Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Green Initiatives Houston W. Taylor Office of Acquisition Management GSA IWAC Quality Partnership Council March 3, 2009

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 2 What is EMS?  Executive Order – Strengthening Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management  ISO Standard

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 3  Incorporates environmental considerations  Environmental performance  Tracking  Evaluation  Communication What does EMS do?

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 4 Stakeholders  OMB  OFEE (SAMM)  DOE/FEMP  EPA  DLA

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 5 Policy Issues  Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct)  ENERGY STAR  FEMP

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 6 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009  $4.5 billion for High-Performance Green Buildings  LEED certification  Furniture made from low-emitting materials (GREENGUARD-certified)  Furniture with recycled and/or biobased content  Flooring recycling programs  Flooring with recycled and/or biobased content  Remanufactured systems furniture

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 7 Key Initiatives  Green Purchasing Training  Acquisition workforce  Customer agencies  Industry partners  DOE/FEMP partnership

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 8 Environmental Awareness Education + Training + Policy = Green Government

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 9 Questions  Houston Taylor  Director Program Analyst Division 