The President’s “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, Transportation Management” established a “Goal for Agencies”

KEY POINTS of EO 13423

(c) beginning in FY 2008, reduce water consumption intensity relative to the baseline of the agency’s water consumption in fiscal year 2007, through life-cycle cost-effective measures by 2 percent annually through the end of fiscal year 2015 or 16 percent by the end of fiscal year 2015.

(e) ensure that the agency (i) reduces the quantity of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials acquired, used, or disposed of by the agency, (ii) increased diversion of solid waste as appropriate.

(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.

Sustainable building is defined as the creation and responsible management of a healthy built environment based on resource efficient and ecological principles.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the average person spends 90 percent of their time indoors, and the indoor air quality and working environment can have a substantial effect on a person’s health and work ethic.

(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.

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