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Federal procurement turns green

  • By FCW Staff
  • Jun 01, 2011

The government is going to have to get a lot greener in its acquisitions under a new federal regulation, the Federal Times reports.

The new interim rule requires the government to make 95 percent of its new contracts meet standards for energy efficiency, water efficiency and other parameters. Agencies also must implement high-performance and sustainable building practices under the rule.

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Thu, Jun 2, 2011

Just what we need to make things more expensive for the Government and, in turn, the taxpayer. We had a study done in our area looking at schools before and after these "green" requirements came into effect. It turns out that there was no energy savings going "green" and in some cases energy efficiency was lower than the schools built a little before these requirements. However, we did see significant increases in costs to construct the schools. In essence, the "green" requirements made the structures less sustainable because overall costs - even in the long term were higher. Conclusion: The requirements were for political points and not for efficiency/lower costs.

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