Museums can – and are – taking a leadership position in demonstrating that climate change solutions are within reach. This is evidenced by the recent formation of the 2030 Districts Network’s Museum Best Practices Working Group Cohort and empowered by the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative. 2030 Districts Network The vision of the 2030 Districts Network is […]
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Honoring Homewood Children’s Village – 2021 Emerald Evening Beacon Award Winner
With a mission to improve the lives of Homewood’s children and simultaneously reweave the fabric of the community in which they live, Homewood Children’s Village has become a true beacon of hope! A beacon for its children and all community members to grow in, thrive in, stay in, and to return to. Homewood Children’s Village […]
Remembering and Honoring Michael Carnahan, Scalo Solar Solutions – 2021 Emerald Evening Legacy Award
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Mike Carnahan was not afraid of challenge and controversy, especially when it came to his passionate advocacy for sustainable transformation and dedication to […]
Honoring Highmark Health – 2021 Emerald Evening Vanguard Awardee
In the 1990s, Highmark Inc., a subsidiary of Highmark Health located their Pittsburgh offices in Penn Avenue Place. These offices were designed and renovated based upon green building principles before there was a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system. The turn-of-the-century department store building was renovated as opposed to being torn down […]
Meet Dr. Allison Robinson – 2021 Emerald Evening Luminary Awardee
It’s no wonder Dr. Allison Robinson became System Program Director for Environmental Sustainability and Health at UPMC, one of the largest employers in Pittsburgh, PA, and world-renowned integrated health care provider. Her passion and curiosity for the balance of human life and the environment began at an early age. The Beginning Dr. Robinson’s earliest childhood […]
Out of the Ashes-the Greenest of the Green is Born
An Interview with John Brooks, BRINC Building Products Always a builder and construction person at heart, former Lumber Grader John Brooks spent two years of his “spare” time as a young, single dad remodeling his home in the small town of New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. John had full custody of his two children – 7 and 8 […]
DMI Companies are TRUE Gold
Make new goals – but keep the old – one is silver and the other gold. Many good companies were fortunate to survive this past year’s difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic challenges that ensued, but rare great ones – like DMI Companies thrived! Not only did DMI go from being the first […]
Connecting and Creating for Beautiful, Sustainable Places with Monmade
Most everybody wants to do the right thing if they can. This includes professionals in the built environment – developers, builders, interior designers, and architects. But it’s not always easy to know where to go or how to do it. Connecting That’s where the genius of Monmade comes in. Originally a nonprofit program of […]
When Given a Choice of Where to Go, We Voted with our Feet and Went Outside
Gratitude for PA’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources It’s been a challenging year since last spring at this time, when life as many of us knew it was suddenly disrupted due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Pennsylvania state law mandated orders to shelter in place, self-quarantine, and practice social distancing. Local, national, and international […]
Welcome and Meet Green Building Alliance’s Newest Board Members
“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader… they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – always about the goal.” – Lisa Haisha Green Building Alliance (GBA) is extremely fortunate to be led by a carefully selected board of directors that represents diverse perspectives, skill sets, and expertise from […]