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“Completing the Loop” Wins AIA National Award for Urban Design

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evolve environment :: architecture and Riverlife were honored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for the “Completing the Loop” plan, which outlines a 10-year vision to connect, enhance, and expand Pittsburgh’s network of riverfront parks, trails, and public green spaces.

University of Pittsburgh Achieves Its First LEED Platinum Certification for Salk Hall Renovation

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Salk Hall is the first LEED Platinum certification for the University of Pittsburgh. As sustainability consultants, evolveEA helped the 99,777 sf renovation achieve this top-level certification for the 82-year-old building that is home to the School of Pharmacy and the School of Dental Medicine.

evolveEA Team Updates

In the new year, our office is growing and evolving with new people, appointments, and achievements that enhance our capacity to positively impact environments and communities! Ashley Cox is promoted to an Associate, Andrew Forney joins our team, and Christine Mondor joins the AIA Pittsburgh Board of Directors.

Media Recommendations for 2022

To kickoff 2022, our team wanted to share our top media recommendations for the new year. From podcasts to films to books, this list ranges from work-related topics to guilty pleasures -- anything that helped us cope or inspired us during the past year was fair game.

Two New LEED Buildings Add to Yale University’s Ambitious Climate Goals

evolveEA is proud to be part of the team that brought two high-performance buildings online at Yale University’s New Haven, CT campus. Both 300 George Street (LEED Gold) and 2 Science Park (LEED Silver) earned USGBC's LEED v4 Interior Design and Construction Commercial Interiors certification.

Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan 2021 Makes Headlines

Released every three years, the recent debut of Pennsylvania's Climate Action Plan 2021 is taking even bolder steps for the Commonwealth to realize a sustainable future. See the front-page headline and access the report here.

Pittsburgh Sustainable Architecture Tour Video

PCN cable television's show, Building Pennsylvania, works with historians and architects to take you on a tour of the buildings and monuments across the commonwealth. Watch Marc Mondor, AIA, LEED Fellow, discuss sustainable architecture in Downtown Pittsburgh with local examples of projects where evolveEA has led sustainable design and operations efforts.

Schuyler’s Summer with evolveEA

We were lucky to have Shuyler McAuliff join our team for the summer as our 2021 design intern. Learn about his journey and the projects he worked on at evolveEA in this informational interview.