Playbook for Green Buildings + Neighborhoods | Infrastructure | GSA Pledges to Pursue Zero Environmental Footprint

At the USGBC Federal Summit in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2010, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) administrator Martha Johnson announced a bold new goal for the agency responsible for all the facilities of the federal government: net-zero environmental footprint.

June 1, 2010

At the U.S. Green Building Council’s Federal Summit in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2010, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) administrator Martha Johnson announced a bold new goal for the agency responsible for all the facilities of the federal government: net-zero environmental footprint. Johnson stressed that the key word was “eliminate”—not “limit”—the impact of the federal government on the environment.

GSA has long been a leader in the push for more sustainable building practices. Johnson proposed that GSA could achieve a zero footprint by using federal buildings to test new technologies, focus on occupants as well as building design, encourage smart-grid-capable design, purchase only green products, run the federal fleet on alternative fuels, and develop metrics and methods for tracking progress towards green goals.

>> Read More

Source: Environmental Building News posted on BuildingGreen.com

The Green Infrastructure Guide

The Green Building Guide looks at the three roles that local governments can play in promoting green...

Seattle has recently developed a 100 year open space plan that considers the impact of integration of water, wastewater, energy and transportation infrastructure systems. (Open Space Seattle 2100)