select projects
High Point Park For the last 40 years, Pittsburgh has had bragging rights to a site that is singular in the entire world. |
Extended Stay A compact utility core and a focus on envelope integrity minimizes energy usage for conditioning and creates comfortable occupancy. |
IBM Dubuque IBM is building a significant new facility in the United States for the first time in over 12 years. |
HSBC Global Service Centre The project provides a compelling example of HSBC’s commitment to the environment and a high quality workplace and is globally noteworthy. |
Adelaide | Mapping Sustainability |
Geek Arts Green Innovators Fast forward to the year 2020…Friendship and Garfield have been named Pittsburgh’s most progressive climate friendly neighborhoods. |
sectors
Green Schools The US Green Building Council decided in 2002 that K-12 schools are a specific building type more critical than other environments. We agree with this thinking. |
Retail Since two thirds of our nation’s GDP is based upon consumer spending, our retail footprint in square feet of shopping per capita is far greater than other countries. |
Supermarkets Of the dozens of various retail types, supermarkets have among the highest energy intensity, and certainly the highest intensity of any building type that consumers typically engage on a daily basis. |
case studies
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University has a strong record of creating and implementing environmental initiatives that come from both top-down mandates and bottom-up efforts. |
Giant Eagle, Inc. Giant Eagle has enjoyed a national reputation as being an early environmental leader in the retail industry. |
Phipps Living Building Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has taken a national leadership role in the environmental design of its facilities with the completion of what is being promoted as the most energy efficient greenhouse in the world. |
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Although the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank serves a local population, it enjoys a reputation as one of the most progressive and well-run food distribution organizations in the country. |
design futures
Maya Design As a think tank, MAYA Design's primary asset is the creativity of their people. Through a discernment process, evolveEA helped MAYA understand the dynamic between organizational culture and the space that enables it. |
East End Veterinary Medical Centre Rarely does the art scene and the veterinary world coincide, so when we wanted to locate our new practice in Pittsburgh's gallery enclave, Ellsworth Avenue, the juxtaposition seemed somewhat odd. |
Evolve House This 1,300 sq.ft. single story house design is currently under development by evolveEA for a rural north facing site with beautiful long views to a nearby farm and observatory. |
Shady Side Academy | Rowe Hall Shady Side Academy has been serving the greater Pittsburgh area as a leading K-12 educational institution for one hundred and twenty five years. |