Skip to main content

Sustainable Federal Facilities A Guide to Integrating Value Engineering, Life-Cycle Costing, and Sustainable Development (2001) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

4. Issues
Pages 49-52

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 49...
... However, unless the federal budget process is modified to take into account life-cycle costs as a standard procedure, it will be difficult for agencies to realize the filet range of benefits and cost savings possible from sustainable development. MASTER SPECIFICATIONS AND GUIDEBOOKS Although some federal agencies are shifting to commercial specifications for design and construction, others maintain master specifications and guide books.
Read the entire page →
From page 50...
... Site selection points are based on avoidance of prime agricultural land, flood plains, and wetlands, habitat for threatened or endangered species, and public parkland. Points are also awarded for urban redevelopment; use of brownfields sites; provisions for alternative transportation facilities, reduced site disturbance of greenfields, storm water management, landscaping, and exterior design to reduce heat islands and light pollution.
Read the entire page →
From page 51...
... INDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS The use of non-federal, third-party certifiers is encouraged by Executive Order 13101 "Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition," which states, "Agencies are encouraged to use all of the options available to them to determine the environmentally preferable attributes of products and services in their pilot and demonstration projects, including the use of technical expertise of nongovernmental entities such as labeling, certification, or standards-developing organizations, as well as using the expertise of the National Institute of Standards and Technology." The Executive Order directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to "develop guidance within 90 days from the date of this order to address environmentally preferable purchasing".
Read the entire page →
From page 52...
... LESSONS LEARNED ~ a,= ~~_ _~^ ~ ~~ V~~1~11~01 Designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining sustainable facilities is a new initiative for federal agencies. Because of the government-wide nature of this initiative, it is important to capture lessons learned about experience and to share experiences, both good and bad, within and among agencies.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • environmental quality
  • executive order
  • budget process
  • indoor environmental
  • environmentally preferable

  • energy performance
  • indoor air
  • environmental management
  • existing specifications
  • building commissioning

  • management principles
  • facilities engineering
  • preferable purchasing
  • engineering command
  • support sustainable

  • naval facilities
  • federal facilities
  • voluntary consensus
  • rates siting
  • purchasing pilot

  • maximum extent
  • environmental preferable
  • sustainable facility
  • preferable attributes
  • urban redevelopment

  • renewable energy
  • sustainable siting
  • national technology
  • acquisition policies
  • international voluntary


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.