News Release: EPA Recognizes the General Service Administration in Farmer’s Branch for Reducing their Energy Usage by 22 Percent

EPA Recognizes the General Service Administration in Farmer’s Branch for Reducing their Energy Usage by 22 Percent   (Dallas – May 7, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing the General Service Administration’s Centre Phase 5 Federal Building in Farmers Branch, Texas, for decreasing their energy usage from 5,068,181 kilowatt hours in 2011 to 3,975,950 kilowatt hours in 2012, resulting in a 22 percent improvement.   They participated in the Federal Green Challenge (FGC), a national effort under EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management program that challenges federal agencies throughout the country to lead by example in reducing the federal government’s environmental impact. Federal agencies are recognized through the FGC for outstanding efforts that go beyond regulatory compliance and strive for annual improvements in selected areas.   In 2012, nearly 300 participating federal facilities, representing 500,000 federal employees, reduced their environmental footprint in several target areas, which in many cases resulted in significant cost savings. Some of the accomplishments made by the FGC participants included diverting more than 360,000 tons of waste, saving over 52 million kilowatts of electricity, saving 488,000 gallons of oil, and reducing potable water usage by 133 million gallons.   These combined efforts resulted in an estimated cost savings of more than $31 million to the U.S. taxpayer.   For more information please visit www.epa.gov/fgc   # # # For more information contact Austin Vela or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or at r6press@epa.gov. You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355