Sustainable Facilities Tool General Services Administration

Recycle organic matter generated during site operations and maintenance

The integrative design process doesn’t end when the lighting upgrade is installed. It is important to commission the new lighting technologies and d...

High-efficiency lighting tends to have very long life. Technologies like LEDs, which today have longer payback periods when considering energy alone...

Develop an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manual to serve as the lighting-management policy and a central operating reference for building managem...

Proper maintenance extends the life of your HVAC equipment and saves energy along the way. Panicked, late night service calls for your suddenly br...

Develop an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manual to serve as the HVAC-management policy and a central operating reference for building management ...

Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance addresses HVAC systems through a number of pre...

Maintenance personnel are critical in sustaining a successful water system upgrade into the future. The water components need to be commissioned as ...

Within the office facility, leaks and corrosion can lead to expensive and time-consuming structural damage as well as an increase in water utility c...

LEED Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance (LEED EB:O&M) dedicates certification credits to reducing the burden on potable water supply and wa...

LEED Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance (LEED EB+OM) dedicates an entire prerequisite and credit section to enhancing the indoor environmen...

LEED EB: O&M focuses on policies and best practices to manage waste from building use. Many of these techniques can be shared among building manager...

No matter how sustainable a building may be in design and construction, it can only remain so if it is operated responsibly and maintained properly....

The Federal Energy Management Program’s guide Operations & Maintenance Best Practices has detailed guidance and checklists on the maintena...

Ensure that building and system operators have access to training or are already prepared to provide cost-effective meter and invertor maintenance o...

The commercial cleaning industry in the U.S. annually uses 8 billion pounds of chemicals annually.1 These chemicals, as well as operations and maint...

Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design for Operations & Maintenance: Existing Buildings (LEED O+M: EB) addresses lighting systems through...

LEED Operations and Maintenance (O+M) for Existing Buildings addresses many of the benefits that planted roofs provide. Planted roofs have a positiv...

Submeters eliminate utility billing problems associated with arbitrary ratio-based measures (e.g. square footage) that favor high volume users over ...

Data provides important input to the design process. The availability of focused data can help establish direction for designing, building, and main...

Energy usage data for different types of buildings can serve to validate requirements within existing codes and standards, or identify new approache...

LEED Operations and Maintenance (O+M) for Existing Buildings requires building-level water and energy metering. This requirement is intended to help...

IEQ occupant surveys are a cost effective and valuable resource for identifying areas of discomfort or dissatisfaction to address during renovation ...

The process of ensuring that your building is operating properly starts with commissioning. In general, commissioning is the process of ensuring tha...

Using the data from submetering systems to better manage building operations and maintenance can have a significant impact on a building’s ove...

Leaks in the water system, if left unidentified and untreated, can serve as a catalyst for mold growth within the building space. Prolonged exposure...

Optimizing operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies for building equipment technologies and systems improves operational efficiency, reduces ...

The integrative design process understands that buildings, their components, and their use type and surroundings are interrelated. Involving all sta...

Meter costs can be grouped into three main categories: equipment costs, labor costs, and recurring costs. Since submetering systems can vary greatly...

One of the best ways to save energy is to measure and manage it. There are two basic methods for managing resource use: through improved resou...

High efficiency plumbing fixtures (toilets, urinals, faucets, and showers) can lead to significant water savings. FEMP BMP #6 gives some guidance on...