Awards
Phipps Conservatory continues to earn regional and national recognition for wide-ranging innovations, including our programming, green building initiatives and other sustainability efforts. Such honors and awards confirm our strong belief that Phipps Conservatory should serve as a model for sustainable economic development, community building and research.
2013 Excellence in Design Award
- EDC Magazine
2013 Energy Leadership Award
- Pittsburgh Business Times
2013 Media Partner of the Year
- VisitPittsburgh
2013 Finalist, National Medal
for Museum and Library Service
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
2012 Bronze Level of Honor,
Most Sustainable NGO Category
- International Green Awards
2012 Foodservice Sustainability Award
- Hobart Center for Foodservice Sustainability
2012 Living Building Challenge Hero Award
- International Living Future Institute
2012 Buildy Award
- Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
2011 Green American Gardeners Award, Professional Category
- American Horticultural Society
2011 Service Award
- American Public Garden Association
2011 Green Power Leadership Club, Exemplary Green Power Procurement
- EPA Green Power Partnership
2010 Green American Gardeners Award, Professional Category
- American Horticultural Society
2010 Green Power Leadership Club, Exemplary Green Power Procurement
- EPA Green Power Partnership
2010 First LEED®-Certified Welcome Center
- Green Building Alliance
GreenSCENE Celebration
2010 Leadership Award
- U.S. Green Building Council
2009 Leadership Award
- American Society of Interior Designers, Western Pennsylvania Chapter
2009 Finalist, New Environmental Technologies
- Investing in Nature Awards, The Nature Conservancy
2009 Environmental Heroes Award
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Group Against Smog & Pollution
2008 Award for Excellence in the Environmental Field
- Carnegie Science Awards
2008 Evergreen Award, First Place, Commercial Category
- eco-structure magazine
2008 Finalist, Tropical Forest Conservatory
- Melbourne World Sustainable Building Conference, Australia
Sustainable Buildings Challenge 2008
- U.S. Green Building Council
2007 Green Design Citation
- American Institute of Architects, Pittsburgh Chapter
2007 Grand Marketer of the Year
- American Marketing Association Pittsburgh Chapter
2007 Award of Merit:
Environmental, Engineering and Science
- Carnegie Mellon Steinbrenner Institute
2007 Green Power: Turn It On! Award
- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future
2007 Project of the Year Award
- Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania
2007 Shades of Green Leadership Award
- Green Building Alliance
Best Art Exhibit of 2007
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2007 Beyond Green High Performance Building Award
- Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, Washington, D.C.
2007 Travel & Tourism Advocate of the Year
- VisitPittsburgh
