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What's New
"GreenCheck" helps EPA "green" its real estate projects. Download the GreenCheck form.
EPA's Laboratory Annex 2 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Gulf Ecology Division Laboratory in Gulf Breeze, Florida, receive LEED® certification for new construction.
EPA reduced energy intensity by 3.2 percent and water use by 6.4 percent in FY 2008. Read how, in the Agency's Energy Management Conservation Annual Report.
EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the natural environment. We accomplish this mission with approximately 17,000 employees and another 7,000 contractors, fellows, and Senior Environmental Employment program participants working in more than 10.1 million square feet of office buildings and laboratories located across the United States. To ensure that EPA's buildings and practices reflect our mission, the Agency implements a range of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of its facilities and operations, from building new, environmentally sustainable structures to improving the energy efficiency of older buildings.
Living EPA’s mission through sustainable facilities and practices
EPA strives to reduce our "environmental footprint" in the following areas: