Rain gardens, porous pavement, underground cisterns and a plan for an urban forest are all part of a growing movement in Pittsburgh to revamp the city's waterways and create a sustainable infrastructure for stormwater.
Once industrial wastelands, Pittsburgh's Three Rivers are now engines driving the twin goals of recreation and economic growth--and a shining example of how to reconnect a city to its waterfront.
We talked with Professor Giarratani about how Pittsburgh has been able to adapt to changing economic conditions and how the era of big steel helped prepare the region for a new kind of economy based on services rather than commodities.
The developer of the most ecologically innovative new community in North America came from Victoria, British Colombia to tell Western Pennsylvania's green building conference that sharing ideas was vital
A Pittsburgh nonprofit is working to reshape a struggling neighborhood by reconnecting residential buildings to storefronts, parks and other community assets.
By offering incentives for TV and film production companies to shoot in Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth has helped create a nascent industry--and a workforce to sustain it.
Across Pennsylvania, companies that rely on creativity are crafting new kinds of work environments--and in the process reshaping the way employees think and work
On Thursday night, Twitterers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will join Twitterers on every continent, in more than 100 cities worldwide, in a massive "Twestival"
A new breed of architects is employing cutting-edge design and contemporary concepts of space and style to remake the way people live in cities throughout the Commonwealth.
Two teams of entrepreneurs at opposite ends of the Commonwealth have revived one of Pennsylvania's oldest industries--distilling�and are producing premium products for niche markets.