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2005 Meeting Minutes and Presentations

This page contains links to the meeting minutes and a listing of the presentations or handouts for the Interagency Sustainability Working Group. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

December 7, 2005
Presenters: Cyndi Vallina, OMB; Christopher Payne, LBNL; Joel Ann Todd, Environmental Consultant; Tom Dietsche, USGBC; Juan Lopez, OFEE; Beverly Dyer, DOE-FEMP

October 5, 2005
Presenters: Ed Pinero & Juan Lopez, OFEE; Beverly Dyer, DOE-FEMP; Joel Ann Todd, Environmental Consultant; Eric Werling, EPA; Joe Maheady, USGBC

  • Minutes (PDF 152 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Technical Guidance Accompanying Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding by Beverly Dyer, DOE Federal Energy Management Program
    • Performance Metrics for Green Buildings on the Whole Building Design Guide by Joel Ann Todd, Environmental Consultant
    • Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Guidance for Public and Commercial Buildings by Eric Werling, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Information/Materials
    • FEMP Website Link: Presidential Directive on Energy and Fuel Conservation by Federal Agencies, September 2005
    • Report Summary: Satisfying Sustainability and Historic Building Mandates by Julie Webster, September 2005
    • USGBC Press Release: LEED®-NC version 2.2 Member Ballot is Open, September 2005
    • Department of Energy Handout: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title I, Subtitle A - Federal Programs, Sec. 109 Federal Building Performance Standards, August 2005
    • EPACT 2005 - Federal Renewable Provisions and Guidance Development Plans, Federal Network of Sustainability, Green Power Initiative Telecon by Chandra Shah, NREL, October 2005
    • Renewable Update, Federal Network of Sustainability, Green Power Initiative Telecon, Chandra Shah, NREL, October 2005
    • Announcement: Energy Star Standard for LEDs

June 1, 2005
Presenters: Edward B. Murtagh, Dept. of Agriculture; Rick Lemon & Steve Chase, NCTC; David Guthrie, USFWS; Vicki Worden, Green Building Initiative; Jiri Skopek, ECD Energy and Environment; Bill Brodt, NASA; Juan Lopez, OFEE

  • Minutes (PDF 121 KB)
  • Presentations
    • FEMP Working Group Views Sustainable Design Features at Two Federal Facilities, FEMP Focus Article
    • Green Building Initiative and Green Globes Overview, presentation by Vicki Worden of Green Building Initiative and Jiri Skipek of ECD Energy and Environment
    • Office of Federal Environmental Executives Initiatives, presentation by Juan Lopez, Office the Federal Environmental Executive
    • NASA Initiatives on Indoor Air and Productivity, presentation by Bill Brodt, NASA Facilities Engineering and Real Property Division

April 6, 2005
Presenters: Wayne Trusty, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute; Donna McIntire, Department of State; Juan Lopez, OFEE

  • Minutes (PDF 90 KB)
  • Presentations
    • LCA Tools, Data and Building Rating Systems, presentation by Wayne Trusty, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
    • Standard Embassy Design meets LEED, presentation by Donna McIntire, Department of State

February 2, 2005
Presenters: Dru Crawley, DOE-BTP; Nigel Howard, USGBC; Robert Watson, IDCE, and Gregory Norris, Sylvatica; Dennis Talton, DOD-NavFac; Ed Pinero, OFEE

  • Minutes (PDF 142 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Lessons Learned from Six High Performance Buildings, presentation by Drury Crawley, Department of Energy Building Technologies Program
    • U.S. Green Building Council Update, presentation by Nigel Howard, U.S. Green Building Council
    • Practical Life Cycle Assessment: Modeling, Data, and Results, presentation by Robert Watson of International Design Center for the Environment and Gregory Norris of Sylvatica