https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1579-the-design-alliance en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Pittsburgh is home to what is arguably one of the greenest buildings in the country: the Center for Sustainable Landscapes, a recently completed facility for research and educational programs on the campus of the 119-year-old Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

]]> center-for-sustainable-landscapes-the-design-alliance.asp Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7905-center-for-sustainable-landscapes The roof of the CSL contains an edible permaculture garden that includes flowering plants and shrubs. Center for Sustainable LandscapesThe Design AlliancePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe roof of the CSL contains an edible permaculture garden that includes flowering plants and shrubs. Image courtesy Andropogon The roof of the CSL contains an edible permaculture garden that includes flowering plants and shrubs. Center for Sustainable LandscapesThe Design AlliancePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe roof of the CSL contains an edible permaculture garden that includes flowering plants and shrubs. Photo © Alexander Denmarsh Rainwater collected from the CSL's roof and from the roofs of neighboring buildings will be directed to a lagoon (shown under construction). Here, plants will remove the small amounts of impurities ty Center for Sustainable LandscapesThe Design AlliancePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaRainwater collected from the CSL's roof and from the roofs of neighboring buildings will be directed to a lagoon (shown under construction). Here, plants will remove the small amounts of impurities typically found in roof runoff before a final UV-treatment step. Ultimately, the water will be stored in cisterns for nonpotable uses, such as irrigation, or allowed to slowly filter into the ground.Photo © Alexander Denmarsh