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Interagency Sustainability Working Group Meeting Notes

Forty to 50 active Interagency Sustainability Working Group (ISWG) members attend bimonthly meetings in Washington, D.C., or remotely by conference call, to keep abreast on agency-wide sustainable design projects and policies.

Meeting materials from the current calendar year are presented below. Materials from previous years are also available:

Contact the FEMP Webmaster for meeting notes older than 2006.

The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

2009

September 22, 2009
Presenters: Doug Gatlin, USGBC; Anthony Guma, USGBC; Tom Hicks, USGBC; Allison Rogers, Green the Capitol; Summer Montacute, Green the Capitol; Sarah Jensen, Green the Capitol; Katy Hatcher, EPA; Lynne Barker, ICLEI

  • Minutes: (PDF 90 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Building Performance Initiative Update by Tom Hicks, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (PDF 508 KB) A list of sustainable buildings products used in the USGBC office is available (PDF 98 KB)
    • Green the Capitol: U.S. House of Representatives; Office Greening and Behavioral Change by Allison Rogers, Summer Montacute, and Sarah Jensen, Greening the Capitol (PDF 4.3 MB)
    • Sustainability Checklist Update by Katy Hatcher, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (PDF 665 KB)
    • STAR Community Index by Lynne Barker, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability (PDF 1.6 MB)

June 23, 2009
Presenters: Michelle Moore, OFEE; Dana Arnold, OFEE; Cyndi Vallina, OMB; Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP; Mary Sotos, WRI; Eldon Hix AFCEE

  • Minutes (PDF 77 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Introduction from the Federal Environmental Executive by Michelle Moore, Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE)
    • Environmental Scorecard Update for July Reporting by Dana Arnold, OFEE, and Cyndi Vallina, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
    • Recovery Act Updates from Federal Agencies
    • Updates on Rulemakings and Existing Building Assessment Tool by Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP
    • Road-Testing the Public Sector Greenhouse Gas Protocol by Mary Sotos, World Resources Institute (WRI) (PDF 216 KB)
    • Department of Defense and Sustainable Communities by Eldon Hix, Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) (PDF 1.3 MB)

April 21, 2009
Presenters: Kevin Kampschroer, GSA; Brad Gustafson, DOE-FEMP; Cyndi Vallina, OMB; Diane Sullivan, National Capital Planning Commission; Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP

  • Minutes: Contact Jesse Feinberg at jfeinberg@energetics.com
  • Presentations
    • Updates from the GSA's Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings by Kevin Kampschroer, GSA
    • Working with DOE National Labs by Brad Gustafson, DOE-FEMP
    • Update from the Office of Management and Budget by Cyndi Vallina, OMB
    • Sustainability Initiative for the National Capital Region by Diane Sullivan, National Capital Planning Commission (PDF 1.1 MB)
    • Discussion on a Federal Web-based Sustainability Assessment Tool by Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP

February 24, 2009
Presenters: Lane Burt, NRDC; Andrew Goldberg, AIA; Jenny Molloy, EPA; Robert Goo, EPA; Cyndi Vallina, OMB; Angela Donatelli, OMB; Brad Gustafson, DOE-FEMP; Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP

  • Minutes (PDF 135 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Assignable Energy Efficiency Tax Deduction for Public Buildings by Lane Burt, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Andrew Goldberg, American Institute of Architects (AIA) (PDF 36 KB)
    • Implementing Section 438 of the Energy Independence And Security Act by Jenny Molloy and Robert Goo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (PDF 4.4 MB)
    • Updates on the American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) by Cyndi Vallina and Angela Donatelli, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
    • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 by Brad Gustafson (DOE-FEMP)
    • ISWG Transition Plan: Past Accomplishments, Current Priorities, and New Opportunities by Matt Gray (DOE-FEMP) (PDF 379 KB)

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2008

December 10, 2008
Presenters: Jeremy Cohen, USGBC; Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP; Sara Farrar-Nagy, NREL; Cyndi Vallina, OMB; Juan Lopez, OFEE; Christopher Behr, HDR, Inc.

  • Minutes (PDF 181 KB)
  • Presentations
    • LEED Version 3 Update by Jeremy Cohen, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (PDF 3.5 MB)
    • Updates on the High Performance Federal Building Database by Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP and Sara Farrar-Nagy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (PDF 498 KB)
    • Overview of President-Elect Barack Obama's Economic Recovery Plan – Video from December 6, 2008, Weekly Address
    • Sustainable Return on Investment by Christopher Behr, HDR, Inc. (PDF 994 KB)
    • Q&A on the New Sustainable Building Guidance by Matt Gray, DOE-FEMP (PDF 248 KB)

September 23, 2008
Presenters: Melissa Gallagher-Rogers, USGBC; Matt Gray, DOE/FEMP

  • Minutes (PDF 198 KB)
  • Presentations
    • LEED 2009 and the Portfolio Program by Melissa Gallagher-Rogers, U.S. Green Building Council (PDF 1.8 MB)
    • ISWG Transition Team 2008 by Matt Gray, Federal Energy Management Program (PDF 77 KB)

June 12, 2008
Presenters: Richard Paradis, SBIC; Cynthia Vallina and Lisa Wilusz, OMB; Ken Sandler, EPA; Erin Claybaugh, LBNL/FEMP; Matt Gray, DOE/FEMP

  • Minutes (PDF 175 KB)
  • Presentations
    • EPA's New Green Building Strategy by Ken Sandler, Environmental Protection Agency (PDF 382 KB)
    • Analysis of LEED® Federal Buildings by Erin Claybaugh, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-Federal Energy Management Program (PDF 132 KB)

April 15, 2008
Presenters: Earle Kennett, NIBS; Vestal Tutterow and Nils Petermann, Alliance to Save Energy; Kevin Kampschroer, GSA; Joelle Michaels, Energy Information Administration; Matthew Gray, DOE-FEMP

  • Minutes (PDF 252 KB)
  • Presentations
    • The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) by Joelle Michaels, Energy Information Administration (PDF 181 KB)
    • Implementing Federal Energy Efficiency Standards by Vestal Tutterow and Nils Petermann, Alliance to Save Energy (PDF 218 KB)

February 19, 2008
Presenters: Will Lintner, DOE-FEMP; Amanda Sahl, DOE-FEMP; Dov Weitman, EPA; Catherine Cesnik, DOI

  • Minutes (PDF 92 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Water Conservation and Executive Order 13423 by Will Lintner, Federal Energy Management Program (PDF 147 KB)
    • Renewable Energy and Executive Order 13423 by Will Lintner, Federal Energy Management Program (PDF 131 KB)
    • The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 by Amanda Sahl, Federal Energy Management Program (PDF 220 KB)
    • Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 by Don Weitman, Environmental Protection Agency (PDF 1.8 MB)
    • Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices (PDF 741 KB)
    • Draft DOI Sustainable Building Implementation Plan (PDF 202 KB)

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2007

November 14, 2007
Presenter: Bucky Green, EPA

  • Minutes (PDF 195 KB)
  • Presentation
    • Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure by Bucky Green, Environmental Protection Agency (PDF 3.3 MB)

September 18, 2007
Presenters: Dr. Get Moy, DOD; Doug Gatlin, USGBC; Brad Hancock, DOD; Vicki Worden, GBI

  • Minutes (PDF 451 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Overview on the Revoked Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee and the Accomplishments of the Committee's Sustainable Design Working Group by Dr. Get Moy, Department of Defense (PDF 56 KB)
    • GovEnergy Workshop and Exhibition Update by Brad Hancock, Department of Defense (PDF 1.9 MB)
    • LEED-EB Update by Doug Gatlin, US Green Building Council (Excel 159 KB)
    • CIEB Update by Vicki Worden, Green Building Initiative (PDF 1.8 MB)

July 11, 2007

  • Presentations
    • Integrating Sustainable Practices into an Environmental Management Systems, presentation by Will Garvey, Environmental Protection Agency (PDF 256 KB)
    • ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager, Target Finder, and Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator; presentation by Julio Rovi, Cadmus Group (PDF 1.2 MB)

May 15, 2007
Presenters: Matthew Gray, DOE-FEMP; Ann Kosmal, GSA; Alison Kinn-Bennett, EPA; Charlie Hemmeline, DOE-SETP

  • Minutes (PDF 227 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Successful Green Leasing - Getting There with Lease Language by Ann Kosmal, General Services Administration
    • Building Integrated Photovolatics and DOE's Solar Energy Program by Charlie Hemmeline, Department of Energy

March 13, 2007
Presenters: Joe Maheady, USGBC; Anne Crawley, DOE-FEMP; Alison Kinn-Bennett, EPA; Christopher Payne, DOE-LBNL; Diane Stewart, HHS; Bucky Green, EPA; Matthew Gray, DOE-FEMP

January 23, 2007
Presenters: Christopher Payne, DOE-LBNL; Sara Farrar-Nagy, DOE-NREL; Matthew Gray, DOE-FEMP

  • Minutes (PDF 226 KB)
  • Presentations
    • Evaluating the Energy Performance of the First Generation of LEED-Certified Commercial Buildings, presentation by Christopher Payne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (PDF 700 KB)
    • ISWG Ranked Priorities, presentation by Matthew Gray, Federal Energy Management Program (PDF 282 KB)
    • Incorporating the Data Collection Protocol and the MOU Guiding Principles into the High Performance Buildings Database, presentation by Sara Farrar-Nagy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF 425 KB)

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2006

November 21, 2006
Presenters: Anne Crawley, DOE-FEMP; Cynthia Vallina and Angella Donatelli, OMB; Alison Kinn Bennett, EPA/OFEE; Cyrus Nasseri, DOE-FEMP

September 19, 2006
Presenters: Mark Palmer, San Francisco Department of Environment; Tom Hicks, USGBC; Joel Todd, Consultant and Vice Chair of the USGBC LEED Committee; Ed Pinero, OFEE; Alison Kinn Bennett, EPA / Currently on detail with OFEE; Anne Crawley, DOE-FEMP

  • Minutes (PDF 228 KB)
  • Presentation
    • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design version 3.0, discussion led by Tom Hicks, USGBC Vice President for LEED, and Joel Todd, USGBC Vice Chair for LEED Steering Committee (PDF 89 KB)

June 14, 2006
Presenters: Jaime Van Mourik, National Building Museum; Alison Kinn Bennett, EPA; Juan Lopez, OFEE; Anne Crawley, DOE-FEMP

April 5, 2006
Presenters: Cyndi Vallina, OMB; Alison Kinn Bennett, EPA; Sara Farrar-Nagy, DOE-NREL; Dennis Talton, NAVFAC; Ken Sandler, EPA; Don Horn, GSA; Anne Crawley, DOE-FEMP; Juan Lopez, OFEE

February 1, 2006
Presenters: Rick Kahn, DOE-FEMP; Beverly Dyer, DOE-EERE; Dennis Talton, DOD-NAVFAC; Bambi Tran, Steven Winter Associates; Bucky Green, EPA; Paul Mathew, DOE-LBNL; Will Lintner, DOE-FEMP; Otto Van Geet, DOE-NREL; Joan Glickman, DOE-FEMP; Cyrus Nasseri, DOE-OBT; Alison Kinn Bennet, EPA; Ed Pinero, OFEE

  • Minutes (PDF 176 KB)
  • Presentation
    • Department of Defense Study on the Impact of the Energy Policy Act with a Focus on Energy Requirements, presentation by Dennis Talton, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and Bambi Tran, Steven Winters Associates (PDF 237 KB)

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