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Allegheny County Office Building Green Roof
In 2009, Eisler Landscapes, in collaboration with Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc., IDC Architects and Cuddy Roofing, was selected to create a series of 4735 Butler Street educational demonstration green roofs for the Allegheny County Office Building. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Eisler Landscapes was responsible for the site analysis, landscape design and final master plan, as well as the installation and maintenance of the green roof. The project consisted of four separate types of green roofs; intensive, semi-intensive, extensive and an extensive tray system.
Allegheny County
The placement and orientation of these systems was based on the structural limitations of the building and existing roof structure. Existing environmental conditions such as sun exposure, wind, location and building facilities were also considered. Page 1
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Aspinwall Riverfront Park
AT A GLANCE • 118 Trees • 150 Upland thicket shrubs • 145 Wetland thicket shrubs 285 River Ave. • 193 Traditional garden shrubs • 18,784 Perennials Aspinwall, PA 15215 • 5,550 Ferns When the Allegheny River Community of Aspinwall bought a private marina and turned it over to the public to create a public park, the vision for Aspinwall Riverfront Park started to take shape. The original purchase and the funding for the park have all been raised through grassroots campaigns. The goal has been to create a natural community park connected to the river and to the existing riverfront trail systems, and to protect and expand the unique ecosystem on site. Eisler Landscapes has supported this vision and worked with the community and designers to build a unique park.
Aspinwall Riverfront Park
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Chatham University-Main Campus
Having enjoyed an ongoing relationship with Chatham University since the mid 1990’s, Eisler Landscapes has had the opportunity to work on many projects on 1 Woodland Road, the historic Olmstead-designed campus. Eisler crews restored the beloved duck Pittsburgh, PA 15232 pond, including planting lilies and reestablishing historic paths around the pond. They participated in the award-winning restoration of the Gate House, an effort lead by Sota Construction, by re-grading the surrounding landscape, building stacked stone walls and installing fresh foundation and decorative plantings. Other work on campus included dealing with steep terrain, planting vegatative screens, laying brick donor walks, planting trees and installing new planting beds. We are proud to have had a role in maintaining one of our treasured Pittsburgh landscapes.
Chatham University
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Eden Hall Campus
Chatham University 1 Woodland Road Pittsburgh, PA 15232 “Eden Hall Campus will be the first in the world built from the ground up for the study of sustainable living, learning, and development. Using the latest in environmentally responsible technology, design and innovation, Eden Hall will be self-sustaining in every way by producing zero carbon emissions and more energy than it consumes.”
Eden hall will be the first campus in North America to apply for SITES certification through the Sustainable Sites Initiative. The project includes: •Planting 704 new trees •26,151 square feet of rain gardens •7,074 square feet of bioretention areas •41,983 square feet of permeable paving (57% of all new paving surfaces will be permeable) Page 1
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Gates Science Center
Carnegie Mellon University
As part of a $130 million project at CMU, the landscaping at the Gates Science Center, designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. increased greenspace 500 Forbes Avenue on the site from 52,209 s.f. to 120,100 s.f. Completed in 2009, this project included Pittsburgh, PA 15213 multiple green roofs and rain gardens on a topographically challenging 5.6 acres in the heart of CMU’s urban campus. The landscaping includes the new West Quad, the Kraus Winter Garden, nearly 300 trees arranged in groves, and more than 2,000 new shrubs. Eisler Landscapes used engineered soils to create naturalistic contours and elevation changes. Native plants, and rare to unusual plants were used extensively throughout the site and were sourced by Eisler Landscapes. Page 1
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Kraus Campo at the Posner Center
Carnegie Mellon University
In 2004 Eisler Nurseries took on the challenge of installing a green roof designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Accociates at CMU’s Posner Center. 500 Forbes Avenue working with Mascaro Construction the general contractor, the green roof was Pittsburgh, PA 15213 installed over a rare book archive. Intense layout work commenced in order to create naturalistic contours on a flat roof. Grading stakes were used to accurately create the designed contours. Grading quickly became the largest part of the project. Two art installations were included in the project-the French Curve to honor Posner, and a quote from the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Simple mass plantings of barberries, azaleas, boxwood, ilex and ivy create a colorful setting for the art works. Page 1
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David L. Lawrence Convention Center Green Roof
Located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center was the first “green” convention center in the world and was awarded the Gold LEED® certification by the US Green Building Council. With the addition of the green roof completed by Eisler Landscapes and Cuddy Roofing in 2011, this landmark building continues to be an inspiration for the future of building in our region and beyond. The roof plantings include many types of sedum and meadow plants. Drip irrigation lines were installed for plant establishment and can be used for maintainence if needed. We were honored to be involved in improving this great regional amenity.
David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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Doherty Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
Overlooking the new Gates Science center, the green roof installed on Doherty Hall in 2006 was the first green roof that Eisler Landscapes completed at CMU. 500 Forbes Avenue It included many native plants and custom details. The spiral beach pebbles Pittsburgh, PA 15213 were hand picked and installed. Eisler’s craftsmen created a custom copper splash block and fabricated the custom art piece. Standstone block edging and random bluestone paving were also installed to provide access to the roof for students and faculty. Plantings included sedum, liriope, allium, luzula, chives, euonymus, virginia creeper and boston ivy.
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East Liberty Town Square
ELDI 116 South Highland Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15206
AT A GLANCE • Two rain gardens totalling 2,420 SF • 500 SF Salvaged cobblestone pavers • 52 new trees • 167 new shrubs • 10,777 new perennials, grasses, sedges, bulbs and native plants
East Liberty Town Square in front of East Liberty Presbyterian Church is a project lead by East Liberty Development, Inc. and designed my CH2MHIll and Viridian Landscape Studio. This pilot demonstration project was built to show that green infrastructure solutions are a viable alternative to expensive traditional infrastructure in solving the region’s combined sewer overflow problem. Green infrastructure solutions like the rain gardens and bioswales used here, can also serve as a public amenity, in this case a town square style public park. Page 1
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Eisler Nurseries
Founded in 1926, Eisler Nurseries is one of the region’s foremost production nursery and landscape installation firms. By utilizing plant material grown on the nursery, Eisler Landscapes has defined the Pittsburgh landscape with installations such as Mellon Park, Gateway Center and the original plantings of Point State Park. Eisler Nurseries currently has over 250 acres of nurseries and produces over 150 varieties of trees. We continuously seek out and implement new production practices to grow the finest trees available to the trade including; drip irrigation of our entire growing acreage, root pruning at 1-inch caliper and 4-inch caliper, vigilant canopy pruning to ensure proper and consistent form, continuous assessment and adjustment of nutrients, and a successful ‘Summer Dig’ program. We also grow and transplant large specimen quality trees.
Eisler Nurseries 1031 New Castle Road P.O. Box 465 Prospect, PA 16052-0465
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Family Hospice Healing Gardens
Family Hospice 50 Moffett Street Pittsburgh, PA 15243 This Eisler designed project consisted of planting designs for formal entrances and courtyards, entry walks, and the softening of the entry drive and parking lot. Our crew of professional landscapers completed this job with sensitivity to the hospice resident’s needs as well as maintaining access to the facility for workers and visitors. Page 1
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Fore Systems, Inc.
When Fore Systems, Inc. built an avantgarde headquarters to convey their high tech, cutting edge image, landscaping was a big part of the plan. The sheer size 3000 Ericsson Drive, of the site-three buildings, 100,000 square feet each, on 35 acres was a challenge: Warrendale, PA 15086 the plan costed out to double the budget. Working with the landscape architects, GWSM of Pittsburgh, we carefully scrutinized the unique design and recommened reductions in the volume of plantings without losing impact, which allowed us to cut costs by 40 percent. The massive undertaking included acres of topsoil work, craning in a boulder field, and seeding over 1,000,000 s.f. of lawn and slopes. Plantings were executed with precision. A total of 2,500 barberrys, 300 trees, and 7,000 ornamentalgrasses were installed to create the spare, high tech landscape that completes the site of Fore System’s cutting edge headquarters in Cranberry Township.
Fore Systems, Inc.
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IUP-Student Housing
Indiana University of Pa Student Housing 1011 South Drive, Indiana, PA 15705 Working with a Campus Master Plan by LaQuatra Bonci in conjunction with Massaro Construction Corporation, Eisler Landscapes took on the landscape portion of a 6 phase, 3 year contract to replace all of the student housing on Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Main campus. Finished in 2010, the large landscape package included plazas, gardens, volleyball courts and other active and passive recreational areas.
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Magnolia Park
Magnolia Park 639 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 A sculpture installation sponsored by the Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Magnolia Park was installed in 2006. The bronze sculptures by Tony Tasset were installed by Eisler Landscapes. Work included design, plantings, custom footers for the sculptures and greening existing walls with ivy. The award-winning park was selected to be in the Public Art Network of Americans for the Arts 2007 Year in Review.
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McCandles Crossing
McCandless Crossing McKnight Rd, McCandless Township, PA
AT A GLANCE • 1,000,000 sf mixed use development • Bioswales in parking lots • 6,066 sf of rain gardens • 515 trees • 1,497 shrubs • 142 perennials
A one million square feet mixed use development, McCandless Crossing includes a Town Center, Office, Retail, Hotels, Entertainment and Residential areas. Eisler Landscpes has been involved in multiple phases of the project installing plantings, trees, bioswales and outdoor furnishings. The project includes many large bioswales in the parking areas, and bufferyards on the edges. Plantings in the entertainment and retail areas include pathside gardens and courtyards. Page 1
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Mellon Square
Located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mellon Square Park is considered a masterpiece of modern landscape architecture. “In 2008, Mellon Smithfield Street, Square was named one of America’s Ten Great Public Spaces by the American Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Planning Association, drawing attention to this landmark in Downtown Pittsburgh. Mellon Square, which opened in 1955, is the first modern garden plaza to be built atop a parking garage, and its design makes it a forerunner of today’s rooftop gardens.” -Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Eisler Landscapes has had the honor of working on this historic landscape not just once, but twice. Originally called upon by Simonds and Simonds to install this revolutionary landscape in 1955, we have the honor to be a part of the current restoration efforts set to be completed in 2013. Page 1
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Township of Moon Zoning Code, Landscape Ordinance
Township of Moon
In 2013, Eisler Landscapes was invited to review the landscape ordinance for the 1000 Beaver Grade Road Township of Moon. The existing zoning code was reviewed and re-writen to bring Moon Township, PA it in line with today’s sustainable practices. Code review included modifying existing bufferyard requirements to encourage native and naturalized landscapes, re-writing plant lists to include native plants and exclude invasive species, creating code to encourage pedestrian access for the businesses on University Boulevard, creating code to encourage pedestrian friendly development models for residential areas and encourage retrofitting existing cul-de-sacs with pedestrian and bike access, and requiring more trees and safe pedestrian crossings in retail areas and parking lots.
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Sarah Heinz House
Sara Heinz House
A Leed registered building, the Sara Heinz House was designed Rothchild Doyno Architects in conjunction with Pashek Associates, Landscape Architects. 1 Heinz Street Completed in 2007, the site includes student vegetable gardens and educational Pittsburgh, PA 15212 garden plots. Native plantings not only beautify the site, but serve as part of a rainwater mitigation system. Rainwater harvested from the roof and stored in underground cisterns is used to provide supplemental irrigation for the site. Wildflowers, cover crops, and shrubs were chosen for their nativity as well as their low maintenance habits. Cobblestone pavers and over 17,000 s.f. of stabilized aggregate also reduce run-off in hardscape areas. A handicap ramp was also integrated into the site, along with unique stone benches custom made and installed by Eisler Landscapes. Page 1
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Shaler Municipal Demonstration Rain Garden
Built as a model for homeowners in the Shaler area, this rain garden was designed and installed by Eisler Landscapes with project management by the Pennsylvania 300 Wetzel Road, Environmental Council and funding provided by the PA Department of Glenshaw, PA 15116 Environmental Protection through Section 319 of the Federal Clean Water Act administered by the US. Environmental Protection Agency. The rain garden was built in September 2011 to mitigate runoff from 3,000 s.f. of roof as well as 7,000 s.f. of sloped lawn. The garden was designed with a capacity of 29,174 gallons, enough to manage all of the runoff from a 60-minute, 1 year storm event, and is outperforming this design criteria. Native plants and cultivars were used in the design and were specifically selected to attract pollenators, birds and butterflies for study by students at the nearby public schools. Project scope included the creation of renderings and marketing colleratal for construction signage and informational brochures.
PA Environmental Council
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Soldiers & Sailors
Client 4141 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15213 In 2013, Eisler Landscapes teamed up with Cuddy Roofing to update the roof on the Soldiers and Sailors building in Oakland. Eisler Landscapes installed 8,006 sf of green roof and 336 pathway pavers. Green roofs double the lifespan of flat roofs and provide additional building installation as well as mitigating rain water runoff. Page 1
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Eisler Street Tree Program
Borough of Rochester City of New Kensington Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Grove City Factory Shops Mount Washington Community Development Corporation Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh Department of City Planning Station Square TreeVitalize
Eisler Landscapes in conjunction with Eisler Nurseries has worked on a number of retail and street tree projects in the past, including Grove City Factory Outlets and Station Square, as well as providing planting and parking lot greening services for many smaller retail outlets. In addition, we have also worked with many community organizations to improve our urban areas by installing street trees. We have installed over 3,000 street trees in the city of Pittsburgh alone.
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Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Working with a design by Andropogon Associates, Ltd. Eisler Landscapes was honored to contribute to the historic restoration of this site in downtown 328 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh. Working on the church yard and building exterior, Eisler Landscapes Pittsburgh, PA 15222 rebuilt the stone entrances, and installed new rainwater infiltration basins, native plantings, cut stone pathways, lighting and seating. While working at a busy, occupied site is always challenging, this downtown church and burial ground was especially sensitive. A burial ground for Native Americans before becoming an Anglican cemetery in 1787, this small site contains over 4,000 burials. The current church was built in 1872. Eisler’s crews worked side by side with members of the University of Pennsylvania’s Historic Conservation laboratory as they completed the grave marker restoration process, and we worked hard to insure that the sacred nature of this historic site was respected throughout the construction process.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
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UPMC Cumberland Woods Village
UPMC Cumberland Woods Village 700 Cumberland Woods Drive, Allison Park, PA 15101 This intensive green roof, built above a large parking garage, beautifies the grounds of UPMC’s Cumberland Woods Village, a continuing care retirement community in Allison Park. Completed in 2010 and designed by Fahringer McCarty Grey, Inc. the green roof is unique in that it uses irrigation and landscape plants typical of an at-grade planting, with green roof innovations such as lightweight soil and man-made contours, making the space seem more like a park than a green roof. Plantings include trees, grasses.
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UPMC Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers
UPMC Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers 5115 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Designed by Pashek Associates, Ltd., and built by Eisler Landscapes and Landau Building Company, the Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers 4th Floor Terrace Garden received a Silver Award for Acute Care in the 2013 Landscape Architecture Awards for Healthcare Environments. The roof is located six stories above Center Avenue in a very congested urban environment, an additional challenge for the installation crew. The project included over 1500 sf of green roof, 1420 sf of bluestone patio paving, and a variety of shrubs, perennials, sedums and grasses. Photos by Taktl Page 1
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UPMC St. Margaret-Garden of Hope
The St. Margaret Foundation sponsored the design and construction of the Garden of Hope adjacent to the new Patient and Family Resource Pavilion thanks to a lead gift from the estate of Mrs. Helen Colwell, mother of Mrs. Comly Watters. The garden is a calm escape for patients and families from the anxiousness that often accompanies healthcare challenges. A community effort, this garden was supported by local garden clubs, physicians, board members, employees, community members and patients. One hundred percent of the funds for construction came from donations. The garden was designed by Jennifer Deemer, MLA, ALSA of Eisler Landscapes and built by Eisler Landscapes. The garden includes 1,188 sf of patio space, a 16 foot fountain, and multiple seating areas. The garden is surrounded by 2,740 sf of lush planting beds to screen the noise and views of the hospital entrance. Planting includes 6 varieties of trees, 10 varieties of shrubs, perennials and vines. The design also included extra large pots to allow planting by garden clubs, screen seating areas from each other, and bring plants to eye level for those in wheel chairs.
St. Margaret Foundation Garden of Hope 815 Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
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Volant Community Park Master Plan
Township of Volant In 2008, Eisler Landscapes along with Richard P. Rauso, RLA, was asked to State Route 208, create a Master Plan for the community park in Volant, PA. to create a sustainable Volant, PA 16156 industrial park and working farm. The proposed park encompasses approx. 6.4 acres and offers the potential for green space for recreation and outdoor activities (fishing, canoeing, hiking, etc.), open space for events and relaxation, riparian zone and habitat restoration as well as agricultural restoration. Plans also incorporate a working mill, retail store, art gallery and studios, community barn, blacksmith shop, community and children’s gardens, demonstration buildings, and pedestrian walking trails. This project is currently awaiting funding for construction.
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