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Top Marks for EPA on 2011 Sustainability Scorecard

June 19, 2012June 21, 2012 by Leon Walker

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 from other major federal departments and agencies. The scorecard measures the sustainability of federal departments and ... Read more »

IBM to Monitor 50 Federal Buildings, Save Taxpayers $15m – With More to Come

May 18, 2012May 18, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

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 across the General Service Administration’s entire inventory of nearly 182 million square feet. The GSA, which awarded the contract to ... Read more »

GSA Auctions 24MW of Demand Response

March 5, 2012 by Leon Walker

The U.S. General Services Administration’s Energy Division has successfully carried out its first auction of demand response, with support from energy management firm World Energy Solutions Inc. and technology company Science Applications International Corporation. The GSA auctioned 24 MW of demand response – 8MW annually over three years. Two sets ... Read more »

GSA Slashes New England Energy Expenditure by Almost 40%

January 11, 2012January 11, 2012 by Leon Walker

Energy management services firm World Energy Solutions and science and engineering firm SAIC have helped the U.S. General Services Administration with a procurement process that cut energy expenditure at federal facilities in New England by almost 40 percent. The companies helped the G.S.A. buy over 220 million kWh of electricity ... Read more »

Standards Briefing: GRI, GSA, Green Seal, Whole Foods

May 5, 2011June 4, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has announced that development is now underway on G4, the next generation of its Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. GRI says that G4 should improve on content in current G3 and G3.1 guidelines, with strengthened technical definitions and improved clarity. GRI is asking for feedback from businesses and ... Read more »

Environmental Enforcement: Feds to Pay Settlement Over Asbestos in ‘Green’ Renovation

March 4, 2011 by Leon Walker

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled an enforcement action against the General Services Administration (GSA) and four of its contractors for alleged asbestos-related violations that occurred during a “green” renovation project – on a building where the EPA is a tenant. The action alleged that the GSA, Goody ... Read more »

Contract Roundup: Siemens, EnerNOC, EPS, Tetra Tech

October 22, 2010 by Gina Roos

Here is a roundup of recent contract and supply wins focused on energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions. Siemens Government Services (SGS) recently received a $38.5-million task order award from the General Services Administration (GSA) to implement energy-efficiency improvements at 39 federal government facilities across the Greater Southwest Region (Region ... Read more »

Baker, ICF Receive Energy Efficiency Contracts

June 3, 2010 by Paul Nastu

An engineering subsidiary of Michael Baker Corporation announced it was one of 20 recipients of a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The maximum aggregate capacity of all BPAs awarded is $500 million. The company will help the GSA reduce energy usage and improve ... Read more »

Auto Roundup: GSA Doubling Hybrids, Ford and Microsoft Team for Hohm Recharging

April 1, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Two recent developments should bolster the case for adding hybrids and electrics to corporate fleets. The federal government plans to demonstrate the efficacy of hybrids in fleets with the General Service Administration’s recent decision to double the number of hybrids it owns. The GSA will purchase about 5,600 hybrids this ... Read more »

Hara, Shaw Land Carbon Accounting Contracts with Safeway, GSA

February 17, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Safeway has selected Hara to provide enterprise carbon accounting software, while the U.S. General Services Administration went with Shaw on a similar contract. Safeway said it hopes its contract with Hara will help give it insight into the size and makeup of its energy usage and carbon footprint and a ... Read more »

Homeland Security Campus Building Cogen Plant

January 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Aimed at increasing energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected Honeywell and Washington Gas to jointly design, install and maintain a cogeneration plant and distribution system at the St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C. The onsite power generation plant at the ... Read more »

Web Tool Analyzes Sustainability Strategies

May 13, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

A new software tool evaluates greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and baseline energy use to help companies and organizations analyze their sustainability strategies. The Web-based TEAL (Total Emissions Analytics) software, from Noblis Inc., allows users to calculate the return on investment from implementing green IT equipment and lighting, according to ... Read more »

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