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Obama administration announces major steps toward leasing for offshore wind projects in Mid-Atlantic Public/private partnership saves energy and tax dollars Solar photovoltaic cell/module shipments report 2010 Berkeley Lab to develop novel materials for hydrogen storage MIT's City Car makes debut in Spain NREL's RE Atlas shows intersection of resources Salazar announces establishment of Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area USDA invites applications for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects Greener buildings through better occupant behaviors Energy Department announces university research opportunities to advance SunShot goals

Energy Star now available for new multifamily high-rise buildings

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that new multifamily high-rise residential buildings are now eligible to qualify as Energy Star. To qualify, new or substantially rehabilitated multifamily high-rise buildings must meet energy-efficiency guidelines set by the EPA.
NASA partners with DOE to construct 'greenest' federal building

NASA's Ames Research Center and the Department of Energy, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, Calif. are collaborating on technologies and processes for what may be the "greenest," highest-performing building in the federal government.
FedEx Express hosts largest "green roof” at any U.S. airport

FedEx Express recently opened a new package sorting center at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, which now conducts operations under the largest continuous vegetated roof at an airport in the U.S. The roof is about the size of three football fields.
Nest Labs introduces world's first learning thermostat

Nest Labs recently announced that it has created the Nest Learning Thermostat. Nest learns from your behaviors, preferences and surroundings to create a custom heating and cooling schedule, keeping you comfortable when you're in the structure and conserving energy when you're away.

Facility Design and Management

Under Executive Order 13514, 15% of existing buildings and leases need to meet the Guiding Principles standards by 2015 and all buildings planned in 2020 and thereafter will need to be net-zero buildings. This section includes information and resources related to these requirements.

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Facilities Design and Management

Greener buildings through better occupant behaviors

Written by CEIL Staff
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 09:32
Even the best, LEED-certified, low-impact building can lose its green benefits if the building's occupants don't utilize the systems in place and follow good green practices. Read more...

List of top 10 states for LEED green buildings released

Written by CEIL Staff
Friday, 20 January 2012 09:25
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently released its 2011 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information. The District of Columbia leads the nation, with more than 31 square feet of LEED-certified space per person in 2011, with Colorado being the leading state, with 2.74 square feet per person in 2011. Read more...

Eight cities selected to receive free neighborhood design consultations under US EPA grant

Written by CEIL Staff
Monday, 02 January 2012 10:00
Eight American communities will receive free neighborhood design consultation in 2012 from Global Green USA with the help of a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program. Read more...

Savings of 18.5% for buildings that meet 2010 energy standard: DOE

Written by CEIL Staff
Thursday, 08 December 2011 10:30
DOE announced recently that its analysis shows buildings meeting a 2010 energy efficiency standard will use 18.5% less energy than structures using the previous (2007) standard. The latest version of Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, will save commercial building owners energy and money, according to DOE's analysis. Read more...

National laboratory 'flips switch' on east coast's largest solar array

Written by CEIL Staff
Thursday, 08 December 2011 09:30
This past November, the DOE Brookhaven National Laboratory "flipped the switch" on the largest solar photovoltaic array in the eastern United States. The 164,312 solar panels hosted at the lab in New York state—one of the largest solar farms built on federal property—will produce enough energy to power up to 4,500 homes. Read more...