June 4, 2010 • Volume 8 • Number 3 • Click To View As Web Page
The Greening of Government
Getting To Net-Zero Using Energy Efficient Technologies
 In this 5th edition of On The FrontLines --The Greening of Government: Getting To Net-Zero Using Energy Efficient Technologies -- read, watch and hear firsthand how government leaders from Energy, FAA, State and GSA are reducing the footprint of Data Centers nationwide.
Further, learn how with the help of industry, these on the frontlines leaders are aggressively pursuing construction projects such as the renovation of GSA Headquarters in DC and the new National Renewable Energy Laboratory Research Support Center (NREL RSF) in Golden, Colorado.
Those interviewed include:
• Martha Johnson - GSA Administrator
• Stephen Leeds - GSA Senior Sustainability Executive
• Will Lintner - DOE Project Leader for the Laboratories for the 21st Century program
• Paul Scheihing - DOE Technology Manager
• Chuck Powers - NREL RSF IT Operations Manager
• Kevin Eber - EERE Network News Editor
View videos from:
• Gary Albert - FAA
• Charles Wisecarver - State Department
 Plus read about the renovation of GSA Headquarters in an interview with GSA's Kevin Kampschroer.
Green Is Busting Out All Over
Using a combination of high tech, low tech and no tech, government is accelerating its efforts to reduce the energy footprint of Data Centers and the buildings they inhabit, ushering in a new era of workplace flexibility says GSA's Stephen Leeds.
Challenge Yourself
Don’t sit on the sidelines, participate and challenge yourself and your organization to be more energy efficient. That's what GSA Administrator Martha Johnson is doing with her net-zero challenge.
Diagnosis Green
DOE's Paul Scheihing and Will Linter provide agencies with Data Center assessment tools and help guide them to use funding more effectively in meeting their energy management objectives.
Green Chronicles
Helping chronicle energy efficiency and renewable energy is longtime EERE Network News editor Kevin Eber. Read what Eber says is trending Green in the near future.
The Lean Green Data Center Machine
 Chuck Powers, IT Operations Director at NREL RSF shows how the new Data Center is consuming and providing energy as a part of the lab’s new net-zero sustainable green building.
Green Proving Ground—Interview with GSA’s Kevin Kampschroer
The High Performance Buildings director describes why the renovation of the GSA HQ in DC will be a test bed for net-zero design and workplace flexibility.
Resource Center
Green Websites, White Papers, Events and Videos
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November - Greening of Government |
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December - Government Cloud Computing |
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