Region 1: EPA New England
Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont & 10 Tribal Nations
EPA Boston Office Environmental Management System
EPA New England Regional Office
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100
Boston, Massachusetts
John W. McCormack Building at 5 Post Office Square
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency. This page provides information on EPA New England's EMS for our regional office, which is housed in the John W. McCormack Building. The building was originally completed in 1933 and is considered a classic example of Art Deco building design. It was a product of the Public Buildings Act of 1926. In 2009, the building was historically restored and renovated. Current tenants include EPA, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Trustees of the Bankruptcy Courts and the U.S. Department of Education.
The Environmental Policy for EPA's Boston Office is "Zero Waste Zero Harm." Our EMS helps us to focus on the greening of our fleet of vehicles, as well as the chemicals used to clean the building, our use of renewable power, the energy efficiency of our operations, and our recycling rate. Below are the current EMS Programs and Procedures, related material and contacts.
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5 Post Office Square Environmental Management System (EMS)
- 2010 EPA Boston Office Environmental Policy (PDF) (1 pg, 200K)
- Executive Order 13514
Signed by President Obama on October 5, 2009. This Executive Order (EO) expands on the energy reduction and environmental performance requirements for Federal agencies identified in EO 13423. - EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s EMS Commitment Statement (PDF) (3 pp, 616K)
EPA Boston Office EMS Manual
- Manual (PDF) (12 pp, 174K)
- EMS Definitions (PDF) (4 pp, 40K)
Environmental Management Systems Programs
- Affirmative Procurement (PDF) (3 pp, 759K)
- Electronic Stewardship (PDF) (2 pp, 500K)
- Energy Management (PDF) (3 pp, 665K)
- Paper Consumption (PDF) (3 pp, 737K)
- Recycling (PDF) (3 pp, 642K)
- Vehicle Use and Transportation (PDF) (3 pp, 649K)
Environmental Management Systems Procedures
- Communications (PDF) (4 pp, 54K)
- Documentation & Document Control (PDF) (4 pp, 41K)
- Environmental Aspects (PDF) (5 pp, 49K)
- Environmental Policy (PDF) (4 pp,4 2K)
- Environmental Management Programs (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)
- Internal Audit (PDF) (4 pp, 41K)
- Legal (PDF) (4 pp, 41K)
- Management Review Procedure (PDF) (4 pp, 39K)
- Monitoring, Measurements & Calibration (PDF) (3 pp, 39K)
- Objectives and Targets (PDF) (3 pp, 37K)
- Operational Controls (PDF) (3 pp, 37K)
- Records Management (PDF) (3 pp, 46K)
- Structure and Responsibility (PDF) (3 pp, 54K)
- Training (PDF) (7 pp, 56K)
Contacts & Links
EPA New England’s Regional Lab EMS
Information on EPA NE’s efforts to green its operations at the North Chelmsford regional laboratory
Contacts: Alice Kaufman (kaufman.alice@epa.gov), Ken Blumberg (blumberg.ken@epa.gov) or Cris Schena (schena.cristeen@epa.gov)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 
, U.S. Building Council Voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings