High Performance Federal Buildings
Many federal facilities have succeeded in creating high performance buildings that save energy and reduce the environmental impact on our lives. We have captured a sampling of these successes in this High Performance Federal Buildings Database, a database showcasing examples of sustainable building projects in the federal government. Use the database to examine project details or to explore some construction or retrofit ideas for your facility.
FEMP is sponsoring this federal portal to the High Performance Buildings Database. FEMP also supports the Interagency Sustainability Working Group. This database contributes to the working group's purpose of exchanging information about federal agency sustainable design activities as demonstrated in these high performance federal building projects. The High Performance Buildings Database is research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy; it seeks to improve building performance measuring methods by collecting data on various factors that affect a building's performance, such as energy, materials, and land use. The database includes information from buildings around the world, ranging from homes and commercial interiors to large buildings and even whole campuses and neighborhoods. These may be certified "green" projects, or simply projects that have one or more notable environmental features. The information has been reviewed for consistency and presentation, but in most cases, the details have not been independently verified.
| Project Name | Created | Owner | Building Type | Location | Floor Area (ft²) | EUI (kBtu/ft²) | Occupancy Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ORNL Office Building 3156 | Nov 12, 2009 | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) | Office; Education | TN | 6,940 | -1.47 | 9/2009 |
 | IRS Kansas City Campus | Oct 7, 2009 | General Services Administration | Lodging; Manufacturing or Industrial with some Retail Space; Office | MO | 1,140,000 | 10/2006 | |
 | Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse | Oct 7, 2009 | U.S. General Services Administration | Public Order and Safety | OR | 267,000 | 39.12 | 11/2006 |
 | William J. Clinton Presidential Center | Jun 22, 2009 | William J. Clinton Foundation | Social or Meeting; Recreation; Library; Entertainment or Culture | AR | 167,000 | 5.58 | 11/2004 |
 | U.S. EPA RTP Campus, Office Wing | May 1, 2009 | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Office | NC | 73,001 | 28.14 | 2001 |
 | Molecular Foundry | Oct 27, 2008 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Laboratory; Office | CA | 94,500 | 176.76 | 3/2006 |
 | Yorktown BEQ | Nov 6, 2007 | U.S. Navy | Lodging | VA | 48,746 | 60.92 | 1/2005 |
 | NREL Science and Technology Facility | Aug 23, 2007 | U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Laboratory | CO | 71,347 | 8/2006 | |
 | BPA Ampere Annex | Sep 1, 2006 | Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) | Manufacturing or Industrial with some Retail Space; Office | WA | 3,000 | 31.43 | |
 | Scowcroft Building | Sep 1, 2006 | Cottonwood Realty Services, LLC | Office | UT | 104,569 | 72.72 | 1/2004 |
 | NAVFAC Building 33 | Sep 1, 2006 | Naval District Washington | Office | D.C. | 156,000 | 90.19 | 7/1998 |
 | SSA Child Care Center | Sep 1, 2006 | U.S. General Services Administration | Preschool or Daycare | MD | 31,944 | 137.28 | 3/2002 |
 | Bremerton BEQ Building 1044 | Apr 4, 2006 | Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton | Lodging | WA | 99,786 | 32.40 | 12/2004 |
 | Jones Federal Building and Courthouse | Sep 1, 2005 | General Services Administration | Public Order and Safety | OH | 52,240 | 71.40 | 9/2002 |
 | Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School | Sep 1, 2005 | Bureau of Indian Affairs | Elementary or Middle School | NM | 78,875 | 8/2003 | |
 | U.S. EPA Science and Technology Center | Jul 5, 2005 | CB Richard Ellis | Laboratory; Office | KS | 71,955 | 266.83 | 4/2003 |
 | ORNL East Campus Private Development | Jan 24, 2005 | Keenan Development Associates | Bank or Other Financial Institution; Education; Laboratory; Office | TN | 376,052 | 263.99 | 8/2003 |
 | Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control | Jan 5, 2005 | Federal Aviation Administration | Transportation Terminal | WA | 52,115 | 265.02 | 7/2003 |
 | Caribou Weather Forecast Office (WFO) | Sep 10, 2004 | National Weather Service | Office | ME | 8,375 | 141.37 | 10/2002 |
 | NREL Solar Energy Research Facility | Sep 3, 2004 | U.S. Department of Energy | Laboratory | CO | 115,000 | 359.48 | 10/1993 |
 | NREL Wind Site Entrance Building (SEB) | Aug 16, 2004 | U.S. Department of Energy | Other; Office | CO | 160 | 16.72 | 12/2002 |
 | Yuma Energy Demonstration House | Aug 5, 2004 | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | Lodging | AZ | 1,750 | 12.78 | 6/2003 |
 | STRI Research Station | Apr 19, 2004 | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | College or University; Laboratory | 7,535 | 10.87 | 10/2003 | |
| The Louis Stokes Laboratories | Sep 29, 2003 | National Institutes of Health | Laboratory | MD | 294,532 | 230.14 | 4/2001 | |
 | Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse | Aug 18, 2003 | General Services Administration | Public Order and Safety | CO | 318,850 | 101.13 | 11/2002 |