1. LIVING BUILDING
Christine Mondor, AIA, Principal, evolve environment::architecture
Faculty, School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University
Marc Mondor, AIA, Principal, evolve environment::architecture
USGBC LEED Faculty
cultivating a

2. Phipps Conservatory
Center for Sustainable Landscapes
Design & Construction Team The Design Alliance, Andropogon, CJL
Engineering, CEC Inc., Consultants evolveEA, 7Group, Turner
Construction, Vermeulens

3. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Phase One | Welcome Center1

4. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Phase Two | Tropical Forest2

5. Executive Director Richard Piacentini asked:
How can we
notdo this better?
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6. Welcome Center
Greenhouses
Tropical Forest
PROJECT SITE
TheDesignAlliance
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Phase Three | Center for Sustainable Landscapes4

7. • 24,000 Gross Square Feet
• Administration and Research functions
• Conservatory Experience for public
• Garden Experience for public
• Teaching Experience on Sustainability
Project Parameters
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8. A model for
multidisciplinary
team collaboration
Integrative Design
Process
Requires
EVERYBODY
[talking about] EVERYTHING
EARLY
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9. • Project Vision and Board Commitment
• Project Statement
• 24,000 Office Building
• Building Upon Phipps Work
• Living Building Challenge
• LEED Platinum
• Design Team Selection
• Local to the Pittsburgh Region
• Architecture/Engineering/Cost
• By Invitation
• 4 Finalists
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10. • Total Project Cost: $11.8 Million
• $7.8 Million for CSL Building ($357 per SF w/o PV array)
• $3.5 Million for Site
• $0.5 Million for Service Building
• CSL Building MEP Costs
• HVAC: $28.98/SF
• Controls: $11.67/SF
• Electrical: $36.28/SF
• PV Array: Additional $20-30 / SF (not in project costs)
• CSL Building Envelope: $101.63/SF
Project Costs
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11. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Design Concepts9

12. TheDesignAlliance
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13. AndropogonAssociates
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18. Building Orientation & Massing
Building Envelope
Natural Daylight
Natural Ventilation
Getting to Net Zero:
passive design strategies
StewartBrand
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19. Building Orientation & Massing17

20. Building Orientation & Massing18

21. Building Envelope, Daylight & Ventilation19

22. Building Envelope, Daylight & Ventilation20

23. Building Envelope, Daylight & Ventilation21

24. TARGETS:
80% daylight Autonomy
25 fc in work stations
40 fc in classrooms
Natural Daylighting
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25. TARGETS:
Percent People Dissatisfied < 20
Building Envelope, Daylight & Ventilation23

26. Building Envelope, Daylight & Ventilation24

27. ENERGY INTENSITY TARGETS:
< 20 kBTU per SF per year
ENERGY MODEL:
19.2 kBTU per SF per year
TYPICAL OFFICE:
39.2 kBTU per SF per year
TYPICAL HOUSE:
52.4 kBTU per SF per year
COOLING ENERGY TARGETS:
> 800 SF per ton
ENERGY MODEL:
779 SF per ton
TYPICAL OFFICE:
290-400 SF per ton
TYPICAL HOUSE:
502 SF per ton
Energy Strategies25

28. ENERGY INTENSITY TARGETS:
< 20 kBTU per SF per year
ENERGY MODEL:
19.2 kBTU per SF per year
TYPICAL OFFICE:
39.2 kBTU per SF per year
TYPICAL HOUSE:
52.4 kBTU per SF per year
COOLING ENERGY TARGETS:
> 800 SF per ton
ENERGY MODEL:
779 SF per ton
TYPICAL OFFICE:
290-400 SF per ton
TYPICAL HOUSE:
502 SF per ton
TOTAL CSL ENERGY CONSUMPTION:
118,000 kwh per year
TYPICAL OFFICE:
241,730 kwh per year
TYPICAL HOUSE:
35,000 kwh per year
Energy Strategies26

29. Closed loop
Integrated systems
Getting to Net Zero:
active system design strategies
StewartBrand
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30. Energy Strategies

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