High Performance Building Case Study Archives - Green Building Alliance https://www.gba.org/story-category/case-study/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:18:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 4915 Penn Avenue https://www.gba.org/story/4915-penn-avenue/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:04:55 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=story&p=3499 Project Name: 4915 Penn Avenue Project Square Footage (ft2): 3500 Year Built: 1920- 2008 Green Building Certifications:  LEED-CI Gold Project Team:  inter*ARCHITECTURE, Iams Consulting Please provide a brief description of the project. Renovation of existing vacant building into a 2-unit mixed use (commercial and residential) structure Architects Jennifer Lucchino and Alfred Croce purchased, designed and […]

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]]> Carnegie Mellon University at Mill 19 https://www.gba.org/story/cmu-at-mill-19/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:46:18 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?post_type=story&p=1652 Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute and Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing

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]]> The National Aviary Garden Room https://www.gba.org/story/the-national-aviary-garden-room/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:14:40 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=232 An inspiring merging of nature’s beauty with a conservation-inspired mission and sustainable building practices, the Garden Room at the National Aviary is one of Pittsburgh’s most sustainable event spaces. The beautifully crafted room offers a unique meeting space for community organizations, programming, and visitors’ education. Credited as America’s only independent indoor nonprofit attraction dedicated exclusively […]

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]]> Point Park University https://www.gba.org/story/point-park-university/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:12:50 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=230 Point Park University (PPU) responded to COVID-19 by moving to online education and establishing a task force to develop appropriate responses to the emergency. Motivation: Protect occupant health and safety Social/Environmental Benefits:  Improve indoor air quality, improve occupant health, increase productivity Project Team:  Christopher Hill, Vice President of Operations at Point Park University; Joe Burgunder, […]

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]]> MuseumLab: A Beautiful Ruin https://www.gba.org/story/a-beautiful-ruin/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:11:41 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=228 The Transformation of the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny into MuseumLab

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]]> Uptown Lofts https://www.gba.org/story/uptown-lofts/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:09:18 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=175 Project Square Footage (ft2):  Two Buildings totaling 52,000 SF Years Built: 2013-2015 Green Building Certifications:  Passive House Certification (first multi-family Passive House project in Pennsylvania) Project Team:  ACTION-Housing (Owner), 4080 Architecture (Architect), Mosites Construction (CM), Iams Consulting Please provide a brief description of the project. Two affordable housing complexes, each with three floors. Uptown Lofts’ […]

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]]> Six&Kane https://www.gba.org/story/sixkane/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:02:48 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=173 Project Name: Six&Kane Project Square Footage (ft2):  10,000 Year Built: 2022 Green Building Certifications:  EnerPHit Plus Project Team:  Moshier Studio, Envinity, Inscale Architects, Michael L. Norris Associates, J.A. Luciano & Sons, Brace Engineering, Steger Masonry, Dinsmore Welding and Fabricating, Marcon Roofing, Allied Systems, Peak Building Products Please provide a brief description of the project. In […]

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]]> Exhibit Staging Center at Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens https://www.gba.org/story/phipps-conservatory-exhibit-staging-center/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:56:02 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=168 Project Square Footage (ft2):  10,670 Year Built: 2019 Green Building Certifications:  LEED Platinum Certified, WELL Health & Safety Platinum Certified, Living Building Challenge Project Team:  FortyEighty Architecture, Common Ground, Iams Consulting, LLC, evolveEA, Studio Phipps, Massaro Corporation, Shepley Bulfinch, Karl Steinmetz Designs, Building Performance Architecture, CJL Engineering, 7group, Carnegie Mellon University — Center for Building […]

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]]> Master Builders’ Association of Western Pennsylvania https://www.gba.org/story/master-builders-association-of-western-pennsylvania/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:46:40 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=167 The MBA took on the role of building owner when renovating the new home to its headquarters in 2010. The organization used the project as an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability and craftsmanship. Project Square Footage (ft2):  9,913 Year Built: 2010 Green Building Certifications:  LEED Gold Project Team:  Rothschild Doyno Collaborative (design), F.J. […]

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]]> Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank https://www.gba.org/story/greater-pittsburgh-community-food-bank/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:29:16 +0000 https://gbapgh.wpenginepowered.com/?page_id=159 One of the Pittsburgh region’s largest buildings run by a charitable organization has achieved LEED Gold for New Construction.

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