IBM to Monitor 50 Federal Buildings, Save Taxpayers $15m – With More to Come
IBM has won a contract to develop and install smart building technology in 50 of the federal government’s most energy-consuming buildings, and the resulting data could help reduce operating costs...
View ArticleTop Marks for EPA on 2011 Sustainability Scorecard
The EPA met all of its sustainability and energy goals for 2011 and remains on track to meet all seven future goals on its Office of Management and Budget sustainability scorecard, amid mixed results...
View ArticleContract Wins: GSA, NASA, Clean Energy Fuels, Telkonet’s EcoSmart
The US General Services Administration has procured about 300 million kWh of electricity – expected to save GSA more than $10.8 million at several facilities in New York as well as through other...
View Article$39m, 39-Building GSA Project Will Enable Remote Energy Monitoring Across...
Siemens Government Technologies is on schedule to complete, by October, a $39 million energy-efficiency project that will allow the federal General Services Administration to monitor and control dozens...
View ArticleCoalition Forms to Challenge LEED Rating System
More than 27 business associations and trade groups have formed the American High-Performance Buildings Coalition, in a bid to support the development of a sustainable buildings standard that would...
View ArticleUSGBC, Kohler, KB Homes Urge GSA to Stick with LEED Rating System
The US Green Building Council, along with 1,200 businesses and organizations that include KB Home, Kohler, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Sherwin Williams and the cities of Atlanta, Chicago and San...
View ArticleVA Installs Energy Management System, Expects $3.5m Over 5 Years
The Department of Veterans Affairs has installed an environmental management system (EMS) at its central office that it expects will save taxpayers $3.5 million over the next five years. The EMS...
View ArticleGSA Makes Case For Smart Lighting, Plug Strip Roll-Out
The US General Services Administration has concluded reviews of energy efficient technologies responsive lighting systems and plug load control and released details of how such technology could be...
View ArticleUSGBC Opens LEED Draft Proposal to Public Comment
The US Green Building Council has opened the fifth public comment period to allow the building industry to view the most recent rating system in its proposed update to the LEED green building program....
View ArticleLEED Certifications for Federal Buildings Rise More Than 50%
The number of federal LEED-certified projects has skyrocketed about 51 percent this year, from 544 completed in 2011 to 821 in just the first eight months of 2012, the Federal Times reports. US Green...
View ArticleGSA Evaluates Sage, Cypress, Daintree Green Tech
The US General Services Administration has selected products from Sage Electrochromics, Cypress Envirosystems and Daintree Networks for its Green Proving Ground program that evaluates sustainable...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Fruit South Africa, Restricted Substances,...
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. Fruit South Africa has finalized a standard and audit...
View ArticleFederal Green Car Purchases ‘Down a Third’
Purchases of hybrid and electric vehicles by President Barack Obama’s administration fell by a third last year, according to Bloomberg. The administration has a goal of only buying alternative fuel...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Carbon Capture, UL Zero Waste, GSA Review
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes eight items. DNV KEMA has launched a risk management guide for the...
View ArticleGSA Expands Hybrid Fleet ‘Up to 10,000 Vehicles’
The US General Services Administration says it will expand the number of hybrid vehicles in the federal fleet by up to 10,000 vehicles, resulting in the reduction of about 1 million gallons of fuel per...
View ArticleGSA Hits All Sustainability Targets for 2012
The General Services Administration last year exceeded its fiscal year 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target, reducing emissions by more than 35 percent from 2008 levels, and reached its other...
View ArticleGreen Globes Wins GSA Recommendation
In a big win for the Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes certification program, the US General Services Administration (GSA) on Friday recommended the federal government use either the Green...
View ArticleGSA Seeks Green Building Technologies to Test
The US government is seeking green building technologies that have the potential to improve economic and environmental performance in federal buildings. The General Services Administration’s (GSA)...
View ArticleEPA Issues Draft Guidelines for Greener Buying
The EPA has issued a set of draft criteria to help the federal government identify and buy greener and safer products. The draft guidelines, which will be subject to a 90-day pubic comment period once...
View ArticleGreen Globes Wins DoD Endorsement
In another victory for the Green Globes, the US Department of Defense has decided to allow its facilities to use the green building certification program. While the US Green Building Council’s LEED...
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