Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers
Last updated: 07-06-2009
Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in the Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers!
To address the need for a comprehensive guide for procuring green building products and construction/renovation services within the Federal government, EPA has partnered with the Federal Environmental Executive and the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) to develop the Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers. Under the direction of this partnership, the green specs were authored by Dru Meadows, AIA, CCS, FCSI of theGreenTeam, Inc., a national expert in specifying for green building.
To view or download sections, browse the entire index on the Construction Criteria Base.
To download the entire Guide:
- Adobe Acrobat PDF (ZIP 7363 KB)
- MS Word DOC (ZIP 1628 KB)
Guide Objectives
To help federal agencies meet their project-specific environmental goals & mandates including:
- Executive Order 13423 and the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings
- EPA's Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
- EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for recovered content
- USDA's BioPreferred Program
- ENERGY STAR® & DOE Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Product Efficiency Recommendations
- Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
- ASTM, LEED®, Green Globes, and other rating systems and standards
- And other 'best practices' as determined via industry and public comment
Comment Period
A draft of the Guide was open for public comment from July 27, 2004 through January 14, 2005. We were pleased by the overwhelming response to our call for public comments. More than 100 comments, many which contained multiple parts, were submitted over the extended six-month period. Comments received can be viewed at regulations.gov (Advanced Document Search > Document ID "EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0092").
Contact Information
For more information about the scope, purpose, and use of the Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers, please see the Frequently Asked Questions or contact Alison Kinn Bennett at 202-564-8859 or kinn.alison@epa.gov. As this is a "living document," comments are always welcome and can be submitted via the "comments" button on these pages.
