CASE STUDY | NON-PROFIT Created in 1893, the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has served the public for well over a century as an institution built to educate and entertain the people of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and beyond. As a gift to the city of Pittsburgh, steel and real estate mogul Henry Phipps founded the conservatory that houses gardens and various species of exotic plants. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has always operated with a “green” focus since its inception. The entrance pavilion to the Phipps Conservatory has Silver-level LEED ® certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a popular worldwide green building certification program. Meanwhile, the greenhouse production facility has attained Platinum status - the first greenho

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