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Tom Geronikos, MAI

Senior Realty Officer

OECM, MA

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SUSTAINABILITY/ENERGY CONSERVATIONExecutive Order 13423

Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management

Section 1. Policy. …policy of the United States that Federal agencies conduct their environmental, transportation, energy-related activities ………….in an environmentally, economically and fiscally sound, integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and sustainable manner.

Sec. 2. Goals for Agencies. In implementing the policy, the head of each agency shall:(a) improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through reduction of energy intensity (b) ensure that (i) at least half of statutorily required renewable energy consumed comes from new renewable sources, and (ii) to the extent feasible, the agency implements renewable energy generation projects on agency property for agency use;(c) reduce water consumption intensity, through life-cycle cost-effective measures by 2 % annually or 16 % by end of fiscal year 2015;(d) require in agency acquisitions of goods and services (i) use of sustainable environmental practices, including acquisition of biobased, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycled-content products, and (ii) use of paper of at least 30 percent post-consumer fiber content;(e) ensure that agencies (i) reduce quantity of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials acquired, used, or disposed of, (ii) increases diversion of solid waste as appropriate, and (iii) maintains cost-effective waste prevention and recycling programs in its facilities;(f) ensure that (i) new construction and major renovation of agency buildings comply with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings set forth in the Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding (2006), and (ii) 15 percent of the existing Federal capital asset building inventory of the agency as of the end of fiscal year 2015 incorporates the sustainable practices in the Guiding Principles;(g) ensure that, if the agency operates a fleet of at least 20 motor vehicles, the agency, relative to agency baselines for fiscal year 2005, (i) reduces the fleet's total consumption of petroleum products by 2 percent annually through the end of fiscal year 2015, (ii) increases the total fuel consumption that is non-petroleum-based by 10 percent annually, and (iii) uses plug-in hybrid (PIH) vehicles when PIH vehicles are commercially available at a cost reasonably comparable, on the basis of life-cycle cost, to non-PIH vehicles; and(h) ensure that the agency (i) when acquiring an electronic product to meet its requirements, meets at least 95 percent of those requirements with an Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered electronic product, unless there is no EPEAT standard for such product,(ii) enables the Energy Star feature on agency computers and monitors,(iii) establishes and implements policies to extend the useful life of agency electronic equipment, and (iv) uses environmentally sound practices with respect to disposition of agency electronic equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.

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SUSTAINABILITY/ENERGY CONSERVATION• December 27, 2007• MEMORANDUM TO ASSISTANT REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, PBS• REGIONAL REALTY SERVICES OFFICERS• THRU: ANTHONY E. COSTA (signed)• DEPUTY COMMISSIONER - PD• FROM: SAMUEL J. MORRIS, III (signed Wendy Liebl for)• ACTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR OFFICE OF

REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION - PQC • SAM HUNTER (signed)• ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR OFFICE OF • APPLIED SCIENCE - PL• SUBJECT: Green Lease Policies and Procedures for Lease Acquisition• 1. Purpose. To issue energy and environmental business practice requirements for leasing,

applicable green lease solicitation for offers (SFO) language for all lease procurement types, and accompanying policy in accordance with Executive Order (EO) 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, signed January 24, 2007, and the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

• 2. Background. This Realty Services Letter (RSL) implements a number of mandates and agreements and builds on existing requirements.

• a. Realty Services Letter PX-2000-02, Energy, Environmental, and Sustainable Design in Lease Acquisition, signed July 18, 2000, issued SFO language relative to green leasing, energy efficiency, and sustainable design. It implemented EO 13123, Greening the Government through Efficient Energy Management, and EO 13101, Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition. These EOs were revoked and their energy and environmental requirements were then incorporated into EO 13423. Therefore, the energy and environmental paragraphs issued in 2000 that are not modified by this RSL remain in effect, are reissued by this RSL, and are required to be incorporated in all SFOs.

• b. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 includes new energy performance standards for Federal buildings and requires sustainable design principles to be applied to the design and construction of all new and replacement buildings.

• c. GSA was one of the signers of the Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated January 24, 2006. The MOU commits agencies to design, locate, construct, maintain, and operate facilities in an energy efficient and sustainable manner. It establishes a

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SUSTAINABILITY/ENERGY CONSERVATION• common set of guiding principles for integrated design, energy performance, water conservation, indoor environmental

quality, and material selection. This RSL incorporates those portions of the MOU applicable to lease acquisition in accordance with EO 13423 as described below.

• d. OMB introduced a new management scorecard for Environmental Stewardship on January 25, 2006. It includes a footnote requiring agencies to ask GSA to institute sustainable design in contracts and leases on their behalf.

• e. Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and Transportation Management, issued January 24, 2007, instructs Federal agencies to conduct their environmental, transportation, and energy-related activities in support of their missions in an environmentally, economically, and fiscally sound, integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and sustainable manner. This EO requires compliance with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings found in the previously mentioned MOU. To emphasize the importance of compliance, the Administrator appointed the Deputy Administrator to lead GSA’s efforts to help Federal agencies comply with this EO.

• 3. Effective Date/Expiration Date. These mandatory policies and SFO textual changes are effective immediately for new lease SFOs prepared on or after the date of this RSL and will expire in 1 year unless modified, extended, or canceled earlier.

• 4. Cancellation. This RSL incorporates and builds upon the policies and provisions of PX-2000-02. For administrative clarity and to eliminate the need for realty professionals to reference two RSLs, this RSL cancels and replaces PX-2000-02.

• 5. Applicability.• a. Green lease solicitation paragraphs apply to all real property leasing activities.• b. A Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction (LEED–NC) Silver rating is

required for all lease construction and major lease renovation projects of 10,000 Rentable Square Feet and above when the government is the sole occupant of the entire building with the exception of retail space. When a Silver rating is not supported by the market, (i.e., cannot secure sufficient competition, offered rates are excessive, etc.) the Contracting Officer must provide written justification in the Price Negotiation Record and the solicitation must contain, at a minimum, all green lease SFO paragraphs listed in Attachment 1 to this RSL.

• c. The LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) green lease solicitation text found in both Attachment 2 to this RSL and the Reference Chart (see Attachment 3 to this RSL) is provided as optional and available for use when specifically requested by a customer agency.

• 6. Policies/Procedures.• a. Attachment 1 – Green Lease Policies and Procedures for Lease Acquisition• b. Attachment 2 – SFO Paragraphs with New and Revised Green Lease Text• c. Attachment 3 – Instructions for Use of Green Lease Solicitation Paragraph Reference Chart. The chart can

be found at gsa.gov/leasing and PBS InSite. Website links provided in the chart are for informational purposes only and do not reflect the totality of possible reference sites.

• d. Attachment 4 – Unrevised SFO Paragraphs Reissued

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• Attachments (4)• Concurrences:• Official File PQ• cc:      • groberts – PQC• gdavis – LR• dbroskey – PQC• dhorn-PLA• File:      • PQC:     :     :     :     :     •      • Wendy Liebl (PQC) Date•      • Gary Roberts (PQC) Date•      • Gary F. Davis (LR) Date

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•Commercial Interiors ratings are awardedaccording to the following scale:

❑ Certified 21-26 points ❑ Silver 27-31 points ❑ Gold 32-41 points ❑ Platinum 42-57 points

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• New construction standard Certified 26–32 points

Silver 33–38 points

Gold 39–51 points

Platinum 52–69 points

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• Where do we go from here?– Our original recommendation to the High Performance

Sustainable Buildings Working Group (HPSBWG) was for full adoption of the GSA LEED Silver standard.

– After months of discussion and analysis, the HPSBWG accepted our revised proposal to recommend acceptance of the GSA LEED Silver standard with Gold preferred.

– Upon formal acceptance by the appropriate offices, the leasing evaluation policy will be developed and distributed.

– For specific data on the revisions to be made, go to the FIMS website

– http://65.216.217.68

– Scroll down to Green Lease Policies and Procedures for Lease Acquisition

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