Final Coat
PPG donates paint to Phipps Conservatory
PPG Industries has donated 23 gallons of Pittsburgh Paints Pure Performance and Manor Hall exterior paints and 12,400 square feet of Starphire ultra-clear glass to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
to help the site prepare for the upcoming G- 20 Summit.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
will welcome the G- 20 leaders and their spouses to
Pittsburgh at Phipps on Sept. 24. Afterward, President
Obama and the G- 20 leaders will remain at the conservatory for a working dinner.
The Starphire ultra-clear glass was used to replace several panes in the Phipps’ Tropical Forest, while the donated paint was used for touch-ups throughout the facility.
“Phipps Conservatory is one of the world’s greenest gardens due, in part, to some of the paint and glass from PPG
which comprise our structure,” said Richard Piacentini, the
conservatory’s executive director. “We’re very pleased to
have such a strong relationship with PPG, and we’re grateful for the help as we prepare to host the G- 20 leaders.”
“We want to make sure that Phipps—and Pittsburgh —
shine during the G- 20 Summit, and we’re pleased to be able
to provide all of the paint, glass and other support that
Phipps needs to get ready,” said Victoria Holt, PPG senior
vice president, glass and fiber glass, and member of the
board of trustees of Phipps Conservatory.
Phipps Conservatory’s Special Events Center also
includes glass manufactured by PPG. The complex, which
adjoins the award-winning Tropical Forest, is enclosed with
Solarban 70XL solar control, low-emissivity glass. This glass
transmits 64% of the sun’s natural light while blocking 73%
of its solar energy making it 29% more energy-efficient than
competitors’ products. As a result, the glass saves energy,
cuts costs and reduces the cooling capacity and equipment
requirements for buildings.
Pittsburgh Paints Pure Performance paint is an environ-mentally-conscious paint line with zero volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). The paints feature minimal odor during application and drying as well as mildew resistance on
the paint film. Pure Performance paint is the first paint to
receive Green Seal Class A Certification. CW
Al Vollberg, painter and glazier at Phipps Conservatory, spruces
up the place in preparation for the G- 20 Summit with paint
donated by PPG Industries.
PPG Industries donated 12,400 square feet of Starphire
ultra-clear glass to replace panes in the Phipps Conservatory’s
Tropical Forest in preparation for the G- 20 summit.
