1. Federal Green Building Policies
and Programs
Cynthia Greene, Sr. Advisor
Office of Assistance and
Pollution Prevention
7/25/07
2. Federal and EPA Green Building
Efforts
Federal Legislation and the Capitol Facility
EPA’s National Network
EPA New England
AIA MOU
EPA New England Buildings
Community Energy Challenge
3. Green Building and EPA
In the United States, buildings account
for:
39 % of total energy use
12 % of the total water consumption
68 % of total electricity consumption
38 % of the carbon dioxide emissions
136 million tons per year of construction and
demolition debris
6. Congress – The House of
Representatives
Speaker Pelosi’s Green Capitol Initiative
– Carbon neutrality in 18 months
– Energy efficiency projects
– Environmentally Preferable Procurement
– Fleet
– Energy Expo for staff
– Green Revolving Fund
7. EPA’s National Green Building
Workgroup
Formed in 2003, meets monthly
Coordinates cross-office interaction,
information sharing and marketing
30 Offices and 10 Regions participating
www.epa/greenbuilding
8. EPA New England and Green Buildings
On-line resources
EPA programs and sectors
Educating our staff
AIA MOU
Our Buildings
Work with the States
9. EPA New England On-line Resources
Energy Website
www.epa.gov/region01/eco/energy/index
- Energy Star
- Global Climate Change
- Transportation and Fuels
- Community Energy Challenge
Green Building Website -
www.epa.gov/region1/topics/envpractice/gbuildings
- Residential green building guide
- Reuse in New England guide
- College and University Best Management Practices
10. EPA Programs and Sectors
Brownfields
Smartgrowth
Hospitals
College and Universities
12. Memorandum of Understanding with
American Institute of Architects
2/2005 EPA HQs signs an MOU with AIA
5/2005 EPA Region 2 signs MOU with NY
and NJ AIA
1/2006 16 Federal Agencies sign Federal
Leadership in High Performance and
Sustainable Buildings
16. EPA New England
Community Energy Challenge
New England has among the nation’s
highest energy costs
– Our 1500 cities, towns spend nearly one billion
dollars every year on energy for buildings and
schools
Energy used in buildings is the number one
source of GHG emissions in most
communities
17. EPA New England
Community Energy Challenge (continued)
EPA is Challenging Every City and Town to:
– Commit to energy efficiency by taking the Challenge
– Benchmark all buildings and/or schools
– Set a target to reduce energy use by 10% or more
– Promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in the
community
EPA will provide:
– High Profile Regional and National Recognition
– Free training and technical support
18. For more information
Green Buildings
Cynthia Greene 617-918-1813
greene.cynthia@epa.gov
Myra Schwartz 617-918-1696
schwartz.myra@epa.gov
Community Energy Challenge
Shubhada Kambli 617-918-1584
kambli.shubhada@epa.gov
