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We develop, advocate for, educate on, and disseminate high standards of sustainable performance and, through an integrative process, continue to raise the quality of design.
Through our dedication to design excellence, research, education, creative collaboration, and operational excellence, our design teams use the latest technologies and apply sustainable building principles and practices to learn from our projects and strive to reach greater heights of performance.
We continue to conserve energy and water, utilize ecological systems, and enhance the natural environment while offering safe and healthy buildings for federal workers.
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment Top Ten is the industry's best-known award program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten innovative projects earn the prize for setting the standard in design and sustainability. GSA is the only owner to have won 9 AIA COTE Top Ten awards.
For more information on sustainability in design and construction, contact Lance Davis (lance.davis@gsa.gov)