Greener Buildings Through Better Occupant Behavior?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Robert Hash

Even in the best car, I’m not likely to win the Indy 500. The same goes for high performance buildings. Even the best, LEED-certified, low-impact building can lose its green benefits if the building’s occupants don’t utilize the systems in place and follow good green practices.

In an effort to help building managers and occupants reach their environmentally-friendly potential, Ashley Halligan with the Property Management Software Guide blog has identified five ways to encourage green-friendly behaviors among occupants:

Engage Occupants Before They Move In
Take A Holistic Approach
Measure with New Technologies
Provoke Competition
Create Transparency

This seems like a pretty good list, so head over to the Property Management Software Guide blog to read more on each point.

D.C. Tops LEED Buildings List

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Robert Hash

The USGBC recently announced their 2011 list of top 10 states for LEED green buildings. DC beat out every state with 31 sq. ft. of LEED-certified space per person. The fact that this announcement comes not long after the Treasury Building was LEED certified – and became the oldest building to receive certification – firmly places D.C. in a leading role for building efficiency and design in the nation.

Read more about the list, including notable projects from the top ten, at CEILeadership.org.

Green Government News of the Week

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Robert Hash

Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week:

Tax Policy Blowing in the Wind
Top 10 Unanswered Biofuels Questions for 2011
Case Set to Challenge EPA’s GHG Regs
State Department Partnership with 1E Slashes PC Energy Use

And you’ll find more headlines at CEILeadership.org!

Voice of America Visits GOVgreen

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Robert Hash

Thanks to Voice of America for sharing their wrap-up video with us!

GSA, Metro to Coordinate on Locations

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Robert Hash

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With all of the excitement of GOVgreen last week, we didn’t get to share a very interesting article from The Washington Post with you. As reported by the Post, the GSA and Metro are planning to coordinate Metro service and future federal facilities locations to provide federal employees with public transit options at the new locations.

It seems as though the GSA’s need for more space could be met using Metro-owned land and employees could benefit from convenient – and green – transit options.

Read the article at The Washington Post for more.

Do You Know How to Adapt to Climate Change?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Robert Hash

GOVgreen Attendees do, now! Visit the GOVgreen YouTube channel for more post-plenary interviews.

Post-Plenary Interviews from GOVgreen

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Robert Hash

We caught up with our Plenary Session participants yesterday to talk a bit more about sustainability in their respective companies. Visit the GOVgreen YouTube site for more interviews.