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Greenbuild
November 12-15, 2024
Pennsylvania Convention CenterPhiladelphia, PA

GREENBUILD TOURS

Tour beautiful Philadelphia, PA., get once-in-a-lifetime behind-the-scenes access to unique facilities and the opportunity to earn CEUs outside of the classroom!

Greenbuild offers tours that allow you to explore, learn and experience real hands-on learning. Open to ALL pass types!
* Tours require an additional fee and all details are listed below.

Earn CEs with Greenbuild

Greenbuild 2024 tours are currently under review with GBCI for CE Credit. To earn credits, you must provide your GBCI credential number during registration. The Greenbuild team will report the credits on your behalf.

*More information coming soon.

Sustainability at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 7 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Full Day: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

Explore sustainable development throughout the Navy Yard. The tour will begin in the Ensemble/Mosaic Marketing Center, covering the Navy Yard’s transformation and the path towards LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND). The walking portion of the tour will bring participants through a mix of LEED-certified buildings, eco-conscious infrastructure, and innovative public spaces. In addition to tours of four LEED-certified buildings, participants will learn about the mixed-income residential development at Chapel Block from a bird’s eye view.

Also including green stormwater infrastructure and public activations featured in the Navy Yard’s signature parks, including the James Corner Field Operations-designed Central Green Park , League Island Park, and the Riverfront Greenway.

The tour will conclude at Building 543, a redevelopment of a former Navy coppersmith shop that now serves as Urban Outfitters’ corporate campus and home to Shop 543 Café.

Sustainability Driving Change in the Community

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 7 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Full Day: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

Join us on a multi-stop tour of North Philadelphia where we will examine the impact of sustainability in the community it serves. We will tour Youthbuild’s new carbon neutral school, including features designed and installed by students. We will visit Temple University’s 220,000 square-foot Charles Library. Designed by Stantec/Snohetta the building has become the social and academic heart of the campus for a large and diverse student body and reinterprets the traditional research library into a dynamic learning hub.

Finally we will join a walking tour along North Berks Street to examine how the nation’s first triple LEED Platinum community, Paseo Verde, catalyzed a wider community transformation, paving the way for the Choice Neighborhood Community of North Central Philadelphia to build a sustainable future with, our final stop, NC Five, a resident-driven, ENERGY STAR and EGC certified community that demonstrates how the symbiotic relationship between the built and natural environments can positively impact the health and wellbeing of its members.

3151 Market at Schuylkill Yards

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 3 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Please note, closed toed shoes are recommended due to viewing mechanical rooms.

Tour Description

A compelling and informative tour of Schuylkill Yards featuring Philadelphia’s next-generation life science building, 3151 Market. Centered around a 1.3-acre public park, Schuylkill Yards is a master planned, urban, walkable, transit-oriented development that includes the adaptive reuse and redevelopment of existing buildings. The construction of new ones into high-performance offices, laboratories, retail, and residential buildings. Every detail in Schuylkill Yards is carefully considered to help the community connect, live their best lives, and even change others' lives through discovery and innovation.

3151 Market is meticulously designed with sustainability at its core, providing state of the art office/lab space, premier amenities, and a prime location at the epicenter of the region’s flourishing life science ecosystem. Targeted for LEED v4 Platinum and WELL Silver, the 12-story building features a dynamic glazing system, multi-modal transportation access, a heavy focus on occupant well-being via plentiful access to daylight and outdoors at all levels of the building, and optimized engineering systems. Don’t miss the chance to experience this impactful development and project for the City of Philadelphia and surrounding region!

LEED and SITES Seamlessly Connect Penn Campus and Philadelphia

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 4 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Please note, walking shoes are highly encouraged.

Tour Description

The University of Pennsylvania’s Vagelos Laboratory for Energy and Science (VLEST) will be a transformational space for energy research and is aiming for LEED Platinum certification. This tour will guide attendees through the indoor social spaces and outdoor public areas while discussing achievements in energy efficiency, low-carbon and healthy materials, connectivity to Penn’s campus, and sustainable open space design (including the adjacent Shoemaker Green, a 2012 SITES Pilot Project monitored for environmental performance for over three years).

The site also neighbors two of the University's most iconic athletic facilities - the Palestra and Franklin Field - and serves as the "front door" to these historic structures. Attendees will walk the site to experience the project spaces and learn about the constructability of components and infrastructure systems.

Saint-Gobain North America and CertainTeed Innovation Malvern

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 4 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

At the Saint-Gobain North America Headquarters Campus, based 35 minutes outside of Philadelphia in Malvern, PA, attendees will experience first-hand Saint-Gobain’s Purpose —Making the World a Better Home — through a tour of a high-performance office campus, including both a LEED Double Platinum building and a Living Building Challenge Core building, fostering productivity, collaboration, and well-being. Saint-Gobain is the world's largest building materials company and a leader in transparent and sustainable products, systems, and solutions with close to 2,000 EPD’s, HPD’s and LCA’s-- of which approximately 70 are included in the two buildings and will be experienced on the tour.

Education, Workforce Development, and Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 3 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Please note, this tour will be walking on hilly grass for portions of the tour. Walking shoes are recommended. ID required to enter the buildings.


Tour Description

The Philadelphia School District has more than sixty examples of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) assets on school properties. This tour will explore the District’s GSI assets with a focus on maintenance and resilience.

This tour will be led by GSI maintenance staff and STEM education representatives to show participants what GSI looks like on two distinct school properties and how the science behind engineering designs is incorporated into the curriculum in school curriculums. In addition, GSI maintenance representatives will do hands-on stormwater management maintenance to demonstrate how GSI assets stay operational and provide resiliency for the schools.

GSI maintenance is supported by GreenUP, a certified Local Business Entity in Philadelphia and a dedicated service provider for green stormwater infrastructure maintenance. GreenUP was founded with a commitment to workforce development in green stormwater infrastructure construction and maintenance jobs.

FCA

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 2 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Please note, wearing walking shoes for this tour is encouraged. ID required to enter the building. A device to scan QR codes for the tour is recommended.

Tour Description

Join the FCA design team for a thought-provoking tour of their new headquarters. Attendees will explore the relationship between aesthetically differentiated “neighborhoods” which allow for integration of the Quadruple bottom line (People, Planet, Prosperity and Place), and the use of biophilic and neuro-sensitive design strategies to create a deep feeling of well-being. The tour will outline the ambitious steps taken to maximize sustainability: Reduction of the floor plate and energy profile by 60%; divert 85% of waste from landfills, reduce the lighting density by 40% versus the original office space. The tour will include an honest discussion about the impacts of moving from the south and west side of the building to the north side, as well as other challenges that arose as the project was placed into use. Finally, FCA’s innovative and Sustainability Action Plan will be highlighted.

A Holistic Approach to Student Well-Being at Gutmann College House

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 2.5 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Please note, ID is required to enter the building. Walking shoes are highly encouraged.

Tour Description

Tour the Gutmann College House at the University of Pennsylvania, a LEED v4, 250,000 GSF living/learning environment that provides housing for 450 students and faculty-in-residence. As the newest addition to its campus housing community, the tour will bring attendees through a varied program of landscapes, collaborative spaces, facilities, and amenities, which help students find their place and embrace life on campus and in the city.

Attendees will learn about integrated sustainable design strategies that directly support student well-being, enhance building performance, and improve local ecology. The LEED-certified Gutmann College House features a comprehensive stormwater management program that manages runoff for 98% of rainfall onsite, and layered private and public green spaces. Explore the Quaker Kitchen, an innovative new approach to campus dining that offers high quality food and hands-on culinary instruction within an intimate, residential-scale environment.

Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in Higher ED

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 3.5 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

Tour Description

Visit two key projects that highlight the opportunities when reevaluating your building. Two of University of Pennsylvania took this opportunity to keep the historic elements of their buildings “to renovate and adapt to the modern world. The Richards Medical Lab”, a Lou Kahn building design, will focus on the 4-year renovation, archival research, and adaptation to use prismatic light-filled spaces, framed by the precisely articulated and masterly restored exposed concrete, brick, and glass structure. The West Philadelphia Title and Trust Company Building, built in 1925, overcame the existing building’s severe spatial and structural limitations to create functional and dynamic interior spaces, as well as engaging exterior facades – one of Penn’s most successful recent projects.

Tour attendees will learn how the team’s analysis of the existing structure – carried out in part using laser scanning techniques – led to programmatic modifications that saved most of the existing building, reducing the project’s embodied carbon, shortening construction time, and eliminating much of the planned demolition and disruption. The team’s unflagging focus on sustainability revealed opportunities to exceed the university’s standards for indoor comfort, environmental quality, and emissions reduction.

Resiliency, LEED and Discovery: Philadelphia's Projects Small and Large Add Up

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 4 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

Visit several projects that demonstrate sustainable and resilient design. The first stop is The Discovery Center in Fairmount Park, a public-private partnership project. This AIA award-winning building houses Audubon Mid-Atlantic, the Philadelphia Outward Bound School, and public educational exhibits and programs. We will review best practices for bird-friendly design, ecological-based landscaping, community engagement, and more.

Next, we will travel to Barry Playground in South Philadelphia, which was the first City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation project to receive LEED Gold. The full-building renovation exemplifies how a small public project can contribute significantly to its neighborhood. We will review the project challenges and the successes, such as its stormwater management and geothermal systems.

We will finish the day at the Navy Yard for lunch along the riverfront and a look at five LEED Gold buildings designed by DIGSAU: Iovance Biotherapeutics, 150 Rouse Blvd, FS Investments, Adaptimmune, and Wuxi-Apptec.

Life Sciences Research in West Philadelphia: Innovative Facilities Commit to the City

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 4 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Please note, closed toed shoes are required as this tour will view an active construction site. Hard hats and safety vests will be provided.

Tour Description

As gene therapy innovators, Spark Therapeutics enjoys a healthy synergy with the vibrant academic research environment in Philadelphia. When the startup outgrew its initial locations, they committed to staying within the city and built research & manufacturing facilities in West Philadelphia near the research environments of the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University. This tour will take you to two facilities - the renovated Bulletin Building, Spark's first LEED building, and to the construction site for the Gene Therapy Innovation Center, a one-of-a-kind research and manufacturing facility in the heart of West Philadelphia. Representatives from the owner team, design teams, and construction teams will explain some of the key sustainability strategies undertaken at these facilities.

Drexel Health Science Building

Monday, November 11, 2024

Approved for 2 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Please note, closed toed shoes are preferred.

Tour Description

The Drexel Health Science Building is a premier LEED v4 Gold BD+C Core and Shell project. This project engages on the hands-on experience for students to work in Labs and Simulations. Showcasing storm water management and reuse for the building. Using the

Tour would typically start in the penthouse roof area exploring the Mechanical systems we utilized for LEED Gold and then a sprinkle of the occupied floors. 12th being a heavy lab floor 8th being a heavy simulation floor and 2 and 1 based on time. Finishing with a walk around the outside to talk about water usage, storm water systems and most importantly our glass to solid envelop that supports all the heating and cooling loads while providing the interior classroom spaces with natural light and comfort.

Mass Timber in a Digital World

Friday, November 15, 2024

Approved for 2.5 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT

Please note, ID is required to enter the building.

Tour Description

The University of Pennsylvania Amy Gutmann Hall is the first mass timber mid-rise in Philadelphia. The building supports the School of Engineering, Applied Sciences Data Science research and other academic programs. It is a vibrant and welcoming hub for cross-disciplinary collaborations focused on harnessing the power of data. Aspirations established during the integrated design process focused on creating an environment that connects occupants, who work in a digital world, back to the natural environment. The building is pursuing LEED Gold and the design contributes to a warm, tactile, and welcoming biophilic environment while reducing the building’s carbon footprint by 52% relative to concrete and 41% relative to steel. The tour will include insights on the extensive cost analysis process, solutions developed to address union concerns, and a deep dive on carbon analysis performed to drive design decisions.

The Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Friday, November 15, 2024

Approved for 2.5 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Tour Description

The Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is a state-of-the-art inpatient facility and a architectural icon for Penn Medicine on its extensive academic medical campus in West Philadelphia. The Pavilion broke new ground for sustainable healthcare construction and design with LEED Gold Building Certification, the largest hospital to do so as of 2021. Conservation initiatives included recycling materials that were collected after the demolition of the former hospital, including 291 tons of scrap steel and 17,000 tons of concrete. During construction, 25% of materials were prefabricated and manufactured off-site, including more than 570 multi-trade plenum racks and all 504 bathrooms for each patient room, minimizing on-site waste, reducing traffic impact and site congestion, increasing quality and lowering cost. On this tour, you’ll see not only the amazing end product, but also learn more about the human-centered design and construction process and all we learned along the way.

Historic Pine Street Passive House

Friday, November 15, 2024

Approved for 2 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

1722 Pine Street is a four-story, all electric, Passive House retrofit to a four-unit apartment building c.1845, in Philadelphia's Historic Rittenhouse-Fitler District. The Owner/Design-Build team employed the EnerPHit standard to achieve the hallmarks of Passive House certification: fossil fuel-free energy use, reduced energy bills, superior IAQ, super-insulated/air-sealed exterior envelope, best in class sound privacy, and reduced health risks related to moisture, mold, dust, pests, and drafts. Four luxury apartments uniting history and high performance will be discussed: The fourth-floor bi-level with private roof deck, third-floor transitional unit with original decorative molding, second-floor unit with traditional hearth and millwork, and the modern ground floor Office and Owner’s unit. Presented by the Architect/Owners, the tour will focus on Passive House performance, Philadelphia Historical Commission approval, project design and history, the art collection, the Owner’s bi-level residence and BluPath Design’s office, where healthy high-performance building is their exclusive focus.

Modern Sustainable and Healthy Office Spaces

Friday, November 15, 2024

Approved for 4 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

University Place 3.0 and The Sheward Partnership Philadelphia Headquarters exemplify the integration of health, wellness, and sustainability in modern, post-COVID office spaces. These facilities prioritize employee well-being, sustainability, and high-performance environments. Both locations emphasize indoor air quality, accessible green spaces, and amenities that support physical and mental health. University Place 3.0, a 275,000 SF office, laboratory, and retail building in West Philadelphia, is the first LEED and WELL Platinum laboratory in the U.S. and the first WELL Platinum project in the city. It features chilled beam heating and cooling, rainwater harvesting, electrochromic glass, and an accessible green roof. The Sheward Partnership Headquarters, a 9,150 SF fit-out in Philadelphia, achieved LEED v4 Platinum and is pursuing WELL v2 Platinum and Living Building Challenge Petal certifications. It includes indoor air quality monitors, living green walls, wellness areas, ergonomic desks, and acoustical treatments.

Sustainability in the Community and Parks

Friday, November 15, 2024

Approved for 3.5 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

Tour Description

These projects highlight the opportunities with government and community support effectively reengaged and the local communities.

The Overbrook Environmental Education Center is a brownfield to greenfield success story. Originally a construction storage yard for large vehicles. Community partners, neighbors, the US EPA, PA Department of Environmental Protection; the OEEC assessed, cleaned, and repurposed the facility into an urban green space with a bioretention system. Pervious asphalt and pavers, flow-through planter, swale, and green roof design supporting an underground stormwater retention system. Now it is a key hub for the community bringing a more residential diversity.

Rebuilding of the Cobbs Creek Recreation was possible because of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax, Rebuild is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into neighborhood parks, rec. centers, and libraries. The projects highlight sustainable building practices: an existing recreation center with a light-filled new addition that is targeting LEED Gold, a nature-themed playground that uses wood play equipment, and a strategic renovation of a community environmental center housed in a former stable.

Circularity and Composting

Friday, November 15, 2024

Approved for 4 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

See how to two of Philadelphia’s facilities successfully address opportunities with composting work to engage and educate in the community.

Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center (ORC), is at the center of the Fairmount Park and has for 40+ years served the community to turn leaves, brush, fallen trees, and other organic materials into finished products like compost, mulch, and wood chips that are available for free to City residents. This year adding the Reforestation Hub, a public-private partnership that takes fallen trees coming into the ORC and upcycles them into lumber. While also providing training opportunities for future urban foresters.

Bennett Compost is a small business public-private partnership between the City of Philadelphia. The tour will demonstrate how a compost facility can succeed in a dense urban environment. Get a behind the scenes tour to view their process and the tools they used to succeed.

Reclaimed End Grain White Oak Flooring in the Tallest Building in Pennsylvania

Friday, November 15, 2024

Approved for 2 GBCI CE Credit Hours.

Half Day: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Tour Description

The Comcast Technology Center is the tallest building in Philadelphia, and 14th tallest building in the US— but did you know that it is furnished with 30,000 square feet of reclaimed white oak end grain flooring? End grain flooring is extremely durable and resilient! It is made by continuously cross-cutting the wood, exposing the annual growth rings on every piece. Come see the beauty of wood and learn about the sustainability of REAL American Hardwood, grown in Pennsylvania.

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