Museum Expansion Fulfills Desire for Contrast


(07/14/2011)
A recently completed addition at Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pa. is now open, and includes a new entrance, museum shop, changing exhibition and public gathering space.

PNC to Build “Most Environmentally-Friendly” Skyscraper


(06/15/2011)
PNC Financial Services Group recently announced plans to construct the world’s most environmentally-friendly skyscraper.

Largest Pittsburgh Building Awarded LEED Gold


(12/29/2010)
PITTSBURGH — BNY Mellon, an assets management and securities management firm, announced that its 525 William Penn Place facility in Pittsburgh has been awarded LEED Gold certification for existing buildings category.

60-Year-Old Pennsylvania Building Awarded LEED Gold


(12/21/2010)
Asset management and securities servicing firm BNY Mellon announced that its 525 William Penn Place facility in Pittsburgh has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council in the existing building (EB) category.

Green Youth Education Program Launched in Northeast


(12/17/2010)
CertainTeed, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, and YouthBuild USA announced that they will provide a three-year, $550,000 grant to YouthBuild’s Green Initiative program aimed at providing green education and job training to low-income youth.

Range to Develop Green Appalachian Office Facility


(12/03/2010)
Range Resources Corp. has reached an agreement with Horizon Properties Group for the development and leasing of its new Appalachian regional headquarters located in Canonsburg, Pa. Horizon President Rod Piatti says in published reports that construction on the state of the art eco-friendly facility is set to begin immediately with a targeted completion date of November 2011.

Gettysburg Green


(08/06/2010)
Housing one of the largest collections of Civil War memorabilia in the world, the recently completed $103 million Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center also contains modern-day green features.

Pennsylvania Company Earns LEED Platinum Award


(07/01/2007)
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED Platinum certification to the corporate headquarters of Armstrong World Industries.

New Fairmont Hotel in Pittsburgh Will Be Green


(04/23/2007)
Slated to open in 2009, the new 780,000-square-foot Fairmont Hotel will be located at Three PNC Plaza. The mixed-use green building is being constructed by PNC Financial Services Group.

Alliance Launches Bid to Make W. Pennsylvania a Green Powerhouse


(11/13/2006)
Assisted by $1.25 million in seed money from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and The Heinz Endowments, the Green Building Alliance has launched the Green Building Products Initiative, an economic development program created to position Western Pennsylvania as the national center for green building innovation, production and utilization.