Green Buildings
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The creation of sustainable installations will be largely dependent on future base realignment and closures or BRAC, said Dr. Dorothy Robyn, the department's deputy undersecretary for installations and environment.
May 24, 2012 -
Under the one-year contract, Big Blue will develop a system to collect data for the Public Building Service to analyze to find areas to become more energy efficient.
May 14, 2012 -
The Submarine Learning Center, at the Naval Submarine Base New London, has won a LEED silver award for being green. The center's headquarters uses geothermal heating a cooling systems and is built out of recycled building materials.
May 07, 2012 -
NASA is looking for ways to re-purpose waste in space, and the space agency is turning to innovators to come up with some ideas.
April 10, 2012 -
Travis DeVault, project leader for USDA's National Wildlife Research Center in Sandusky, Ohio, told The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp about the project.
April 09, 2012 -
Navy officials cut the ribbon on the$11.2 million Naval Operational Support Center Phoenix at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Ariz. on March 30.
April 03, 2012 -
Those who are already receiving paper checks for federal benefit payments have until March 1, 2013, to sign up for direct deposit or direct express.
March 02, 2012 -
The Energy Initiatives Task Force held its first industry day to explain how it wants to get green energy projects built on installations. The Army must receive 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. The task force will develop an acquisition strategy and a new multiple-award contract over the next year.
November 04, 2011 -
The complex in Ft. Meade, Md., received the second-highest environmental building certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
November 01, 2011 -
Bob Peck, commissioner of GSA\'s Public Buildings Service, says his agency is leading by example in energy efficiency.
November 01, 2011 -
Tim Unruh, program manager at the Energy Department\'s Federal Energy Management Program, shared tips on how agencies can become more energy efficient.
October 31, 2011 -
The Obama administration announced the release of the second annual sustainability performance plan for federal agencies at the annual Green Gov Symposium.
October 31, 2011 -
The Air Force wants to fulfill half of its U.S.-based jet fuel needs with alternative fuels by 2016 and expects to be ready for that target ahead of time. But, with the view that it is a consumer, not a producer of energy, the service says it doesn\'t intend to play a direct role in helping to develop biofuel technologies.
October 27, 2011 -
OPM developing competency models for performance improvement officers and chief operating officers as part of its requirements under the GPRA Modernization Act. DHS moves to agile development to fix the HSIN program. NIST to update HSPD-12 card requirements to meet mobile needs.
October 25, 2011 -
The Pentagon will soon announce winners of its latest round of grant funding to try out new energy technologies at its U.S. bases. The response from industry and other government agencies has been overwhelming, officials said.
October 19, 2011