Winter Gala at Art Institute Features Panel with Marc Mondor

Last week, the Interior Design Student Professional Alliance held their annual Winter Gala at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. The event featured a presentation about the Living Building Challenge process at the Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes, led by a panel from the project team. evolveEA’s Marc Mondor was accompanied by Chris Minnerly of The Design Alliance architects, Executive Director of Phipps Conservatory Richard Piacentini, and Alan Traugott of CJL Engineering. They covered the Whats Whys and Hows of this unprecedented net zero energy water and waste building project from their own unique perspectives as team leaders.

Phipps Conservatory is a global leader in sustainability and a historical Pittsburgh treasure. evolve’s experience as LEED and Living Building Challenge consultants continues to add knowledge and value to our work every day, and we are thrilled to be able to share this with young designers and the local community.