Denver, Colorado - Denver Federal Center

photo: Denver National Enforcement Investigations Center

This facility features the following green attributes:
Green Power
Re-commissioned

Office of Compliance and Enforcement's
National Enforcement Investigations Center

Total Facility Area: 101,735 rentable square feet (RSF) (EPA share)
Estimated Personnel: 137 EPA personnel
Energy Consumption: 11,957,320,411 Btu per year (EPA share)
Btu per RSF per Year: 117,534
Water Consumption: 874,651 gallons per year (EPA share)
Gallons per RSF per Year: 8.6

All energy and water data are reported as of FY 2012. The National Enforcement Investigations Center is a non-reporting facility, which means the facility is not required to submit quarterly energy and water data to EPA or the Department of Energy (DOE).

Description

The National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC) occupies Building 25 of the Denver Federal Center and provides technical support for EPA enforcement and compliance assurance programs nationwide. NEIC is the first environmental forensic center in the country to be accredited by the National Forensic Science Technology Center for its environmental measurement activities in field measurements and monitoring, field sampling, and laboratory measurements. The facility was dedicated in October 2003.

Unique Environmental Features

Energy Conservation

In November 2005, NEIC completed work on a two-year laboratory module recommissioning project. As part of this effort, EPA evaluated and modified the laboratory's heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system; rebalanced the facility's air flow; and recertified all of the laboratory's fume hoods. EPA also installed an onsite metering system, which allows the Agency to verify the facility's actual energy use. EPA expects that these actions will help NEIC reduce its annual energy consumption by approximately 10 to 20 percent, or 9.5 billion Btu, and save the facility $100,000 each year.

Green Power

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

For More Information About This Facility

Website: http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/neic/index.html

L. Sue Datson (datson.sue@epa.gov)
Denver Federal Center
Bldg 25, Box 25227
Denver, CO 80225
Phone: (303) 462-9068
Fax: (303) 462-9019