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green news

Agencies need to reduce building space and better use existing space, GSA building service commissioner says

May 24th, 2013 in In the News

Agencies must consolidate offices and better utilize existing offices to help reduce the amount of money and energy spent on maintaining federal buildings, GSA PBS Commissioner Dorothy Robyn told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management in a May 22 hearing

GSA’s ENERGY STAR Buildings Save Taxpayer Dollars

May 7th, 2013 in In the News

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that 15 of its buildings saved an estimated $961,470 taxpayer dollars and met top energy benchmarks in the 2012 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition. GSA is meeting energy performance standards in buildings across our portfolio with a variety of strategies, and our efforts are improving federal buildings and saving taxpayer dollars, while easing the government’s impact on the environment

DOD Announces Winners of the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards

April 22nd, 2013 in In the News

The Department of Defense has announced the winners of the 2013 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards.

Each year the department honors individuals, teams, and installations for their outstanding achievements and innovative environmental practices and partnerships that promote quality of life and increase efficiencies without compromising mission success.


green features

GSA and Noblis highlight how Government is using Pinterest

March 25th, 2013 in Featured, Whats New

GSA and Noblis jointly presented to an audience of nearly 300 Federal and industry professionals on how Government is utilizing its new terms of service (TOS) agreement with the social media platform Pinterst. The webinar, entitled “Pinterest: Uses in Government” featured an array of Pinterest projects across GSA, DoD, and NARA and took place on [...]

GSA Sustainable Expert Network Directory (SEND)

GSA Sustainable Expert Network Directory (SEND)

January 4th, 2013 in Featured, Whats New

Noblis enabled GSA to unlock organizational knowledge by creating an interactive visualization of employee survey results. Noblis leveraged its experience in data visualization and web development to create an interactive environment for exploring the survey results, understanding large scale trends, and surfacing actionable metrics.

Energy Datapalooza: Unleashing the Power of Open Data to Advance our Energy Future

October 1st, 2012 in Featured

As part of the Energy Data Initiative, the Obama Administration hosted an Energy Datapalooza highlighting private-sector entrepreneurs and innovators that are using freely available data from the government and other sources to build products, services, and apps that advance a secure and clean energy future.