## EP

**A Sus ta**  **inability Initiativ**  **es** Cr aig E. Hooks, Assistant Administr ator EP A’ s Office of Adminis tr ation and R esour ces Manag emen t

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# Sus**ta inability**  **at F**  **eder al Ag**  **encies 2005**  **2006 2007**  **2008 2009** 

## Sus**ta inability R**  **eporting R equir**  **emen ts**  • Greenhouse g as emissions (Sc ope 1, 2, 3) • Energy – Intensity – Sour ces – Adv anced metering – Re ductions – Conserv at ion measur es and pr ojects – Commissioning • Re newable energy – Onsite gener at ion – Pur chases – Sour ces • Tr ansport ation – Fleet siz e and mak eup – Alternative fuel usage and AFV pr ocur ement

## Sus**ta inability R**  **eporting R equir**  **emen ts**  • Wa te r (pot able) – Intensity – Re ductions and conserv at ion measures • Wa te r (landsc aping and agricultur al) – Consumption – Re ductions, r euse, and conserv at ion measur es • Green buildings (both owned and leased buildings) – Incorpor at ion of Guiding Principles for F ederal Leadership in High Pe rformance and Sustainable Buildings (for new and e xisting buildings) – Ze ro net energy buildings • Re gional and loc al planning /siting • Acquisition – Green pr oduct pur chasing – Af firmative pr ocur ement plan

## Sus**ta inability R**  **eporting R equir**  **emen ts**  • Wa ste diver sion/pollution pr evention – Wa ste consumption – Re cy cling – Compos ting – Cons truction and demolition debris – Chemical manag emen t, re use, and r ecy cling 

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AR and other r equir emen ts – Po we r manag emen t, duple xing, sound disposition – Data center utiliz ation, consolidation, and efficiency 

### • En vir onmen ta l Managemen t S yste ms

## Sus**ta inability R**  **eporting R equir**  **emen ts**  • Re ducing our en vir onmen ta l footprin t beyond oper ations – Business tr ave l (air and gr ound) – We binar s, videoconfer encing – Employee commuting • Te lecommuting • Public tr ansportation, bike - friendly , carpooling – Supply chain management – Wa stewater tr eatment efficiency – Tr ansmission and dis tribution efficiency – Emission coefficients (efficiency of power) – Contr act or ser vices – Green meetings – Employee education and outreach • Electronics recycling • Green yo ur office • Wa ste reduction competitions • Green teamsE. O. 13514, signed October 2009, "to establish an integr ated st rate gy towards sustainability in the Feder al Gov ernment and to mak e r eduction of gr eenhouse g as emissions a priority for Feder al agencies. “ 

# Fe **der al Gov**  **ernmen t as Leader**  **s**

# EP

**A’ s Se**  **ve n Priorities**  • Ta king action on climat e change • Impr oving air quality • Assuring the safety of chemicals • Cleaning up our c ommunities • Pr ot ecting Americ a’ s w ate rs • Wo rking for en vir onmen ta l jus tice • Building s tr ong s tate a nd tribal partner ships

# EP **A Pr ogr** **ams Pr omot**  **e Sus ta**  **inability**

## ARRA

**’s Gr**  **een Pr oject R**  **eser ve**  • When EP

A w as given $6 billion fo r its Clean W ate r and Drinking W ate r St ate R evolving Funds in the American Re covery and R ein ves tmen t Act, each s tate wa s r equir ed to set aside 20 per cen t for gr een pr oject r eserv e which included: – gr een infr as tructur e, – wate r and energy efficiency impr ove men ts or – en vir onmen ta lly innov ative activities. EP A Administr ator Lisa Jackson meeting with citiz ens in Fr esno , California

# Gr **een Pr**  **oject Re**  **ser ve**  **Success** • I am pleased to r eport that 47 s tate s and Puert o Rico funded bey ond the 20% thr eshold, to mak e, for exa mple, a w as tewater treatment fa cility in Johnson Coun ty , Ka nsas en tir ely energy self suf ficien t.

# Other Gr **een Pr oject**  **Re ser**  **ve**

**Ex amples**  • The T own of E dmonston partner ed with the Chesapeake Ba y Trust to retrofit one of its busiest streets using gr een infr astructur e. • EP A Administr ator Lisa Jackson w as pr esent at its construction launch in fall 2009 and called Decatur Str eet “ one of the gr eenest str eets in the country.” • The Metr opolit an Dis trict in Hartfor d, CT implement ed sludge inciner ator upgr ades and the construction of a heat r ecovery facility at the Hartfor d W ater P ollution Contr ol F acility . • On a daily basis it uses enough electricity to light 35,000 one hundr ed w att light bulbs and will meet appr ox imately one thir d of its power demand. I

## EP **A’ s**  **Str ateg**  **ic Sus** **ta inability**  **Pe rf** **ormance Plan** 

# EP

**A Sus ta**  **inability Goals** 

# EP **A’ s Sus** **ta inability**  **Implemen tat**  **ion**

# EP **A’ s Sus** **ta inability**  **Implemen tat**  **ion** • At lan tic Ec ology Division Labor ato ry – Ef ficien t mechanical equipmen t – Va riable air v olume labs – Gr ound - sour ce heat pump – Gr een r oof

# EP **A’ s Sus** **ta inability**  **Implemen tat**  **ion** • Caribbean En vir onmen ta l Pr ot ection Division – EPEA T/ ENERG Y ST

AR equipmen t – Wa te r - efficient fixtur es – Sus ta inable furnitur e

# EP **A’ s Sus** **ta inability**  **Implemen tat**  **ion** • Re sear ch Triangle P ark Main Labor ato ry – Heat r ecovery s yste m – Labor atory ventilation and fume hood upgr ades – Onsite r enew able energy**For questions, please**  **contact** Dan Amon, P .E. Senior Advisor for Energy , Planning, and R eview at (202) 564 - 7509 or amon.dan@epa.gov