Birdbrain Labs, a new startup based in Squirrel Hill, is launching Tech-to-Go, a nomadic pop-up retailer.

Tech-to-Go will be offering electronic components and kits aimed at
the Hacker/Maker/Arist communities in Pittsburgh. They will be
popping up at convienent locations around Pittsburgh with weekly
“office hours” at Assemble, Hack Pittsburgh, dorkbot, Carnegie Mellon,
and other events and spaces.

Tech-to-Go’s grand opening will be at Assemble from 10am to 2pm with
free donuts and coffee.

Assemble is a new artspace venue in the Penn Ave Arts District,
located at 5125 Penn Ave. Physical and nonphysical social and
creative connections are fostered through film screenings, happenings,
workshops, lectures, and community activities. Founded on the
concepts of sustainability, community, science, architecture, new
media, and lowtech/hightech art, assemble is a place for creation!
Tech-to-go will be keeping weekly hours at Assemble Saturdays 10-2.

In addition to a nomadic prescense at various sites, orders taken
through the Tech-to-Go website at http://birdbrainlabs.com/ will be
delivered same-day to certain locations in Pittsburgh. This
innovative business model will allow Tech-to-Go to minimize operating
costs while providing customers with quick and convenient access to
the electronics they need.

For more information, contact:
Ben Peoples
President, Birdbrain Labs LLC
media@birdbrainlabs.com
412-254-4236

Phipps Conservatory Seeds One of the World’s First Living Buildings in Pittsburgh

One of the world’s first living buildings is taking root on Phipps
Conservatory and Botanical Garden’s historic Oakland campus in
Pittsburgh, PA. The Center for Sustainable Landscapes, slated to open in
spring 2012, will produce all its own energy, and capture and treat all
water on site, literally having as much impact on the environment as a
flower. Learn more about this revolutionary project in “The Evolving
Green Story of Phipps: A Living Building Takes Shape” and at
http://www.PhippsCSL.org.