Sustainable Facilities Tool

The Federal Acquisition Regulation govern how all government agencies are to make procurments. Specifically, Subchapter D Part 23 dicates how the sustainability aspect of those purchases must be made. FAR - Part 23

The stated purpose of the act is "to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes."

The purpose of the ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005 is "To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy." View Act

The Interagency Sustainability Working Group (ISWG), as a subcommittee of the Steering Committee established by Executive Order (E.O.) 13423, initiated development of the following guidance to assist agencies in meeting the high performance and sustainable buildings goals of E.O. 13423, section 2(f).1 View Guidance

Federal Agencies are required to incorporate the Guiding Principles for New Construction and Major Renovations into all new construction, major renovation, or repair and alternation of Federal Buildings. This set of Guiding Principles is listed below, with links to technical guidance on specific topics covered in the WBDG. View Regulations

Executive Order 13514 requires at least 15% of each agency's existing facilities and building leases (above 5,000 gross square feet) to meet the Guiding Principles by the end of fiscal year 2015. To meet this goal, most agencies must upgrade at least some portion of their existing building stock. View Regulations

This document is the standard leasing language for GSA and has specific sustainability language written in.