http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/12/21/treasury-green-our-favorite-color-well-take-leed-gold
... The Treasury Building – which dates back to the 19th century and is located right next door to the White House – received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) at a ceremony on [December 21, 2011....]
According to the USGBC, the Treasury Building is believed to be the oldest building in the world to receive LEED certification....
LEED is a leading international standard for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. The Treasury Building received its LEED Gold certification based on a number of green construction and operation features, including:
... Going green saves green for taxpayers. Project results, which are producing an estimated $3.5 million in energy and lease cost savings annually, include:
..The improvements ... are part of a broader Administration-wide effort, which includes President Obama’s recent $2 billion commitment to energy upgrades of federal buildings using long term energy savings to pay for up-front costs, at no cost to taxpayers.
... Treasury’s environmental initiatives represent just a few of the steps ... taken to cut waste and improve efficiency.
The White House Blog http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog
December 21, 2011
via/Hat Tip: Susan Axelrod, Clean Techies/Linked In http://tiny.cc/rmtte
... The Treasury Building – which dates back to the 19th century and is located right next door to the White House – received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) at a ceremony on [December 21, 2011....]
According to the USGBC, the Treasury Building is believed to be the oldest building in the world to receive LEED certification....
LEED is a leading international standard for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. The Treasury Building received its LEED Gold certification based on a number of green construction and operation features, including:
- Increasing the use of natural day lighting to reduce energy consumption;
- Establishing sustainable cleaning and landscape programs;
- Developing and implementing advanced control and management of the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems;
- Conducting waste stream audits to benchmark recycling programs and identify opportunities to maximize material conservation;
- Creating a green procurement program for materials, equipment and services purchased
- Increasing occupant space utilization;
- Augmenting alternate transportation means; and
- Establishing enhanced utility metering for improved systems management
... Going green saves green for taxpayers. Project results, which are producing an estimated $3.5 million in energy and lease cost savings annually, include:
- A 43 percent decrease in the use of potable water
- A 7 percent decrease in electrical usage
- A 53 percent decrease in the use of steam
- The addition of 164 additional workstations within the building
..The improvements ... are part of a broader Administration-wide effort, which includes President Obama’s recent $2 billion commitment to energy upgrades of federal buildings using long term energy savings to pay for up-front costs, at no cost to taxpayers.
... Treasury’s environmental initiatives represent just a few of the steps ... taken to cut waste and improve efficiency.
- [The] transition to electronic payments for federal beneficiaries and retirees ... will save more than $500 million over the first five years. That also has a significant environmental benefit by converting approximately 135 million paper check payments to electronic payments per year.
- Last week, Vice President Biden and Secretary Geithner announced that the United States Mint is suspending production of surplus Presidential $1 Coins for circulation, which will save at least $50 million annually over the next several years.
- The Department’s work to increase e-filing of tax returns will save more than $100 million over five years.
- A set of projects [being implemented] to consolidate IT services will save an estimated $125 million over five years.
- Earlier this year, Treasury received “green” ratings across-the-board on its energy and sustainability scorecard from the Office of Management and Budget and White House Council on Environmental Quality.
The White House Blog http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog
December 21, 2011
via/Hat Tip: Susan Axelrod, Clean Techies/Linked In http://tiny.cc/rmtte
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