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.
2010 Leadership Award
- U.S. Green Building Council
2010 Green Building Alliance GreenSCENE Celebration
- First LEED®-Certified Welcome Center
2009 Environmental Heroes Award
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Group Against Smog & Pollution
2009 Leadership Award
- American Society of Interior Designers, Western Pennsylvania Chapter
2009 Finalist, New Environmental Technologies
- Investing in Nature Awards, The Nature Conservancy
2008 Finalist, Tropical Forest Conservatory
- Melbourne World Sustainable Building Conference, Australia
2008 Evergreen Award, Commercial Category
- eco-structure magazine
- First place for commercial buildings, the Tropical Forest Conservatory
2008 Carnegie Science Award
- Excellence in the Environmental Field
- Phipps executive director Richard V. Piacentini
Grand Marketer of the Year
- American Marketing Association Pittsburgh Chapter
- Chihuly at Phipps: Gardens & Glass
Green Design Citation
- American Institute of Architects, Pittsburgh Chapter
- Tropical Forest Conservatory
Best Art Exhibit of 2007
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Chihuly at Phipps: Gardens & Glass
2007 Project of the Year Award
- Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania
- Design and construction of the Welcome Center, Production Greenhouses and Tropical Forest Conservatory
2007 Beyond Green High Performance Building Award
- Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
- Tropical Forest Conservatory
Award of Merit: Environmental, Engineering and Science 2007 Media Fellowship
- Carnegie Mellon Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education & Research
- Outstanding communication skills in the areas of the environment, engineering and science
2007 Travel & Tourism Advocate of the Year
- VisitPittsburgh
- Richard V. Piacentini
Energy Harvest Grant
- Governor Edward G. Rendell
- Implementation of a water management system for Center for Sustainable Landscapes
Sustainable Buildings Challenge 2008
- US Green Building Council
- Tropical Forest Conservatory
2007 Green Power: Turn It On! Award
- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future
- Wind-powered Welcome Center
