Phipps Conservatory

News, Awards & Recognition

For all media inquires, please contact Liz Fetchin, Director of Marketing and Communications at 412-441-4442, ext. 3801 or lfetchin@phipps.conservatory.org or use our contact form.

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May 2013: Pittsburgh Business Times Recognizes Phipps with Energy Leadership Award
April 2013: Phipps Executive Director Appointed to International Living Future Institute Board
March 2013: VisitPittsburgh Honors Phipps’ Richard V. Piacentini as Media Partner of the Year
March 2013: 77th Annual May Market at Phipps Heralds Start of Spring for Pittsburgh’s Greenest Thumbs
February 2013: Phipps Reveals Splendor of Secret Gardens for Spring Flower Show 2013
February 2013: Institute of Museum and Library Services Announces Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens as Finalist for the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
February 2013: One of Earth’s Greenest Buildings Opens Today at Phipps
February 2013: Phipps Announces 2013 Line-Up of Major Shows, Exhibits and Events for All Ages
January 2013: One of Earth’s Greenest Buildings Opens at Phipps
January 2013: Phipps to Showcase Talents of Pittsburgh-Based Glass Artists for Summer Flower Show 2013
January 2013: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Declares Jan. 11 Phipps Volunteer Corps Day
January 2013: Phipps Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show Spotlights the Inspired Art of Nature
November 2012: New Winter Light Garden Illuminates the Holiday Season at Phipps
November 2012: Phipps Wins International Green Award as One of the World’s Most Sustainable NGOs
November 2012: Phipps Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show Spotlights the Inspired Art of Nature
October 2012: Let’s Move Pittsburgh Launches 10,000 Tables Pledge in Support of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
September 2012: Phipps Announces 2012 Winter Flower Show Plans and New Winter Light Garden Display
September 2012: Phipps Director of Human Resources and Operations Receives Leadership Award
August 2012: Phipps to Host a Toast to a Greener Future at Wines Under Glass Garden Party
August 2012: Phipps’ Spectacular Fall Flower Show Highlights Harvest, History and Blooms in Many Hues
August 2012: Phipps Receives Energy Efficiency Grant from West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund
July 2012: Phipps Executive Director Richard V. Piacentini Receives Steinbrenner Institute Award of Merit
June 2012: Phipps Production Greenhouses Become First Ever to Earn LEED® Platinum Certification
June 2012: Phipps Executive Director Richard V. Piacentini Receives Living Building Challenge Hero Award
May 2012: Café Phipps Receives National Restaurant Award from the Hobart Center for Foodservice Sustainability
April 2012: Phipps’ Summer Flower Show to Feature Feel-Good Plants and Fountains of Youth
March 2012: Troy and Theodora Polamalu Tackle Childhood Obesity with Let's Move Pittsburgh
March 2012: Phipps’ Spring Flower Show Brings Gardens around the Globe into Pittsburgh’s Backyard
February 2012: One of the World’s Greenest Buildings Comes to Life at Historic Phipps Conservatory Site
January 2012: Phipps’ Tropical Forest India Debut to Offer Colorful Adventures
December 2011: Phipps Takes on the Living Building Challenge
November 2011: Phipps Creates Fresh Arrangement of The Nutcracker for Winter Flower Show
October 2011: White House Chef Sam Kass to Give Keynote Address During Healthy Foods Symposia at Phipps
October 2011: Phipps’ Fall Flower Show Offers Trip Down Memory Lane, Lined with Mums!
October 2011: Phipps Serves as Lead Host for Two Major Symposia Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Campaign
September 2011: Phipps Eliminates Soda from its Cafe
September 2011: Phipps Welcomes Friends and Community Leaders for Wines Under Glass: Passage to India
June 2011: Phipps Joins First Lady Michelle Obama's Healthy Kids Initiative
June 2011: Phipps Executive Director Richard Piacentini Receives Prestigious American Public Garden Association Service Award
June 2011: Red, Ripe and Roasted: Tomato and Garlic Festival Returns
May 2011: Farmers at Phipps Returns to Conservatory's Historic Green
May 2011: Summer Flower Show: Living Harmoniously with Nature
April 2011: Phipps Executive Director Honored with American Horticultural Society Award
January 2011: "Saving Biodiversity: Be the Change": A Presentation by Phipps Executive Director to the 4th World Botanic Garden Congress
November 2010: Acceptance Video: Phipps' Executive Director Accepts U.S. Green Building Council Leadership Award
November 2010: U.S. Green Building Council honors Phipps' Executive Director with Leadership Award
October 2010: Phipps to Reach World's Highest Green Building Standards
September 2010: Phipps is a Top 20 Non-Profit Power Purchaser
July 2010: Pittsburgh's Green Restaurant Goes Greener
June 2010: Phipps Featured on Growing a Greener World
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For all media inquires, please contact Liz Fetchin, Director of Marketing and Communications at 412-441-4442, ext. 3801 or lfetchin@phipps.conservatory.org or use our contact form.

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