Implementation Handbook for the Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan.

摘要

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) has established specific goals within its Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP), which is required of all Federal agencies as part of Executive Order (EO) 13514.1 Each year as part of the annual greenhouse gas inventory and sustainability data report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), DOC Operating Units (OU) are required to submit updated five-year plans to help the Office of the Secretary project out year progress against each Sustainability goal. The Office of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Programs (OSEEP), in conjunction with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), developed this handbook to help OUs to identify and plan projects within the various Sustainability areas. This handbook is intended to provide background information, describe first steps, and identify the most common types of projects to guide facility and operations managers during the planning and programming process. Operating Units should encourage their facility and/or operations managers use this handbook as a reference to more effectively manage resources and improve performance against each Sustainability goal. The handbook sections generally follow the structure and goals in the SSPP: 1) Greenhouse Gases 2) High-Performance Sustainable Buildings and Regional and Local Planning 3) Water Use Efficiency and Management 4) Pollution Prevention and Waste Elimination 5) Sustainable Acquisition 6) Electronics Stewardship 7) Agency-Specific Innovation and Government-Wide Support. Each section presents information on the specific topics and gives additional resources for further information.