GSA: Strategically Sustainable
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
Opportunities for change available now:
As GSA provides services for federally owned facilities across the country, it seeks to reduce its environmental footprint.
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GSA’s goal is to provide superior workplaces that eliminate all damage to the environment from building operations.
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Sustainable construction and design seek to reduce negative impacts on the environment and the health of building occupants, thereby improving building performance.
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Modern technological advances have made the virtual workplace (teleworking) a standard business tool that enables employees to work away from the traditional office.
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GSA helps federal agencies protect the environment through programs such as waste collection, recycling, and energy-saving property disposal.
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- Shop the GSA Advantage! environmental aisle
- Purchase green solutions with Global Supply
- Use green products compilation to facilitate procurement
- Track progress with Advantage Spend Analysis Program (ASAP)
- Buy green vehicles with GSA AutoChoice
GSA offers a wide variety of alternative-fuel vehicles that reduce harmful emissions in the air and help decrease America's dependence on foreign oil.
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GSA offers two travel programs that can help federal agencies meet their sustainability goals.
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GSA offers sustainable technology products, services, and end-to-end solutions to meet your critical needs.
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SFTool is a one-stop online resource to support decision-making regarding sustainable building principles, materials and systems.
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A PROVING GROUND FOR INNOVATION
Learn how GSA is developing and evaluating green technologies and practices:
GSA is leading a Task Force with the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a national strategy for electronics stewardship.
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GSA developed the Carbon Footprint Tool to assist agencies in managing their greenhouse gas emissions and measuring green investment return on investment (ROI).
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- Green Proving Ground Program
- Sustainable Design
- Building Information Modeling
- Green Roofs
- Lighting Improvements
- Water-efficient Technologies
GSA is Greening the Supply Chain by incorporating incentives to make the supply chains of its vendors more environmentally-friendly.
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The EV Pilot Program is a targeted investment to incorporate electric vehicles and charging infrastructure into the Federal government’s vehicle and building portfolios as a first step to growing the number of electric vehicles in the federal fleet over time.
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GSA is driving the construction, transportation, energy, and automotive industries toward green projects and technologies that invest in the jobs and economy of the future.
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The Green Purchasing Plan is GSA’s policy to ensure that the products the agency purchases meet a comprehensive set of environmentally sustainable criteria.
Read the plan [590 MB, PDF]
GSA leads the way in green building design, construction, retrofit and sustainable operations and maintenance.
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FULFILLING THE PROMISE
Leadership by example: GSA initiatives
are catalysts for change:
News
- Energy Star Helps Federal Buildings Meet Top Performance Standards - April 26, 2012
- GSA Offers 30 Federal Buildings for Deep Energy Retrofits - March 22, 2012
- New E-Waste Policy for Federal Government - March 7, 2012
Videos
