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DOI Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan
Signed June 20, 2008
Memo from Willie Taylor to Senior Officials regarding Sustainable Building Implementation Plan milestones 
DOI Sustainable Building Implementation Plan
- Appendix 1 - Executive Order 13423- Strengthening Federal Environmental,
Appendix 2 - Energy, and Transportation Management signed by the President in January 2007
- Appendix 3 - Instructions for Implementing Executive Order 13423 - Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management prepared by the Council for Environmental Quality and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
- Appendix 4 -Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan Required Components prepared by the Office of Management and Budget Guidance
- Appendix 5 -Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding that contains the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership
- Appendix 6 -Sustainable Building Rating Systems Crosswalk to the Guiding Principles
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Appendix 7 -Secretary of the Interior memorandum regarding E.O. 13423 implementation dated April 4, 2007
- Appendix 8 -Interior Assistant Secretary - Policy Management and Budget memorandum forming the DOI Sustainable Buildings Implementation Team dated March 23, 2007
Assistant Secretary Calls for Formation of DOI Work Group on Sustainable Buildings
DOI Building Projects Certified and Registered for Certification with the U.S. Green Building Council Word Document
2005-2006 Building Sustainability Events and Conferences
The Forest Products Laboratory's Directory of Wood-Framed Building Deconstruction and Reused Building Materials Companies, 2004
Managing Your Environmental Responsibilities: A Planning Guide for Construction and
Development (the MYER Guide) (April 2005)
Developed by the U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency, the MYER Guide contains checklists and detailed discussion designed to help the construction industry understand which environmental regulations apply to them. Use the Guide at the Pre-Bid phase to so appropriate costs can be taken into consideration early, and use the responsibility-assignment checklist to allocate responsibilities to all parties before breaking ground. Includes frequently asked environmental questions and self-audit checklists.
DOI continues to explore the applicability and appropriateness of various green building standards for benchmarking environmental performance in its building portfolio. Benchmarks under consideration include:
ASTM International Standards on Sustainability in Buildings
Now available for purchase, new ASTM standards that address environmental problems & challenges related to the design,
construction, and operation of environmentally-sound and resource-efficient sustainable buildings.
111 Standards (2005); CD-ROM
$175 North America, ISBN: 0-8031-3341-3; Stock #: GREEN05
www.astm.org
Third Party Certifiers of Green Construction Products
- Green Seal
Green Seal has developed standards for the following construction-related products: Anti-Corrosive Paints (GC-03), Commercial Adhesives (GS-36), Compact Fluorescent Lamps (GS-05), Degreasers (GS-34), Electric Chillers (GS-31), Green Facilities Operation and Maintenance Criteria (GS-39), Industrial & Institutional Cleaners (GS-37), Industrial & Institutional Floor-Care Products (GS-40), Occupancy Sensors (GC-12), Paints (GS-11), Photovoltaic Modules (GS-32), Residential Central Air Conditioning Systems (GC-09), Residential Central Air-Source Heat Pumps (GC-15), Reusable Utility Bags (GS- 16), Split-Ductless Air-Source Heat Pumps (GC-13), Windows (GS-13), Window Films (GS-14)
- Greenguard, a certifier of low emitting interior products
Greenguard has developed standards for the following products: Adhesives, Appliances, Ceiling, Cleaning Systems, Consumer Products, Flooring, General Construction, Insulation, Office Equipment, Office Furniture, Paint, Textiles, Wallcovering
- Greenguard's Free On-line Training Course - Helping Your Clients Maintain Good Air Quality
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