David Lawrence Convention Center Tour
Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost: $5 per person
Registration Limit: 25 participants. Please send an email to Info@DelaneyMeetingEvent.com if you are no longer able to attend, so someone may take your place.
Description:
Learn about how the David Lawrence Convention Center became the first to hold multiple LEED Certifications and led the way for sustainable practices in structures of this scale. The tour will show how the building’s design works together with its day-to-day operations to keep the convention center among the most sustainable in the world, even nearly 25 years after it was built. Attendees will learn about technical components of the building and how stakeholder buy-in is fostered for new projects that help maintain its top-tier status.
Location and Transportation:
- David Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
RiverLife Walking Tour
Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
Time: Afternoon, exact time TBC.
Cost: $10 per person
Registration Limit: 25 participants. Please send an email to Info@DelaneyMeetingEvent.com if you are no longer able to attend, so someone may take your place.
Description:
Since 2000, Riverlife has worked with the community in Pittsburgh to reimagine the 15 miles of riverfront parks, trails, and public open spaces to better benefit everyone. Riverlife will provide a walking tour of points of interest within this large project, and share some highlights from their most recent project. This tour will be within walking distance from the Convention Center, and is also a great opportunity to get oriented to Pittsburgh! More information about the tour is forthcoming.
Location and Transportation:
- Exact tour locations will include multiple stops within walking distance of the Convention Center.
- No transportation is required. Participants will meet at the Convention Center and will walk together to the start of the tour.
Negley Watershed Tour
Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Cost: $15 per person
Registration Limit: 30 participants. Please send an email to Info@DelaneyMeetingEvent.com if you are no longer able to attend, so someone may take your place.
Description:
Join UpstreamPgh and Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Engineering Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CERCA) for a guided tour of the Negley Run Watershed. This urban watershed is characterized by flooding, environmental injustice, and underinvested infrastructure. UpstreamPgh convenes the Negley Run Watershed Task Force, which has been active for over a decade, co-developing a climate-resilient vision of the future that prioritizes nature-based solutions for these neighborhoods with residents, city agencies, and partners like CMU. This tour will stop at 3 strategic locations along the watershed to examine design interventions and impact.
Co-organized by UpstreamPgh and CERCA
Location and Transportation:
- Negley Run Watershed spans multiple neighborhoods on the east side of Pittsburgh.
- Transportation will be provided for participants. Participants will meet at the Convention Center and will be transported to and from the various stops within the watershed tour. There will be some walking within a slightly hilly urban context.
