The Frick Environmental Center (FEC) in Pittsburgh has just become the first municipally owned building in the U.S. to achieve Living Building certification—arguably the most rigorous proven performance green building standard in the world. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the FEC is among the world’s greenest certified buildings and earned LEED Platinum certification last year. The 15,600-square-foot building produces as much energy and water as its consumes annually, and incorporates a...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/pittsburghs-net-zero-frick-environmental-center-recognized-as-one-of-the-worlds-greenest-buildings
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