Title: Reading Assignments
Course: WGF 105 DEVELOPMENT > Section: Content

Sub-Title | Building Hi-Performance Doesn’t Just Happen!
Content
The Federal Government is the nation's single largest landlord and energy consumer, operating more than 500,000 facilities comprising more than 3 billion square feet. Historically, approximately $30 billion is spent annually on acquiring or substantially renovating Federal facilities, and about $7 billion is spent on energy for Federal facilities. Almost $200 billion is spent on personnel compensation and benefits for civilian employees. This footprint represents an enormous opportunity to transfer sustainable technologies and practices on a large scale, thereby helping to transform the marketplace and create a more healthy work environment.

This section provides the key information needed by Federal personnel to meet high performance and sustainable building (HPSB) requirements including:

- New construction and major renovation;
- Existing buildings;
- Supporting technical guidance.

The Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings has three principal categories of activity:

- Leading and coordinating the greening of the Federal real estate portfolio, with an eye toward leading change in the broader commercial property market in conjunction with the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings in the Department of Energy;
- Supporting innovation and collaboration on the development of new technologies;
- Supplying the market with information and best practices.
Links/Uploads | Federal High Performance and Sustainable Buildings – Whole Building Design Guide http://www.wbdg.org/references/fhpsb.php Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings – General Services Administration http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/229633
Attributions
Image courtesy of Whole Building Design Guide – National Institute of Building Sciences

Content courtesy of:

Whole Building Design Guide – National Institute of Building Sciences, and

Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings – U.S. General Services Administration