Agency |
Program |
Website |
Description |
Multi-agency effort |
Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) |
www.wbdg.org |
Gateway to up-to-date information on ‘whole building’ design techniques and technologies. |
DOC |
Office of Administrative Services |
www.osec.doc.gov/oas/energy/ |
Energy & water management, and other related sustainability information |
DOD |
Defense Environmental Network & Information eXchange (DENIX) |
www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/Library/Sustain/sustain.html |
Sustainable Development publications, guidance, tools and working groups |
DOD |
Pentagon Renovation (PENREN) |
http://renovation.pentagon.mil/ |
Pentagon Renovation & Construction |
DOD |
Pentagon Renovation (PENREN) |
http://renovation.pentagon.mil/sustainfieldguide.htm |
Field Guide to Sustainable Construction |
DOE |
Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) |
www.eere.energy.gov/femp |
Aids Federal agencies to reduce energy and water use and build green |
DOE |
Building Technologies |
www.eere.energy.gov/buildings |
Provides resources for energy efficiency and renewable energy |
DOE |
Smart Communities Network |
www.smartcommunities.ncat.org |
Provides resources on sustainability |
DOE |
DOE Sustainable Design Program |
www.pnl.gov/doesustainabledesign |
Gateway to tools, resources, and regulations to help incorporate sustainable design into DOE facilities and operations |
DOI |
Green Buildings |
www.doi.gov/greening/buildings |
Green building policies and issues |
EPA |
Green Buildings |
www.epa.gov/greenbuilding |
Portal website to many sites listed here |
EPA |
Construction Sector Compliance Assistance |
www.epa.gov/compliance/assistance/sectors/construction.html
|
Provides construction industry compliance assistance information. |
EPA |
Indoor Environments |
www.epa.gov/iaq
www.epa.gov/iaq/schools |
Conducts research and outreach and develops guidelines to improve indoor environments
Comprehensive guidance, tools, and activities for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in schools |
EPA |
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing |
www.epa.gov/oppt/epp |
Provides resources to aid Federal purchasing of green products |
EPA |
Water Efficiency Program |
www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency |
Provides resources to increase residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial water efficiency, including WAVE water management software. |
EPA |
Non-point Source Pollution |
www.epa.gov/owow/nps/urban.html |
Provides guidance on how to reduce stormwater runoff from the built environment |
EPA |
Office of Research and Development |
www.epa.gov/sustainability |
Provides basic information and other resources on sustainability |
EPA |
Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines |
www.epa.gov/cpg |
Provides information and guidelines on the Federal purchase of recycled-content products |
EPA |
Brownfields |
www.epa.gov/brownfields
www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/sustain.htm
|
Provides grants and resources for safe development of polluted sites and supports sustainable brownfields redevelopment |
EPA/DOE |
EnergyStar® |
www.energystar.gov |
Partnership and labeling program for energy-efficient commercial and residential buildings and building products |
EPA/DOE |
Labs 21 |
www.labs21century.gov |
Provides information on improving the environmental performance of labs |
GSA |
Sustainable Design Program |
www.gsa.gov/sustainabledesign |
Program documents, projects and examples |
HUD |
Sustainable Development/ Growth Management |
www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/energyenviron/ environment/subjects/gm/index.cfm
|
Information and resources on Sustainable Development |
NASA |
Environmental Management Division |
www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codej/codeje/je_site/ sustainability/about_sustainability.html
|
Policies and other resources |
National Park Service |
Greening of The National Park Service |
www.nps.gov |
Several tools and links to projects and resources by querying the home page search engine with keywords in connection with sustainability |
NIST |
Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) |
www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html
|
Measures environmental and economic performance of building products through life cycle assessment and life cycle costing. |
U.S.Air Force |
The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence |
www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/eq/programs/progpage.asp? PID=27&KID=Sustainable%20Development |
Many tools and resources on sustainable development |
U.S.Air Force |
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency |
www.afcesa.af.mil/ces/index.asp |
Standards and criteria for design, operations and maintenance of buildings and other structures |
U.S.Army |
The Army Facilities and Housing Directorate |
www.hqda.army.mil/acsimweb/fd/linksSDD.htm |
Information on Sustainable Design and Development (SDD) |
U.S.Army |
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) |
www.cecer.army.mil/sustdesign |
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) sustainable design & development web site |
USDA |
Department of Administration Energy and Environment |
www.usda.gov/energyandenvironment/ facilitiesEnergy/facilitiesEnergy.htm |
Policy and guidance on energy and water efficiency and other sustainability topics |
USDA |
Biobased Products and Bioenergy Coordination Council |
www.ars.usda.gov/bbcc/
|
Provides a forum for coordinating, facilitating, and promoting research, development, transfer of technology, commercialization, and marketing of biobased products and bioenergy |
State |
U.S.Department of State Sustainable Development Program |
www.state.gov/g/oes/sus
|
Sustainable development partnerships and initiatives |