Phipps boasts the title of “most energy efficient conservatory in the world”, and their ongoing commitment to sustainability is evidenced by their most recent project, the
Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL). This 24,000 sf project has earned four stars under the SITES
TM 2009 landscape rating system (the first project to achieve this level of certification), LEED NC v2.2 Platinum certification and the International Living Building Institute’s Net Zero Energy Building certification, and is anticipating achieving “living” status under the Living Building Challenge (LBC). A series of integrative design charrettes, materials choices optimization informed by the
ATHENA® Impact Estimator for Buildings, energy modeling, daylighting analysis, and measurement and verification services provided by 7group assisted CSL in its efforts to meet these standards. As the centerpiece of Phipps Conservatory’s expansion project, CSL was designed by The Design Alliance Architects to maximize efficiency and sustainability. To learn more about the strategies and technologies engaged by CSL, please visit the
CSL webpage. This project and its design process are also highlighted in several videos by 7group partner Tom Keiter, including
Performance by Design,
Phipps Conservatory: Sustainable Building and
The Evolving Green Story of Phipps: A Living Building Takes Shape, which can be found at the link above and in
7group’s video resources.