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Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is most simply described as the conditions inside the building. It includes air quality, but also access to da...
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Materials & Resources
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...
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Energy & Atmosphere
Buildings and facilities rely on the operation of mechanical systems and electrical systems to maintain a high level of indoor environmental qual...
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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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Sustainable Sites
Choosing a building's site and managing that site during construction are important to ensure a project's sustainability. Environmentally responsibl... -
Buildings' Energy Use
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Buildings' Water Use
Water use in commercial and institutional facilities, such as office buildings and hospitals, acc...
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U.S. Waste and Recycling
The U.S. generated approximately 251 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2012. Almost 87 million tons were recycled and composted, whi...
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Time Indoors
People in the U.S. spend about 90% of their time indoors.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (1987).
Occupant Comfort
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 ...Integrative Design Process
Integrative thinking looks for synergies among strategies - strategies that enhance one another. It also looks for strategies that, taken together, ...Space Reconfiguration and Renovation Projects
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....
Under 10,000 SF Interiors Gut Rehab Project
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.
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...Building Operations and Maintenance Services
Follow these sustainable strategies as your space renovations are complete and the building and interiors are operated in an environmentally sustai...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...Responsible Business Conduct
This responsible business conduct module provides a framework for how best practices and resources for improving business conduct can be incorporate...Green Products
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Adhesive and Mastic Removers
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Bathroom and Spa Cleaners
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Biomass
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Carpet
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Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners, General Purpose
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Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners, Spot Removers
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Carpet Cushion
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Composite Panels
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Floor Strippers
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Floor Tiles (Heavy Duty/Commercial)
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Floor Tiles
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Geothermal
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Glass Cleaners
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Graffiti and Grease Removers
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Household Cleaners, General Purpose
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Hydroelectric
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Ink Removers and Cleaners
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Landfill Gas
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Mats
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Wood and Concrete Sealers: Membrane Concrete Sealers
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Multipurpose Cleaners
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Municipal Solid Waste
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Ocean (Tidal, Wave, Current, or Thermal)
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Office Furniture Components
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Wood and Concrete Sealers: Penetrating Liquids
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Solar Photovoltaic
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Structural Fiberboard
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Structural Fiberboard
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Wind
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Composite Panels: Acoustical
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Mats: Blends
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Carpet Cushion: Bonded Polyurethane
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Office Furniture Components: Cellulose Loose-Fill and Spray-On
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Office Furniture Components: Fabric
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Office Furniture Components: Furniture Structure
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Composite Panels: Interior Panels
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Carpet Cushion: Jute
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Office Furniture Components: Particleboard/Fiberboard Component
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Floor Tiles (Heavy Duty/Commercial): Plastic
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Mats: Plastic
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Office Furniture Components: Plastic Furniture Component
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Composite Panels: Plastic Lumber
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Carpet: Polyester Carpet Face Fiber
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Office Furniture Components: Remanufactured or Refurbished Furniture
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Carpet Cushion: Rubber
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Floor Tiles (Heavy Duty/Commercial): Rubber
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Mats: Rubber
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Composite Panels: Structural Interior Panels
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Composite Panels: Structural Wall Panels
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Carpet Cushion: Synthetic Fibers
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Carpet: Woven, Tufted, or Knitted Fiber and a Backing System
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Wood and Concrete Sealers
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Floor Cleaners and Protectors
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Dishwashing Products
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Dishwashing Products
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Floor Coverings (Non-Carpet)
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Wood and Concrete Stains
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Wood and Concrete Stains
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Paint
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Paint: Consolidated Latex Paint
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Paint: Reprocessed Latex Paint -- Dark Colors
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Paint: Reprocessed Latex Paint -- White, Off-White, and Pastel Colors
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Concrete and Asphalt Cleaners
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Concrete and Asphalt Cleaners
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Concrete and Asphalt Cleaners
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Latex
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Water-borne Alkyd
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Oil-Based
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Paint: Interior Paints and Coatings -- Solvent-borne Alkyd
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Floor Tiles: Plastic
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Floor Tiles: Rubber
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Composite Panels: Countertops
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Dishwashing Products: Dish Detergent
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Dishwashing Products: Dish Detergent
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Dishwashing Products: Dish Soap
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Dishwashing Products: Dish Soap
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Dishwashing Products: Rinse Aids
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Dishwashing Products: Rinse Aids
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Carpet: Nylon
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Dishwashing Products: Commercial Dishwasher Detergent
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Dishwashing Products: Commercial Dishwasher Detergent
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Paint: Exterior Paint and Coatings
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Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
The Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions are a set of sustainable principles for integrated design, energy performance, water conservation, indoor environmental quality, materials, and resilience aimed at helping Federal agencies and organizations:
- Reduce the total ownership cost of facilities
- Improve energy efficiency and water conservation
- Provide safe, healthy, and productive built environments
- Promote sustainable environmental stewardship
Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions
Whole Building Systems
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Lighting - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
The lighting systems must be commissioned (and recommissioned), and integrative design processes should be employed. Energy efficiency necessitat...
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HVAC - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
HVAC systems must be commissioned (and recommissioned), and integrative design principles should be employed. Energy efficiency necessitates HVA...
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Water - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
Guiding Principle 3 addresses the need to "Protect and Conserve Water" in facilities indoors and outdoors as well as using alternative water sourc...
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IEQ - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
Provide occupants with safe and healthy ventilation and thermal comfort, in alignment with applicable ASHRAE standards and statutory requirements....
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Solid Waste - The Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings: New Construction and Modernization
50% of waste must be diverted during construction and 50% of non-hazardous materials must be diverted during building operation. Provisions must ...
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Solid Waste - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
Reduce waste disposed of in landfills and incineration facilities by recovering, reusing, and recycling materials Pursue cost-effective waste min...
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Planted Roof - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
“Employ strategies that reduce stormwater runoff and discharges of polluted water offsite, to protect the natural hydrology and watershed he...
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Planted Roof - The Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings: Existing Buildings
Promote strategies to reduce stormwater runoff and discharges of polluted water offsite to protect the natural hydrology and watershed health. T...
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Submetering - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
The Principles require installation of building level meters for electricity, natural gas, and steam, with advanced meters as required by statute....
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Solid Waste - SITES Rating System
The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) is an interdisciplinary effort by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird...
Materials
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IT Equipment
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Entrance Mats
Entrance Mats located at the main doors of the building, either on the exterior or interior, trap the contaminants from foot traffic. Dust, dirt ...