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Water Efficiency
Buildings are significant users of the Earth’s freshwater supply. The goal of a responsible building operator should be to encourage a sma...
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Building Systems Upgrades
This page details Sustainable Strategies to consider as your space undergoes a building system upgrade to improve energy, water use, and occupant co... -
Net Zero Energy
Net Zero Energy means that a building balances its energy needs with energy produced from renewable, zero-emission sources. While Net Zero Ene... -
Enhancing Resilience and Reducing Vulnerability to Observed and Expected Changes in Climate
Adapting to observed and expected changes in climate is a complex, long term process that requires personnel to work together across their organizat... -
Policies & Strategies
This section is devoted to the broad policies and strategies covering the whole government or entire agencies, services or bureaus, which set the co... -
Tools & Training
This section covers and links to systems, methods, databases, calculators, checklists, etc. designed to help Federal officials and their partners ac... -
Best Practices & Case Studies
One of the best ways to learn and make the case for high-performance building innovations is to point to others’ experience in implementing th...
Green Products
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Combination Units/Multi-Function Devices
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Commercial Audio Visual Equipment
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Computers
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Copiers
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Telephones
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Data Centers & Data Center Buildings
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Digital Duplicators
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DVD and Blu-Ray Disc Players
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Fax Machines
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Home Audio/Video
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Mailing Machines
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Monitors
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Printers
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Scanners and All-in-One Devices
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Servers
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Televisions
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Set-Top Boxes and Cable Boxes
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Computers: Desktop Computers
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Computers: Notebook Computers
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Computers: Workstation Computers
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Computers: Thin Client Computers
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies
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Data Center Storage
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Large Network Equipment
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Small Network Equipment
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Servers: Enterprise Servers
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Servers: Small-scale Servers
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Advanced Power Strips (APS)
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Wireless Sensor Networks
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Computers: Tablets/Slates
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Computers: Integrated Desktop Computers
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Small Network Equipment: Cable and DSL Modems
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Small Network Equipment: Optical Network Devices
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Small Network Equipment: Cable and DSL Integrated Access Devices
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Small Network Equipment: Routers
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Small Network Equipment: Switches
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Small Network Equipment: Access Points
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Telephones: Cordless Phones, Answering Machines, and Combination Units
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Telephones: Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phones
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Computers: Portable All-In-One Computers
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Water Use Baseline
Estimated or metered water use in a specified year from which water use reductions are expected to occur.
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Whole Building Systems
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Water - LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors (v4)
LEED for Interior Design & Construction (ID+C): Commercial Interiors employs a number of sustainable water system best practices in its certific...
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Water - LEED BD+C: New Construction (v4)
Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) for Building Design and Construction (BD+C) addresses components of a sustainable water system ...
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IEQ - Daylight / Views
Providing daylight access and views for occupants is important in reaching performance goals as part of the IEQ strategy. According to a study done ...
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Submetering - Additional Uses
Verifies utility accuracy Contributes to green building certification Establishes a facility’s historical baseline Supports accurate allo...
Materials
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Low-Flow Faucet
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Low-Flow Shower
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Low-flow Faucet
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Low-Flow Urinal
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Low-Flow Toilets
Low-flow toilets are based upon the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992) and use 1.6 or less gallons of water per flush (gpf). Relative to...
