In his recent address on climate change at Georgetown University, President Obama announced a new series of federal requirements for energy efficiency. Among them are rules published by the Department of Energy (DOE) requiring new federal buildings to meet or exceed more ambitious energy standards. On July 9 in the Federal Register, the DOE updated the […]
In keeping with our recent focus on investigative and law enforcement agencies, today we’re profiling the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), the nation’s oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement agency. Now a division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), its mission is to enforce federal laws and support virtually all elements of the federal justice […]
This time last year, we were reporting on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) surprising delay of membership voting on an updated version of the dominant green building certification system, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Launched for new construction in 2000, LEED was adopted in 2007 by the federal government for new and […]