Combining project-specific details with reflections from the design team, Building in Bloom: The Making of the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens(Ecotone Press, 2013) tells the fascinating story of how a historic Pittsburgh conservatory endeavored to achieve the world's most rigorous green building certification with its Center for Sustainable Landscapes. This book, enhanced by its superb full-color imagery, is the first in a series of publications about leading-edge Living Building projects connected to the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge.
Printed in Canada.