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The Greening of NIH Facilities
At the Bethesda Campus of NIH we have more than 45 buildings that house laboratories, vivarium space, clinical care, offices, utilities, and support services. To be compatible with our NIH mission these facilities must be designed and operated sustainably - in a manner that protects the environment and the health and safety of all occupants.
To ensure that NIH facilities are designed, built, lit, heated, cooled, maintained, renovated, and demolished with the least amount of impact to human health and the environment, the NIH is examining its procedures for each of these activities to identify ways to "green" those activities.
ORF Seminar Series: Green Training
January 15th, 2008
Corporate NIH Green Effort
Green Training USGBC
Sustainable Labs and LEED
NIH and HHS Sustainability Guides and Resources
HHS Sustainable Buildings Implementation Plan
HHS Policy for Sustainable and High Performance Buildings
NIH Office Fit-Out Guidelines
Technology Matrix : NIH implements many strategies for conserving energy and water. As new technologies are developed we consider whether they can be incorporated at NIH. This spreadsheet provides information on the economics of many technologies in use or evaluated for use at NIH.
More Information on Sustainability
Energy Star for New Building Design
Green Building Initiative; Green Globes
Green Guide for Health Care
Greening Federal Facilities
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
Labs for the 21st Century
U. S. Green Building Council:
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Whole Building Design Guide
Green Training 2007
Going Green in 2007 Adobe PDF - 468 KB
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