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Green Initiatives Houston W. Taylor Office of Acquisition Management

Green Initiatives Houston W. Taylor Office of Acquisition Management. GSA IWAC Quality Partnership Council March 3, 2009. What is EMS?. Executive Order 13423 – Strengthening Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management ISO 14001 Standard. What does EMS do?.

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Green Initiatives Houston W. Taylor Office of Acquisition Management

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  1. Green InitiativesHouston W. TaylorOffice of Acquisition Management GSA IWAC Quality Partnership CouncilMarch 3, 2009

  2. What is EMS? • Executive Order 13423 – Strengthening Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management • ISO 14001 Standard

  3. What does EMS do? • Incorporates environmental considerations • Environmental performance • Tracking • Evaluation • Communication

  4. Stakeholders • OMB • OFEE (SAMM) • DOE/FEMP • EPA • DLA

  5. Policy Issues • Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) • ENERGY STAR • FEMP

  6. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 • $4.5 billion for High-Performance Green Buildings • LEED certification • Furniture made from low-emitting materials (GREENGUARD-certified) • Furniture with recycled and/or biobased content • Flooring recycling programs • Flooring with recycled and/or biobased content • Remanufactured systems furniture

  7. Key Initiatives • Green Purchasing Training • Acquisition workforce • Customer agencies • Industry partners • DOE/FEMP partnership

  8. Environmental Awareness Education + Training + Policy = Green Government

  9. Questions • Houston Taylor • Director Program Analyst Division • Houston.Taylor@gsa.gov

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