GREEN
PITTSBURGH
With its breathtaking skyline, sparkling clean rivers and magnificent architecture, Pittsburgh is green and ripe for discovery!
From the stunning sweep of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center’s rooftop, to the walls of windows, expansive terraces and the green roof that opens to incredible river views and cityscapes, Pittsburgh’s convention center is one of the best in the nation. In fact, it has set the bar for new convention centers being built around the world.
The first, and for some time, the largest gold-LEED certified “green” convention center in the world, the Center continues to garner praise from conventioneers, press and the public. In fact, President Obama chose it as the site for the G20 Pittsburgh Summit in 2009.
The building’s green credentials helped attract major groups and events to Pittsburgh, such as the National Kidney Foundation’s Summer Transplant Games, National Veterans Wheelchair Games, FLW Outdoors Expo and Major League Baseball’s All-Star FanFest.
In 2012, three major youth-oriented conventions come to town. The National Society of Black Engineers, the largest student-managed organization in the world, is back for the second time, March 28 through April 2. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, is here May 13-18. The One Young World Summit 2012 brings together 1,500 to 2,000 of the world’s brightest, most engaged young leaders from 170 countries for a global youth leadership summit, October 18-22.
Some consider the green convention center as a tipping point in Pittsburgh’s environmental movement. The new CONSOL Energy Center is the first LEED certified NHL arena in the world. Other environmentally friendly attractions in Pittsburgh include:
• Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens • August Wilson Center for African American Culture • Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh • Heinz History Center Smithsonian Wing • Kayak Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh Glass Center • Rachel Carson Homestead • RiverQuest • WYEP Studio
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