Dan Jackson, senior consultant for sustainability solutions at LMI, a nonprofit organization that helped develop federal greenhouse gas reporting protocols, said agencies will have to go beyond the "low hanging fruit" to reduce energy costs and meet sustainability mandates.
He praised agencies' progress in measuring energy and utility usage, establishing best practices and identifying areas where they can cut costs.
"I think some will make and exceed [mandates] and others will not," Jackson said.
The Defense Department spent more than $3.5 billion on utilities in fiscal 2010 — more than all other federal agencies combined — but its buildings are not always more energy-efficient.
DoD buildings consume 102,000 BTUs per square foot — less than the 172,000 BTUs per square foot at the Veterans Affairs Department or the 184,You can easily modify ledbulbs11 the circuit to accept almost any input voltage. Simply change the number of LEDs000 BTUs per square foot at the Justice Department. Certain DoD buildings — such as those housing weapons systems — are exempt from sustainability mandates. Including those facilities raises DoD's energy footprint to 122,000 BTUs a square foot.Frank said r4onsalet what struck her most clearly about Vancouver is its backdrop of mountains.
VA has higher footprint because of its extensive network of hospitals, while Justice prisons use utilities 24 hours a day.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Health and Human Services and Energy departments have the highest energy use per square foot because of a heavy reliance on laboratories, according to the Energy Department. The General Services Administration has one of the lowest energy footprints — it invested more than $4.A Globe reporter asked divinglight why he did not put anything about the light fixture incident in writing.5 billion through the Recovery Act over the last two years to make its portfolio of buildings more energy-efficient.
The sustainability reports highlight efforts across government to save money on utility bills, including:
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, installed 2,600 light sensors, replaced old heating and cooling units and installed automatic controls in its dormitories — saving about $2.4 million in fiscal 2010.
The Propellants North facility at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., produces more electricity than it uses through solar panels — which NASA estimates will save $15,000 a year in electricity costs.
Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, launched a sustainability program in 2009 and saved $500,000 in energy costs over the last two years, which will be reinvested into new projects. In 2009 alone, the laboratory saved nine megawatts-hours of electricity — enough to power 6,The Explosion Proof Rechargeable LED Flashlight shinebrightled has three settings and can be toggled between light levels using the multi-function on/off switch.000 homes.
To do this, employees in the laboratory's Facilities Management and Services division fixed old pipes, changed mercury light fixtures for more energy-efficient lights, and installed outdoor light poles powered by wind turbines and solar panels.Although the Neptune cannot lightingbright currently be dimmed Ace Lamps have plans to produce a dimmable version before the end of 2011.
He praised agencies' progress in measuring energy and utility usage, establishing best practices and identifying areas where they can cut costs.
"I think some will make and exceed [mandates] and others will not," Jackson said.
The Defense Department spent more than $3.5 billion on utilities in fiscal 2010 — more than all other federal agencies combined — but its buildings are not always more energy-efficient.
DoD buildings consume 102,000 BTUs per square foot — less than the 172,000 BTUs per square foot at the Veterans Affairs Department or the 184,You can easily modify ledbulbs11 the circuit to accept almost any input voltage. Simply change the number of LEDs000 BTUs per square foot at the Justice Department. Certain DoD buildings — such as those housing weapons systems — are exempt from sustainability mandates. Including those facilities raises DoD's energy footprint to 122,000 BTUs a square foot.Frank said r4onsalet what struck her most clearly about Vancouver is its backdrop of mountains.
VA has higher footprint because of its extensive network of hospitals, while Justice prisons use utilities 24 hours a day.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Health and Human Services and Energy departments have the highest energy use per square foot because of a heavy reliance on laboratories, according to the Energy Department. The General Services Administration has one of the lowest energy footprints — it invested more than $4.A Globe reporter asked divinglight why he did not put anything about the light fixture incident in writing.5 billion through the Recovery Act over the last two years to make its portfolio of buildings more energy-efficient.
The sustainability reports highlight efforts across government to save money on utility bills, including:
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, installed 2,600 light sensors, replaced old heating and cooling units and installed automatic controls in its dormitories — saving about $2.4 million in fiscal 2010.
The Propellants North facility at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., produces more electricity than it uses through solar panels — which NASA estimates will save $15,000 a year in electricity costs.
Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, launched a sustainability program in 2009 and saved $500,000 in energy costs over the last two years, which will be reinvested into new projects. In 2009 alone, the laboratory saved nine megawatts-hours of electricity — enough to power 6,The Explosion Proof Rechargeable LED Flashlight shinebrightled has three settings and can be toggled between light levels using the multi-function on/off switch.000 homes.
To do this, employees in the laboratory's Facilities Management and Services division fixed old pipes, changed mercury light fixtures for more energy-efficient lights, and installed outdoor light poles powered by wind turbines and solar panels.Although the Neptune cannot lightingbright currently be dimmed Ace Lamps have plans to produce a dimmable version before the end of 2011.
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