# Presentation: 530799

## Environmentally Preferable Purchasing at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Policy and Assistance (HS-22) 

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## Overview

- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) at DOE:
- Definition & Program Benefits
- Regulatory Drivers
- Impacts on EPP
- Impacts on Construction Design
- Available Resources and Contact Information

**Overview**

***DOE Policy***
***Purchase designated products containing environmentally preferable attributes to the maximum extent practicable when available, affordable and effective***

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## Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

**Definition:**
*Acquisition of products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose  *

**Benefits:**
- 	-	Conserves nation’s resources
- 	-	Meets federal regulations
- 	-	Makes good business $ense
- 	-	Conserves DOE’s resources
- 	-	Meets DOE policy

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## What is Environmentally Preferable Purchasing at DOE?

-  Waste reduction & minimization
-  EPP
- Alternative fuels/vehicles
- Biobased products
- Energy and water efficient product
- Non-ozone depleting substances
- Recycled products
- Reduced purchase of toxic/hazardous chemicals
-  Electronics stewardship
-  Sustainable buildings
- Requirements in DOE O 450.1A, *Environmental**   Protection Program*

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## Drivers Directing LBNL toPurchase Green Products

**Drivers Directing LBNL to****Purchase Green Products**

- Legislation:
- Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Clean Air Act Title VI (CAA)
- Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FSRIA)
- Energy Acts of 1992, 2005, 2007
- Impact of Executive Orders: 13221, 13423
- Replace EO13101, 13123, 13134, 13148, 13149
- Specify environmental preferability in environmental management systems
- Add Electronic Stewardship and Sustainable Design
- Include standby power devices
- DOE Contract

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## Drivers Directing LBNL toPurchase Green Products

**Drivers Directing LBNL to****Purchase Green Products**

- Memoranda of Understanding:** **
- 	- Federal Electronics Challenge
- 	- High Performance and Sustainable Buildings
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
- DOE Acquisition Regulation (DEAR)
- DOE Orders 450.1A and 430.2B and 413.3A
- DOE Acquisition Guide (Chapter 23)
- See _http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/drivers_and_guidelines.html_ for information on regulations affecting Green Purchasing

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## DEAR Flow Down Clause for Sub-Contracts

**970.5223-2 Affirmative procurement program.**
**	****As prescribed in 48 CFR (DEAR) 970.2304-2, insert the following clause in contracts for the management and operation of DOE facilities, including national laboratories. **
**AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM (MAR 2003)**
** ****	****(a)  In the performance of this contract, the ****Contractor shall comply with the requirements of Executive Order 13423**** and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Affirmative Procurement Program Guidance.  This guidance includes requirements concerning environmentally preferable products and services, recycled content products and biobased products.  This guidance is available on the Internet.**
**	****(c)  The ****Contractor shall prepare and submit reports****, at the end of the Federal fiscal year, on matters related to the acquisition of items designated in EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines that Federal agencies and their Contractors are to procure with recovered/recycled content. **
**	****(d) ****If the Contractor subcontracts**** a significant portion of the operation of the Government facility which includes the acquisition of items designated in EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, ****the subcontract shall contain a clause substantially the same as this clause. ...Examples of such a subcontract would be operation of the facility supply function, construction or remodeling at the facility, or maintenance of the facility motor vehicle fleet****.**

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## Why Does the GovernmentTarget Itself forGreen Purchasing?

- U.S. consumes approximately 25% of the world’s resources with 5% of the world’s population
- Federal government is country’s largest purchaser of goods and services:  $370 billion per year
- Government creates markets for more environmental products, leading to greater product availability and competitive pricing

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## FAR 23.703 lists the following environmental objectives:
- Maximize use of Affirmative Procurement Program (recovered or biobased content designated by the EPA or USDA)
- Promote energy efficiency (ENERGY STAR®/FEMP) 
- Promote water efficiency (WaterSense labeled products)
- Eliminate or reduce the generation of hazardous waste
- Promote the use of nonhazardous and recovered material
- Realize life-cycle cost savings
- Promote cost-effective waste reduction
- Substitute safe alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (FAR 23.803)

- - Maximize use of Affirmative Procurement Program (recovered or biobased content designated by the EPA or USDA)
- - Promote energy efficiency (ENERGY STAR®/FEMP)
- - Promote water efficiency (WaterSense labeled products)
- - Eliminate or reduce the generation of hazardous waste
- - Promote the use of nonhazardous and recovered material
- - Realize life-cycle cost savings
- - Promote cost-effective waste reduction
- - Substitute safe alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (FAR 23.803)

**Why Does DOE Target Itself for Green Purchasing?**

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## Examples of Potential Cost Savings

- Paint (latex)					          $16.00/gal *Recycled paint (meets commercial paint specs)          $8.25*Potential Savings for LBNL (50% of $24,890)		$12,000/yr
- Toner cartridge (Canon Machines) 		$67.74
- 	*Remanufactured toner cartridge**	**	**	**$30.67*
- Potential Savings for LBNL (50% of $261,934)	$130,000/yr
- Paper/ream (truck-load)				$3.13
- 	*Recycled paper**	**	**	**	**	**$2.55*Potential Savings for LBNL (20% of $120,000?)	$24,000/yr
- Binders (3” White slant “D” /w clear covers)		$11.59
- 	*Recycled binders**	**	**	**	**	**$6.28*
- Potential Savings for LBNL (50% of $8000)		$4000/yr

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## Principles of Green Purchasing 

- Reduce purchases
- Reuse products
- Embed green purchasing in systems
- Use life cycle analyses to select green products with
- Designated attributes
- Other environmentally preferable attributes, such as non-toxic

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## Reduce Purchases 

- Is the product needed?
- Would purchasing a laptop with a docking station reduce the need for staff to have both a desktop and a laptop computer?
- Would specifying waxless flooring eliminate the cost of wax, polish, wax remover, and staff time?
- Is the product repairable rather than replaceable?
- Can the carpet seam be mended?
- Is there an alternative?
- Could the research be conducted electronically rather than with chemicals?
- Would a benign substitute perform as well?
- Can hazardous cleaning chemicals be replaced with non-hazardous?

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## Reuse Products 

- Is the product available for free through materials exchanges:
- DOE Complex Wide Materials Exchange
- Your state’s materials exchange
- Your site’s office product/chemical/ other materials exchange

**PNNL Office Product Exchange**

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## Embed EPP inDOE Site Systems

-  Embed EPP in the Environmental Management System
- EPA’s *Integrating Green Purchasing into Your Environmental Management System* (http://www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/ems.htm)
- EPA’s *Integrating Environmentally Beneficial Landscaping into Your Environmental Management System* (http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/green/pubs/green-ems.pdf)
- DOE Guide 450.1-5, *Implementation Guide for Integrating Pollution Prevention into Environmental Management Systems*
- (http://www.directives.doe.gov/pdfs/doe/doetext/neword/450/g4501-5.pdf)** **
-  Embed EPP in all purchasing systems

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## Embed EPP in All Purchasing Systems 

-  Purchase card
-  Purchasing request
-  Statements of work and requests for proposal
-  Contracts and preferred customer agreements
- Template language for a wide variety of products available at:
- _http://yosemite.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf/Pages/Search.html?Open_

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## Verify Products and Services Meet the Requirements

- Ask for _percentage_ of biobased/recycled content, not just yes or no
- Ask for demonstration of vendor’s products and quality assurance program
- Verify products meet all other national standards (ANSI, ASTM) for commercial products
- Ask for free products to test
- Ask for free training on how to install and use products
- Set up closed loop contracts for carpet,       cartridges, ceiling tiles

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## Use Life Cycle Analyses to Select Green Products by considering 

- Raw materials (renewable resource?)
- Manufacturing process (energy/water efficient?)
- Packaging (returnable?)
- Distribution/transportation (locally produced?)

- Operation (energy/water efficient?)
- Maintenance (healthy for staff?)
- Disposal (reusable or at least recyclable?)

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## Join Forces to Push Prices Down 

- Take advantage of Centralized Purchasing – Advantage of bulk purchasing prices
- Take advantage of Decentralized Purchasing – Preferred Customer Agreements leverage same advantage
- Compare prices with other DOE sites
- Check out DOE-HQ Blanket Ordering Agreements (http://www.management.energy.gov/1364.htm)

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## Product Categories Designated for Preferred Procurement 

- Affirmative Procurement
- Biobased content (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act)
- Recycled content (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
- Other Preferred Procurement
- Alternative fuels/vehicles (Energy Acts of 1992, 2005, 2007)
- Energy and water efficient (Energy Acts of 1992, 2005, 2007)
- Electronic Stewardship (EO13423/Memo of Understanding)
- Non-ozone depleting substances (Clean Air Act Title VI)
- Sustainable building materials (EO13423/Memo of Understanding)
- Other environmentally preferable (reduced toxic/hazardous chemicals) attributes

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## Biobased Product Categories Defined by USDA

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- adhesives
- carpet/fibers
- cleaners/solvents
- construction materials
- fuel additives
- inks

- landscaping
- lubricants
- packaging
- paint/coatings
- papers
- plastics
- sealants
- sorbents

**Biobased Hydraulic Fluid in stationary Equipment at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab**

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## USDA Designated Biobased Products

- DOE Sites must give preference to purchase of the following beginning March 2007:
- Hydraulic fluids for mobile equipment 	44%
- Lubricants, penetrating 			68%
- Diesel fuel additives 			90%
- Urethane roof coating 			20%
**Water tank coating  **	**	**	**59%*
**Bedding, bed linens, towels  **	**	**12%*
**** ****Required starting November 2007*

- Percentage biobased by weight

**Biobased Hydraulic Fluid in Mobile Equipment at Brookhaven National Lab**

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## USDA Proposed Biobased Products

- Bath and tile cleaners – 77%
- Clothing products – 25%
- Concrete and asphalt release fluids – 87%
- Cutting, drilling, and tapping oils – 64%
- De-icers – 97%
- Durable plastic films – 61%
- Firearm lubricants – 49%
- Floor strippers – 79%
- Laundry products – 8%
- Wood and concrete sealers – 79%

**Biobased Cutting Fluid at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab**

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## USDA Proposed Biobased Products

- 2-cycle engine oils – 7%
- Lip care products – 82%
- Biodegradable films – 22%
- *Stationary equipment hydraulic fluids – 46%
- Biodegradable cutlery – 33%
- Glass cleaners – 23%
- Greases:  food grade -42%, multi-purpose – 73%, rail track – 30%, truck – 72%, unspecified – 75%
- Dust suppressants - 66%
- *Carpets - 7%
- Carpet and upholstery cleaners - 34%
- * May overlap with recycled content requirements.  Recycled content requirements have precedence.

**Biobased Hydraulic Fluid at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab**

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## USDA Proposed Biobased Products

- Adhesive and mastic removers – 58%
- (typically soy/citrus based)
- *Insulating foam for wall construction – 8%
- Hand cleaners and sanitizers – 18%
- *Composite panels – 26%
- Fluid filled transformers – 66%
- Biodegradable containers – 96%
- *Fertilizers - 71%
- Metal working fluids - 40%
- *Sorbents - 52%
- Graffiti and grease removers - 21%
- * May overlap with recycled content requirements.  Recycled content requirements have precedence.

**Biobased Sorbent at Los Alamos National Lab**

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## DOE Site Purchases of Biobased Products

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## EPA Designated Recycled Products

- DOE Sites must give preference to purchase of the following:
**Office**: binders, containers, folders, furniture, paper, toner cartridges.
**Custodial supplies**: tissue/towels, recycle/trash containers & bags.
**Construction**: carpet, cement, fiberboard, insulation, paint, roofing.
**Landscaping**: compost, edging, hoses, lumber, mulch, posts, timbers

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## EPA Designated Recycled Products

- DOE Sites must give preference to purchase of the following:
**Park/recreation**: benches, fencing, surfaces, tables, tracks
**Transportation**: barricades, channelizers, cones, delineators, parking stops
**Vehicular**: coolants, parts, oil, tires
**Miscellaneous**: awards, bike racks, drums, mats, signs, sorbents, strapping

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## Exceptions to Purchasing Requirements

- Cost, availability, performance = CAP
- _No_ exceptions for paper
- If unavoidable conflict, recycled content takes precedence over biobased content
- Maintain written justification on file for any products not meeting specifications if cost over $2500
- Justification template available at HSS home pagehttp://www.hss.energy.gov/nuclearsafety/nsep/p2/epp/library/exemjus.doc

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## Alternative Fuels and Vehicles

- EPAct 1992 mandates 75% of a Federal fleet’s covered vehicle (under 8,500lb) acquisitions be alternative fuel vehicles (AFV)
- EPAct 2005 Section 701d requires 95% of dual fuel vehicles be operated on alternative fuels unless waiver approved by DOE
- Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007 prohibits Federal agencies from acquiring a light duty motor vehicle or medium duty passenger vehicle that is not a low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle

**Biodiesel at Idaho National Lab**

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**Notes:**
The OMB Scorecard requires an annual reduction in AFV waivers from previous year of 10% if >50% AFVs waivered; or 2% if <50% AFVs waivered for a green rating or an annual reduction in AFV waivers from previous year of 5% if >50% AFVs waivered; or 1% if <50% AFVs waivered for a yellow rating.

## Alternative Fuels and Vehicles

- OMB Scorecard requires fewer than 50% of AFVs be waivered with 2% reduction or if more than 50% then 10% reduction from previous year beginning FY2009
- EO13423 mandates
- Reduction in fleet's total consumption of petroleum products by 2% annually through end of fiscal year 2015
- Increase in total fuel consumption that is non-petroleum-based by 10% annually
- Use of plug-in hybrid (PIH) vehicles when PIH vehicles are commercially available at a cost reasonably comparable, on the basis of life-cycle cost, to non-PIH vehicles** **

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**Notes:**
The OMB Scorecard requires an annual reduction in AFV waivers from previous year of 10% if >50% AFVs waivered; or 2% if <50% AFVs waivered for a green rating or an annual reduction in AFV waivers from previous year of 5% if >50% AFVs waivered; or 1% if <50% AFVs waivered for a yellow rating.

## Energy Efficient Products

- Need to reduce energy intensity 3% annually (6% FY07), 30% FY15 (baseline year FY2003)
- Must specify ENERGY STAR®/FEMP criteria in all contracts per DOE Acquisition Letter 2006-09 and FAR 2006-008
- Must have 80 Plus Power Supply/ES 4.0 to be labeled ENERGY STAR® effective July 2007

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## Energy Efficient Products

- DOE Sites must give preference to purchase of ENERGY STAR® qualified or FEMP designated products (energystar.gov/fedofficeenergy):
**Appliances**:  clothes washers, dishwashers, freezers, refrigerators
**Commercial Equipment**:  boilers, chillers, coolers, heat pumps
**Construction**:  doors, roofing, windows
**Electronic/Office Equipment**:  computers, copiers, monitors, printers
**Food service equipment**:  vending machines
**Lighting**:  compact fluorescent, exit signs
**Plumbing**:  faucets, showerheads, urinals, water heaters

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## WaterEfficient Products

- Must give preference to purchase of water efficient products, including those meeting EPA’s WaterSense standards (http://www.epa.gov/watersense/) per Executive Order 13423
- Types of products and services with WaterSense standards
- - Faucets
- - Irrigation control technologies
- - Irrigation services
- - Toilets

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## Electronic Stewardship

- Specify in purchasing contracts
- EPEAT if standard available (95% purchases required)
- Enabling ENERGY STAR features on 100% of computers and monitors
- Take back of equipment and packaging
- Have policies to extend useful life
- Ensure all non-usable electronic equipment is reused, donated, sold, or recycled
- Become a Federal Electronics Challenge Partner or implement equivalent electronics stewardship program

**Donating Computer Equipment to Schools at Pacific Northwest National Lab**

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## EPEAT Electronic Product Assessment Tool 

- 51 environmental performance criteria:  23 required and 28 optional
- Manufacturers choose tier level for products   – Bronze, Silver, and      Gold
- More than 500 products are currently EPEAT-registered

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## Electronics Stewardship

- Examples of a few criteria in EPEAT standard
- Restricts cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury
- Specifies less material or post-consumer recycled or biobasedplastic content
- Specifies design for longevity, reuse, take back includingpackaging
- Specifies Energy Star® certified equipment
- Examples of how to reduce computer purchases
- Buy laptop with docking station instead of desktop and laptop
- Install a Watt Stopper ®
- Become a Federal Electronics Challenge Partner

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## Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances

- SNAP: Significant New Alternatives Policy
- - Under Section 612(c) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is authorized to identify and publish lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes for class I or class II ozone-depleting substances.
- Substitutes for ozone depleting substances relevant to DOE sites:
- - Adhesives, coatings, ink
- - Aerosols
- - Cleaning solvents
- - Fire suppression & explosion protection
- - Refrigeration & air conditioning

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## Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances

**EO 13423 **prohibits the use of Class I and Class II ODS in new equipment. EO 13148 did not.
**EO 13423** implementation instructions put some emphasis on the need for leak repair for refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
**EO 13423** implementation instructions have no 12/31/10 Class I ODS procurement phase-out date (as was the case under EO13148), but call for the phase-out of ODS as equipment reaches its expected service life.

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## Sustainable Buildings 

- Have 15% of existing buildings in FY2015 capital asset building inventory meet Guiding Principles as outlined* *in the* Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings *Memorandum of Understanding* *(EO 13423)*	*
- Apply to new construction and renovation above capital asset threshold (EO 13423)
- Reduce fossil-fuel generated energy consumption in new $2.5M+ construction (compared to 2003) by 55% in 2010, 80% in 2020, and 100% in 2030 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007)
- Apply to new, renegotiation, or extension of leases for Federal occupancy (EO 13423)
- Allow no leased space in non-ENERGY STAR buildings by 2010 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007)

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## Sustainable Buildings 

- Five Guiding Principles:
- Employ integrated design principles
- Optimize energy performance
- Protect and conserve water
- Enhance indoor environmental quality
- Reduce environmental impact of materials
- Biobased construction materials
- Forest Stewardship Certified wood
- Non-ozone depleting substances
- Recycled construction materials
- Other environmentally preferable construction                    materials, such as those with low-to-no hazardous          ingredients*	*

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## Sustainable Building Materials 

- Example of biobased construction material that meets national standards and is approved for use in DOE Weatherization Assistance Program
- Insulation (spray foam)
- Made from soy
- Density 0.5 lb/cu ft (ASTM D1622)
- Compressive strength 20-30 psi (ASTM D1621)
- Flame spread <20 (ASTM E84)
- Smoke development <400 (ASTM D2863)
- Contains/emits no VOCs, CFCs, formaldehyde, or HCFCs
- Passed UPITT Test for off gassing toxins when burned

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## Sustainable Building Materials 

- Example of biobased construction material that meets national standards and is approved for use in DOE Weatherization Assistance Program
- Roofing sealant
- Made from soy
- ENERGY STAR® approved
- Single-coat application
- Exceeds UL
- Class A Flame Ratings
- 100% Resistant to mold, algae, bacteria (ASTM D3273)
- 10-year labor and material warranty

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## Sustainable Building Materials 

- Example of recycled construction material that meets national standards
- Paint
- Tested at PNNL and ANL
- Applies better than most high end paint
- Coverage equal to any high end paint
- Quality control to avoid volatile organic compounds and other hazardous ingredients + batch testing
- Mix to match
- Available thru Sherwin Williams
- GSA contract GS06F0012M
- One half the price ($9/gal)

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## Sustainable Building Materials 

- Example of biobased AND recycled construction material that meets national standards
- Carpet
- Tested at PNNL
- Backing:  55% biobased content by weight (polyurethane from soybeans)
- Secondary Backing:  100% post-consumer recycled content
- Facing:  25% recycled content and recyclable into carpet fiber
- Price:  Comparable to other high quality commercial carpets
- Qualifies for LEED (Green Building Rating System)
- Meets CRI requirements for volatile organic compounds (no vinyl)

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## Sustainable Building Materials 

- Example of water efficient construction material that meets national standards
- Water Free Urinals
- Tested at PNNL
- Trap/sealant/gravity instead of flushing water
- Complies with ADA, ANSI Z124.9, CSA®, UPC®, IAPMO C-3346; ICC-ES #2324
- Avg water reduction:  40,000 gallons/urinal/yr
- Calculator: http://www.falconwaterfree.com/savings_calculator.asp

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## Sustainable Building Materials 

- Example of energy AND water efficient construction material that meets national standards
- Water Heaters – Quick Flash and ENERGY STAR
- Conserve Energy
- Lower temperature – maximum 120F
- Insulate pipes with special foam
- Install solar panels to heat water
- Conserve water
- Install low-flow shower heads, faucets, toilets (save 50%)
- Fix leaks (save 6-10 gallons/day)
- Don’t run water while washing hands, etc.

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## Sustainable Maintenance Materials 

- Example of energy efficient maintenance material that meets national standards
**Lighting**
- Incandescent (75W) 	~13 lpw
- Fluorescent (T8)* 	  	~83 lpw
- HID (Metal Halide) 		~100 lpw
- SSL (White LED)	  	~45 lpw
- 1st products meeting standard available after Sep 30, 2008 (LLF good potential)
- ENERGY STAR criteria for LEDs
- http://www.netl.doe.gov/ssl/
***California has specifications for low mercury lights**

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## Sustainable Maintenance Materials 

- Example of non-toxic maintenance material that meets national standards
- Biobased Cleaners
- Readily available - see Green Seal list
- http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/cleaners.cfm
- Maximizes worker protection
- Can reduce number of cleaning products
- Reduces chemical inventory
- Reduces waste handling, shipping, inventory costs
- Typically lowers purchasing cost

**Biobased Cleaning Products at Pacific Northwest National Lab**

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## Examples of Products with Multiple Attributes 

- Carpet (biobased* and recycled*)
- Insulation (biobased and recycled)
- Landscaping materials (biobased* and recycled*)
- Lubricants (biobased and recycled)
- Paints/coatings (biobased,* ENERGY STAR®,* recycled)
- Roofing (biobased, ENERGY STAR®, recycled)
- * = quality commercial products with varying attributes available in a single product

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## Overview of Annual Green Purchasing Reporting Requirements

- EPP/P2 Data Website (required by HSS)
- 	**http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/dataentry.html**
- Energy Website (required by EE)**http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/about/reporting_guidance.html**
- Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST) (required by EE)**https://fastweb.inel.gov**
- Environmental Management System Implementation**https****://www.epa.gov/ems/**
- Federal Buildings Database (required by EE)
- 	**www.eere.energy.gov/femp/highperformance/index.cfm**

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## OMB Scorecard Reports 

- Environmental Scorecard – Green Purchasing (HSS Coordinating)
- Energy and Water Scorecard – Energy Efficiency Purchases (EE Coordinating)
- Transportation Scorecard – Fleet Efficiency Purchases (EE Coordinating)

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## DOE Annual P2 Data Questionnaire Affecting EPP  

- Input required for Pollution Prevention and DOE Order 450.1A reporting:
- Established EPP purchasing objectives and measurable targets in the Environmental Management System
- Identified sources needed to implement EPP goal and site-specific objectives in budget
- Participated in voluntary partnerships, such as WasteWi$e and Federal Electronics Challenge
- Received EPP awards

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## DOE EPP Annual Data Questionnaire

- Electronics Stewardship – EPEAT registered products
- Biobased Content Products – USDA designated products
- Recycled Content Products – EPA designated products

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## DOE EPP Annual Data Questionnaire

- Electronics Stewardship
- Total dollar value spent on EPEAT-registered
- Desktop computers
- Monitors
- Laptops/Notebooks

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## DOE EPP Annual Data Questionnaire

- Biobased Content
- Type of product
- Dollar total spent on each type of product
- Supplier of each type of product (GSA, DLA, commercial source)

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## DOE EPP Annual Data Questionnaire

- Recycled Content
- Total dollar value spent on designated products
- Both with and without specified recycled content
- With recycled content
- Without recycled content but are justified exceptions
- Total % of success
- Without justified exceptions (recycled dollar value divided by the total dollar value)
- With justified exceptions (recycled dollar value + justified exceptions value divided by total dollar value)
- Reasons for inability to purchase recycled
- Plan of action to overcome obstacles

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## Why Do We Have to Report Our Successes?

- Congress requires reporting of Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines designated recycled content items
- Report to the President biannually
- DOE contracts require reporting of most items

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## FY2007 Data Capturing Examples

| Category | Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (3800 Emplys) | Brookhaven National Lab (3000 Emplys) | Fluor Hanford        (3600 Emplys) | Pacific Northwest National Lab (3000 Emplys) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recycled + CAP + Unjustified Totals 27% Recycled | $1,462,029  | $1,071,186  | $1,934,548  | $981,316  |
| Construction     22% | $666,252  | $103,850  | $0  | $3,740 |
| Landscaping      3% | $2,012  | $0  | $0  | $0  |
| Non-Paper Office 31% | $514,016  | $564,583  | $276,588  | $746,994  |
| Paper               47% | $197,387  | $319,817  | $629,524  | $226,350  |
| Park & Recreation 0% | $17,869  | $31,000  | $0  | $0  |
| Transportation    0% | $3,439  | $0  | $0  | $64  |
| Vehicular            0% | $26,335  | $18,616  | $242,810  | $0 |
| Miscellaneous    0% | $34,719  | $33,320  | $785,626  | $4,168 |

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## Systems to Gather Statistics

- Build capability into purchasing software/system
- Build requirement into service and supplier contracts

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## Build Capability into Purchasing Software/System

- Supplies quantity and dollar volume of designated products
-  Supplies reasons for not purchasing:  cost, availability, performance
- Identifies purchasing problems
- Does NOT verify validity of input – garbage in/garbage out principle

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## Build Requirement into Service and Supplier Contracts/Purchasing Agreements

- Supplies valid statistics
- Does NOT supply statistics for all purchases—those without contracts or purchasing agreements
- Does NOT always identify purchasing problems

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## Reviews and Audits

- Audit of site EPP Program part of Environmental Management System audit
- EPA RCRA Section 6002 compliance inspections
- Section 3 of EO 13423 directs agency heads to establish a program for environmental compliance review and audit.   - internal review and part of the continual    improvement process of EMS of which the    Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program    is a part per EO 13423.

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## Celebrate Successes with Pats on the Back and Awards

- Establish Green Purchaser Pat-on-the-Back Awards
- Publish and advertise success stories
- Nominate your staff for DOE-HQ awards and compete for White House Closing the Circle Awards

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## Resources for Green Product Information

- DOE Environmentally Preferable Purchasing                           http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/
- Alternative Fuels/Vehicles http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/federal/
- Biobased Products http://www.biobased.oce.usda.gov/fb4p/Catalog.aspx
- Electronic Equipment  _[http://www.epeat.net/ ](http://www.w/)_
- Energy/Water Efficient Product http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/ http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/water/index.html** **
- Non-Ozone Depleting Substances http://www.epa.gov/docs/ozone/snap/
- Recycled Products http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products.htm
- Sustainable Buildings http://www.wbdg.org/

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## Resources for Green Product Information (continued)

- DOE Quarterly EPP Teleconferences            4th Thursdays: Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct:  http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/teleconferences_tools.html
- Fed Center                                                                                               http://www.fedcenter.gov/programs/buygreen/
- Office of the Federal Environmental Executive            http://www.ofee.gov
- EPA EPP Database http://yosemite.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf/Pages/Search.html?Open
- DOE-HQ Blanket Ordering Agreements http://www.management.energy.gov/1364.htm
- DOE-HQ Bulk Purchasing Tool for ENERGY STAR Equipment http://www.quantityquotes.net/default.aspx

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## Contacts for EPP Information

**Procurement -**  Richard Langston / Michael Raizen, MA-61,** **202-287-1339 / 202-287-1512
**Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, Biobased and Recycled Products - **Don Lentzen HS-22**,** 202-586-7428
**Construction Materials and Equipment -** Anne Crawley, FEMP, 202-586-1505
**Electronic Stewardship - **Jeff Eagan, HS-22,** **202-586-4598
**Energy/Water Efficient Products - **Cyrus Nasseri, EE-2L, 202-586-9138
**Non-Ozone Depleting Substances - **Emile Boulos, HS-22,** **202-586-1306
**Vehicle Efficient/Alternative Fuels -** Brad Gustafson, FEMP, 202-586-5865
**Hotline Technical Support – **Sandra Cannon, 509-529-1535, cannon@ecopurchasing
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