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EPA HELPS IDENTIFY BUILDING PRODUCTS THAT IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1998     
As part of its Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program,     EPA has contributed to the development of a software program for use     in identifying products that will reduce energy use, improve air     quality and other conditions that could improve the environmental     performance of buildings. The software program is called Building for     Economic and Environmental Sustainability, or "BEES" and it was     developed under a federal interagency agreement by the National     Institute of Standards and Technology with funding from EPA. Under     EPA's EPP program, federal agencies are encouraged to reduce     environmental burdens associated with the products and services that     they buy, including building products. EPA hopes that this new     software program will help federal facility managers make decisions     about how to purchase building products based on both cost and     environmental considerations. The BEES program runs on a Windows-based system and requires 32 megabytes or more of RAM and 10 megabytes     of available disk space. 
To purchase BEES, contact the U.S. Green Building Council, 90 New Montgomery St., Suite 1001, San Francisco,     Calif. 94105, 415-543-3001, or order from the Council's Internet site     at http://www.usgbc.org
More information on Building for    Economic and Environmental Sustainability
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