The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) offers case studies featuring federal agencies that have successfully implemented energy- and water-efficient technologies and measures into their buildings and operations. Examples of the successful use of FEMP financing mechanisms are also available.
Explore case studies by clicking the topics below. FEMP publications are also available.
-
Case Study: Evaluating Liquid Versus Air Cooling in the Maui High-Performance Computing Center
-
Case Study: Opportunities to Improve Energy-Efficiency in Three Federal Data Centers
-
Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Federal High-Performance Computing Data Centers
-
Reducing Data Center Loads for a Large-Scale, Net Zero Office Building
-
Retro-Commissioning Increases Data Center Efficiency at Low Cost
-
See more case studies in the Center for Expertise for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers.
-
Food and Drug Administration White Oak Campus Environmental Stewardship and Cost Savings
-
Harold Washington Social Security Administration (SSA) Center Water Conservation and Green Energy
-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
-
National Aeronautical and Space Administration Johnson Space Flight Center
-
Veteran's Affairs Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut
-
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Sherman Indian School
-
U.S. Postal Service General Mail Facility, San Diego, California
-
Video: General Services Administration New Carrollton Federal Building
Hybrid System (Photovoltaic, Solar Hot Water, Wind)
Passive Solar Design
Photovoltaic
Solar Hot Water
Solar Ventilation Preheating
Wind
-
Net Zero Pilot Program Lights the Path to Big Savings in Guam
-
99th Regional Support Command Uses LED Lighting to Capture Significant Savings
-
Army Reserve 63d RSC Achieves 85% Savings in Parking Lot Lighting
-
Leveraging Lighting for Energy Savings: GSA Northwest/Arctic Region
-
Marine Corps Base Quantico Achieves 85% Savings in Parking Lighting
-
LED Provides Effective and Efficient Parking Area Lighting at the NAVFAC Engineering Service Center
-
IRS Parking Facility Lighting Retrofit Reduces Annual Energy Use by 76%
-
See a map of technology deployment case studies.
-
Boiler Upgrades and Decentralizing Steam Systems Save Water and Energy at Naval Air Station Oceana
-
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Improves Cooling System Performance
-
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Saves Water with High-Efficiency Toilet and Urinal Program
-
Water Efficiency Improvements at Various U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Sites