Pennsylvania's Phipps Center recognized for sustainability efforts.(ecotalk)(Brief article)

For its efforts to construct the world's first "living building," the Phipps Center of Sustainable Landscapes was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority. The agency praised the planned "living building" as a model for meeting Pennsylvania's clean energy and environmental protection goals.

The Phipps Center will generate its own energy with renewable resources. It will also capture and treat all of its wastewater on-site and the facility will produce no emissions, or carbon footprint. Once completed, the Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes will house the nucleus of the conservatory's education, research and administrative programs. For more information on the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, visit www.depweb.state.pa.

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