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August 8, 2017 By AMK

Energy Department thinking green when tackling federal real property improvements

Federal real property is getting greener, one lighting fixture, window treatment and HVAC system at a time.

The Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program [FEMP] recently awarded 21 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts to energy service companies [ESCOs] to help the government increase energy savings and lower operating costs.

“The core scope of work that these contracts cover are energy efficiency improvements, the types of things that we can do in these contracts are quite wide and varied,” said Timothy Unruh, deputy assistant secretary of renewable power within the department’s energy efficiency office. “They can include efficiency improvements that may be a boiler plant improvement, a chiller plant improvement. It can include equipment to the air-moving equipment within the building, it can have changes in lighting, the building’s electronic control system can also be updated. The building envelope: windows, doors, installations and so forth, can also be included in these contacts.”

The contracts also include renewable energy sources for combined heat and power, such as solar panel installations, or wind-farm installations.

Federal real property is getting greener, one lighting fixture, window treatment and HVAC system at a time. The Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program [FEMP] recently awarded 21 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts to energy service companies [ESCOs] to help the government increase energy savings and lower operating costs. “The core scope of work that these contracts cover are energy efficiency improvements, the types of things that we can do in these contracts are quite wide and varied,” said Timothy Unruh, deputy assistant secretary of renewable power within the department’s energy efficiency office. “They can include efficiency improvements that may be a boiler plant improvement, a chiller plant improvement. It can include equipment to the air-moving equipment within the building, it can have changes in lighting, the building’s electronic control system can also be updated. The building envelope: windows, doors, installations and so forth, can also be included in these contacts.” The contracts also include renewable energy sources for combined heat and power, such as solar panel installations, or wind-farm installations.

Keep reading this article at: https://federalnewsradio.com/green-buildings/2017/07/energy-department-thinking-green-when-tackling-federal-real-property-improvements/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Energy Dept., energy efficiency, green, green procurement, green products, green technology, renewable energy

May 9, 2012 By AMK

GSA dangled tax break before contractors, but asked for a piece

For seven months in 2011, the General Services Administration offered to give a tax break to contractors that made federal buildings more energy efficient. The agency, however, wanted a little something in return, the Associated Press reported on May 3rd.

From May 18 to Dec. 23, GSA told contractors they would receive a tax deduction for environmentally friendly building enhancements, but only if they qualified and wrote the agency a check for 19 percent of the value, according to AP. The offer raised concern on Capitol Hill over whether it is legal for GSA to try to raise money without congressional approval.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.govexec.com//contracting/2012/05/gsa-dangled-tax-break-contractors-asked-piece/55588/.

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: green, GSA, sustainability, tax deduction

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