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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Contact:

Richard V. Piacentini

President and CEO

richard@phipps.conservatory.org

412-622-6914

1 Schenley Park
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Region Served: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Website: www.phipps.conservatory.org

Resources

Purchasing Carbon Offsets: Accounting for Emitting

A Win-Win-Win: Getting Guests to Switch to Renewable Energy for Powering their Homes

Buying Renewable Electricity: Leading the Green Power Movement by Example

Alternate Travel: Cutting Down on Single-Driver Commutes to Your Facility

Waste Not: Responsibly Disposing of All Food Waste and Nearly All Restaurant Products

Local Food Purchases: Reducing Transportation Costs and Supporting Local Farmers

Climate Action: The Time Is Now

Growing Organic: Food That Is Good for You and the Planet

Sustainable Horticulture: The Right Plants, the Right Places, the Right Practices

Food Choices: Take a Bite Out of Climate Change

Zeroing In: Making Your Buildings Net-Zero Energy

Renovation Reductions: Making Existing Buildings More Energy Efficient

Sustainable Investing: A Practical Guide for Museums (American Alliance of Museums)

How to Use the EPA’s Simplified Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator

Water Efficiency: A Case Study

Why Phipps Decided to Pursue BREEAM In-Use Certification

Watch the Climate Toolkit Webinar: Climate Communication – How to Talk to Your Stakeholders About Climate Change

Watch the March Climate Toolkit Webinar

Electric Horticulture Equipment: What We’re Using

Watch the December Climate Toolkit Webinar

The Climate Toolkit Webinar 4: Climate Change and Water

Parking, Transportation and Energy Incentives at Phipps Conservatory

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Checklist

Charter Document

Climate Toolkit Webinar: Divesting from Fossil Fuels and Responsible Investing

How to Reduce your Pesticide Use

Parking, Transportation and Energy Incentives

YCAC Education Pollution Lesson Plans

YCAC Cookbook

The Sustainable Fashion Toolkit

Climate Toolkit Webinar: Sustainable Landcare and Ecological Outreach

Climate Toolkit Webinar: Buildings, Energy and Decarbonization

Sustainable Energy Use in Buildings: A Leadership Opportunity for Gardens and Zoos

Feasibility Study to Reduce or Eliminate Reliance on Fossil Fuels

Center for Sustainable Landscapes Living Building: One of the Greenest Buildings, Museums and Gardens in the World

Easy Steps with Big Impact for Climate Change

Focus Area: Buildings and Energy Completed Planned

Buildings and Energy

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI)

Decarbonize your glasshouse facility

Derive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy - generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction

Additional Goals for This Institution

Engagement

Assist visitors in switching to household renewable energy

Educate visitors on growing organic food

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change

Engage youth in climate advocacy and action

Establish an employee green team to support climate action

Incorporate climate education and action into exhibits and site interpretation

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change

Food Service

Ensure 40% of food service menu selections are vegan or vegetarian

Make 10% of all food purchases within 100-mile radius of site

Investments

Divest from fossil fuel investments

Invest in socially responsible investments

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Research

Transportation

Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation

Offset carbon for all work-related staff travel

Waste

Compost 100% of food waste

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic

Water

Reduce potable water for irrigation by at least 25%

Reduce use of municipal water by at least 25%

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ICCROM

International Living Future Institute

One Earth

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

Regenerative Museums

Regenesis Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute

Shepley Bulfinch

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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