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Analysis: "Greening of Government" survey
American University Director of Sustainability Chris O'Brien analyzes the Federal News Radio "Greening the Government" survey.
Tags: Chris O'Brien , American University , green government , Francis Rose , In Depth
GSA: green buildings key to lower emissions
Green is good, but a building also has to serve the people inside. GSA's Kevin Kampschroer explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , green government , Kevin Kampschroer , GSA , Suzanne Kubota
Center at Andrews Air Force Base saves money with green roof
The Air National Guard's new Readiness Center at Andrews Air Force Base is a great example of how technology can lower energy costs while also lowering the impact on the environment. Galen Jamison, project manager with CH2M Hill, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the construction of the center.
Tags: Galen Jamison , CH2M Hill , Andrews Air Force Base , green government , Dorobek Insider
White House issues guidance to measure agencies' greenhouse gas emissions
The White House Council on Environmental Quality on Wednesday issued guidance detailing how departments should go about developing a baseline measurement for greenhouse gas emissions. Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the council, spoke with Federal News Radio's Jason Miller about how the guidance will help agencies achieve this goal.
Tags: White House Council on Environmental Quality , Nancy Sutley , green government , Jason Miller
$10,000 challenge: Make a federal office building green
The General Services Administration and Metropolis Magazine have teamed up to offer $10,000 for a winning design that will make a 45-year-old GSA building more green. Susan Szenasy, the editor-in-chief of Metropolis Magazine, discusses the competition.
Tags: GSA , Metropolis magazine , green government , Susan Szenasy
Column: The green office castle
Chris O'Brien is the director of sustainability at American University in Washington. He offers some advice for federal workers who want to green their offices. O'Brien said to go easy dishing out the guilt and instead serve up solutions that make work easier and more efficient, and heap the praise on everyone who helps.
Tags: green government , American University , Chris O'Brien
Column: GSA likes its standing as a leader in green
The agency seeks to improve the government's energy efficiency through internal and external initiatives. GSA is leading the effort to modernize federal buildings as well as provide customer agencies with sustainable products and services. Read an op-ed by Stephen Leeds, the General Services Administration's senior counselor to the administrator.
Tags: green government , Stephen Leeds , GSA , Recovery Act
As a federal pioneer of LEED, NOAA grasps savings
From the soon-to-be renovated headquarters of the General Services Administration, to the green roof of the main New York City Post Office, the federal government is making energy-efficient-and-sustainable buildings a top priority. But a little over three years ago, one federal building in the D.C. area led the way in the design and construction of a new generation of green buildings.
Tags: green government , management , NOAA , Paul Pegnato , GSA , Tony Alonso , Green buildings , data center , LEED , Max Cacas ,
GSA, Energy going alternative to run its buildings
DoE wants to make all of its roofs white or light color to help reduce the amount of heat buildings absorb. GSA is testing solar panels, geo-thermal and solar chimneys in different buildings around the country. The goal is to help reduce the government's $25 billion annual energy bill.
Tags: green government , management , Nancy Sutley , Steven Chu , Robert Peck , White House , Council on Environmental Quality , GSA , Energy , Green buildings , GreenGov Symposium , solar panels , Jason Miller ,
NNSA breaks ground in many ways
Imagine moving just eight miles and saving about $100 million per year. The NNSA's Mark Holecek has details on how his agency's doing it.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , NNSA , Mark Holecek , Suzanne Kubota , LEED certification ,
