Chicago, Illinois

This facility features the following green attributes:
Green Power

Region 5 Laboratory

Total Facility Area: 62,132 rentable square feet (RSF) (EPA share)
Estimated Personnel: 40 EPA personnel
Energy Consumption: 6,714,698,810 Btu per year (EPA share)
Btu per RSF per Year: 108,072
Water Consumption: 773,528 gallons per year
Gallons per RSF per Year: 12.45

All energy and water data are reported as of FY 2010. Though it is a laboratory, unlike EPA's other laboratories the Region 5 Laboratory is a non-reporting facility, which means EPA does not control or report the utilities there.

Description

This GSA-owned building houses the Environmental Services Division for EPA Region 5. Region 5 shares this space with the Department of Agriculture; the Immigration Office; the Army, Navy, and Air Force Recruiting Office; and the U.S. General Services Administration.

The Region 5 Laboratory provides high-quality analytical support for EPA programs, including efforts to regulate hazardous and toxic materials, protect drinking-water supplies, improve air and water quality, and control water pollution from non-point sources in and around the Great Lakes Region.

Unique Environmental Features

Green Power

EPA offsets 100 percent of the electricity consumption at the Region 5 laboratory with renewable energy certificates (RECs) purchased through the Agency's current blanket green power contract. Learn more about EPA's current and past blanket green power contracts.

For More Information About This Facility

Website: www.epa.gov/region5