Sustainable Facilities Tool U.S. General Services Administration

This section covers and links to systems, methods, databases, calculators, checklists, etc. designed to help Federal officials and their partners ac...

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...

Today’s workplaces are often in flux. Organizations change direction or develop new services. People move to new sp...

Energy Management Systems (EnMS) are a set of business processes that enable facility managers to act on energy usage data and optimize eff...

Organizations today are less hierarchical and work is more team based, more mobile, and more cross functional. A key to spatial equity is that sp...

Sustainability is best thought of as a process, rather than an end state. Sustainability means to create and maintain conditions that balance the ec...

Buildings and facilities rely on the operation of mechanical systems and electrical systems to maintain a high level of indoor environmental qual...

Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is most simply described as the conditions inside the building. It includes air quality, but also access to da...

In the construction and day-to-day operations of buildings, many materials and resources are used and a great deal of waste is generated. The m...

Environmental programs, both federal and third party, help buyers identify products and services with posit...

Buildings are significant users of the Earth’s freshwater supply. The goal of a responsible building operator should be to encourage a sma...

Individual sustainability projects should support strategic long-term goals. Here you can explore practical approaches to strategic long-term planni...

Buildings represent about 76% of electricity use and 40% of U.S. primary energy use, making it essential to reduce energy consumption to reduce cost...

Recycling a single plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60-watt bulb for up to 6 hours.

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Comfortable workers are more likely to be productive and engaged with their work than those who struggle to work in spaces that create barriers and ...

Good health has both physical and psychological components. Being healthy means the absence of disease and illness, as well as feeling posi...

Integrative thinking looks for synergies among strategies - strategies that enhance one another. It also looks for strategies that, taken together, ...

For each project there is a selection of issues and questions you should consider before selecting specific materials or products. This will help...

Daily wear and tear means that materials, furniture and furnishings require periodic replacement.

As needs change over time, tenants often need to convert space or phase the conversion of individual space or rooms to meet these changing needs....

This page provides Sustainable Strategies to consider as a space has or will undergo a major tenant gut rehab for projects under 10,000 SF.

This page details Sustainable Strategies to consider as your space undergoes a building system upgrade to improve energy, water use, and occupant co...

Follow these sustainable strategies as your space renovations are complete and the building and interiors are operated in an environmentally sustai...

Life cycle thinking represents a holistic approach to examining the impacts of a product from raw material extraction through production, use, and f...

Guidance on how government tools and resources can be utilized during each phase of the procurement life cycle.

Net Zero Energy means that a building balances its energy needs with energy produced from renewable, zero-emission sources.  While Net Zero Ene...

Plug loads refer to energy used by equipment that is plugged into an outlet. In an office, key plug loads include computer and monitors, printers...

The Department of Defense (DoD) established a sustainable product purchasing program to enhance and sustain mission readiness through...

This section is devoted to the broad policies and strategies covering the whole government or entire agencies, services or bureaus, which set the co...

Sustainability Programs incorporate all building stakeholders into the design process, promoting awareness, goal development, implementation, acc...

Useful links related to the Green Procurement Compilation (GPC).

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