Search Tags:  green government

DoE to give DoD a leg up in using alternative energy

The Defense and Energy departments are starting two new joint research and demonstration projects intended to help DoD become less reliant on petroleum.

Tags: DoD , Dept. of Energy , William Lynn , Steven Chu , contracting , alternative energy , Jared Serbu

Comment

PBS explores new ways to utilize work space

Lance Davis, program manager of the Design Excellence Architecture program in the Public Buildings Service at the General Services Administration, tells Federal News Radio about new ways GSA is looking at office space.

Tags: workforce , office space , Lance Davis , PBS , GSA , Federal Drive , AFCEA IT Day

Comment

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 , Greening of Government: buildings , Francis Rose , In Depth

Comment

Federal leaders believe in energy efficiency

A new of 201 government leaders asked participants to rate the importance of energy efficiency within their agencies, rate the agencies' ability to comply with federal energy efficiency requirements, identify obstacles to that compliance and identify attitudes towards energy efficiency within the agency. Schneider Electric's Jim Plourde has details.

Tags: Federal Drive , Zogby poll , energy efficiency , Alliance to Save Energy , Schneider Electric , Jim Plourde

Comment

Education works to teach the children green

The Department of Education is taking a taking a leadership role in the work of educating the next generation of green citizens

Tags: Federal Drive , Greening of Government: people , Education , Glenn Cummings , Suzanne Kubota

Comment

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 , Greening of Government: buildings , Kevin Kampschroer , GSA , Suzanne Kubota

Comment

CDW report: Agencies adopt green gov to reduce IT energy use

CDW-G's Andy Lausch discusses the findings of a report on green government initiative metrics for IT.

Tags: Andy Lausch , CDWG , White House , sustainability , metrics , best practices , Dorobek Insider

Comment

Mile High Green Government

Tags: tech , mngt , alternative energy , Denver Federal Solar Park , Douglas Porter , GSA

Comment

GSA continues green initiatives with LEED Gold requirement

Timothy Hughes, counsel at the law firm of Bean, Kinney & Korman, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss GSA's requirement that GSA-owned building projects have LEED Gold certification.

Tags: Timothy Hughes , GSA , LEED , Dorobek Insider

Comment

NextGen contest aims to make fed building green

GSA and Metropolis magazine are teaming up to give $10,000 to the best design that makes an old federal building green. The DorobekINSIDER spoke with Casey Jones, director of design excellence and the arts at GSA, about the contest.

Tags: GSA , Casey Jones , Metropolis magazine , contest , NextGen , Dorobek Insider

Comment