U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Transformational Energy Action Management Initiative

Information Resources

Additional information on the TEAM Initiative is available through the following sources:

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Publications

  • TEAM Manual
    Provides guidance to Department of Energy (DOE) sites on how to help achieve the TEAM Initiative goals.

  • TEAM Initiative Fact Sheet (PDF 1.9 MB)
    Two-page fact sheet providing an overview of the TEAM Initiative.

  • Implementation Plan for the Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding (PDF 248 KB)
    Outlines DOE's plan to meet the five guiding principles laid out in the Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding.

Policy and Legislation

  • Energy Policy Act of 2005
    Act that established a series of energy-related goals for federal agencies that are being addressed through TEAM Initiative activities.

  • Executive Order 13423"Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management" (PDF 118 KB)
    Full text of this document, which sets a series of goals for improved energy efficiency, reduced gas emissions, increased alternative energy, and improved water conservation.

  • DOE Order 430.1B: Real Property Asset Management (PDF 160 KB)
    Establishes a corporate, holistic, and performance-based approach to real property life-cycle asset management that links real property asset planning, programming, budgeting, and evaluation to program mission projections and performance outcomes.

  • DOE Order 430.2B: Departmental Energy, Utilities, and Transportation Management (PDF 132 KB)
    Sets out DOE's requirements for compliance with EPAct, Executive Order 13423, and the TEAM Initiative.

  • DOE Order 450.1A: Environmental Protection Program (PDF 92 KB)
    Designed to implement sound stewardship practices in the protection of our air, land, water, and other natural and cultural resources.

  • DOE Order 413.3A: Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets (PDF 264 KB)
    Requires that the federal project director explicitly consider and incorporate HPSB principles into each phase of the building construction process.

  • DOE Guide 413.3-6: High-Performance and Sustainable Building (PDF 172 KB)
    Provides recommendations and options for federal project directors when implementing HPSB requirements during the capital asset acquisition process.

  • Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding (PDF 148 KB)
    Defines the requirements for all new building construction and major renovations in the TEAM Initiative.

  • Memorandum from James L. Connaughton (PDF 920 KB)
    Directive from James L. Connaughton, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, instructing federal agencies to increase their use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts.

Presentations

Congressional Testimony

Tools

  • High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (HPSB) Assessment and Compliance Tool (Excel 3.2 MB)
    Spreadsheet-based HPSB assessment and guidance compliance tool to assist in implementing and documenting the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High-Performance and Sustainable Buildings for new construction, major renovations, and existing buildings.

  • Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
    Clearinghouse of data, publications, tools, and information related to advanced transportation technologies.