1. 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

2. Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 2 What is EMS?  Executive Order 13423 – Strengthening Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management  ISO 14001 Standard

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

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

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

6. 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

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

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

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