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has transformed an old building into a green site.<\/span>
Photo courtesy Phipps Conservatory<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens<\/a> in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has expanded its sustainable buildings portfolio<\/a> with a new exhibit staging center (ESC).<\/p>\n

Formerly an old public works building, the ESC utilizes green building technology to transform a dilapidated space on a former brownfield into a healthy environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ESC demonstrates that the greenest, healthiest buildings can be ones that already exist, transforming an old cinderblock building into one of groundbreaking sustainability,\u201d said Richard Piacentini, president of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. \u201cThe building will not have heating, cooling, electricity, or sewer bill and, most importantly, will improve the health and well-being of our maintenance staff who work in and guests who visit here.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESC’s sustainable highlights include:<\/p>\n