Federal Green Building Initiatives

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Federal Green Building Initiatives

• Hawaii Build and Buy Green Conference
• Earth Day 2003
• Timonie Hood
• U.S. EPA Region 9
• Office of Pollution Prevention Solid Waste

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Environmental Impacts of U.S. Buildings

• Americans spend 90 of their time indoors
• 60 of non-food/fuel materials use
• 33 of energy use and 65 of electricity use
• 25 of GHG emissions
• 49 of sulfur dioxide
• 40 of solid waste
• 31 of mercury in solid waste
• 35 of stormwater sediment
  pollution

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Federal Buildings

• Owns 500,000 buildings 3.1 billion sq. feet of
  floor space
• Largest energy user in the country
• 336.2 BTUs
• 3.4 billion/year
• 23 reduction in energy (85-01)
• 100 buildings are Energy Star labeled
• 10.5 million metric tons of carbon equivalent/year

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Federal Green Building Materials Requirements

• Building Insulation
• Carpet padding
• Cement concrete containing flyash/slag
• Latex paint
• Floor tiles
• Flowable fill
• Laminated paperboard
• Patio blocks

• Railroad grade crossing surfaces
• Restroom dividers
• Structural fiberboard
• Compost mulch
• Landscaping timbers
• Park benches picnic tables
• Playground equipment surfaces

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Federal Law RCRA 6002 Executive Order 13101

• Requires the purchase of recycled materials -
  Federally funded projects
• Uses Federal purchasing power to promote
  recycling
• EPA and State inspectors ENFORCE implementation
  of RCRA 6002
• TOOLS
• Screened vendor lists
• Specifications

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Why Recycled Products?

• Aluminum
• 95 less air pollution
• 97 less water pollution
• One can energy savings of ½ a can of gasoline
• Paper
• 74 less air pollution
• 35 less water pollution
• One ton 17 trees 7,000 gallons water
• GHG 25 million cars/yr.

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Additional Federal Focus Areas

• Energy Star
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
• Green Janitorial Products
• Biobased Products (wheatboard, soy adhesives,
  plastics)
• Construction Demolition Debris
• Database of CD Recyclers
• Green Leasing

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Federal LEED Participation

• DOD, DOE, EPA, NPS funding/ involvement
• Federal projects
• 6 buildings certified
• 70 buildings registered
• 9 participating in Existing Buildings pilot

• GSA requiring LEED Silver
• Army developed modified LEED system - SPiRiT
• Annual USGBC Federal Summit

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Region 9 LEED Registered Projects

• AIA Honolulu
• AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality
• Presidio Trust Historical Rehab
• Laguna Honda Hospital
• CalTrans HQ
• Desert Living Center, Las Vegas

• William Flora Hewlett Foundation
• Landfill Operations Building, Irvine, CA
• East Valley Animal Facility, LA
• March AFB Fire/Crash Rescue Station
• SF Federal Building

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EPA Regional Lab, LEED Gold

• Active passive solar
• Window Awnings
• 100 wind power
• CD Recycling
• 50 diversion
• 785 dump trucks
• 
  Chelmsford, MA

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Capitol East End Project

• High Efficiency Glazing
• Daylighting/occupant control centers
• 75 recycling of CD
• 30,000 sq. feet of reclaimed marble in lobbies
• Recycling rooms on each floor
• PV Panels on garage roof
• Electric vehicle charging stations
• Preferred parking carpools/AFV
• Green office furniture

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EPA Resources

• Websites
• Green Buildings
• www.epa.gov/greenbuildings
• Recycled Products
• www.epa.gov/cpg
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
• www.epa.gov/oppt/epp
• Timonie Hood
• [phone]
• hood.timonie_at_epa.gov