Region 2 Laboratory
273,366 gross square feet (GSF)
Energy Intensity:
FY 2022: 124,484 Btu per GSF
2.9% reduction from FY 2003
Water Intensity:
FY 2022: 7.35 gallons per GSF
55.3% reduction from FY 2007
Edison, New Jersey
The laboratory supports: the EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management's Environmental Response Branch; the Office of Research and Development’s Release Control Branch; the Regional Environmental Science and Assessment Division; the Regional Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Division’s Pesticides and Toxic Substances Programs; and the Regional Emergency and Remedial Response Division’s Emergency Preparedness Programs.
Sustainable Features
- The laboratory has a solar water-heating system that is the primary source of hot water for specific facility areas. Because the building relies on the electrical system only for auxiliary water heating when necessary, the solar heater allows the facility to use less electricity.
- EPA constructed an experimental parking lot and rain garden as part of a long-term research project to quantify the effects of different permeable surfaces on stormwater runoff and the ability of rain gardens to accept, store and infiltrate stormwater.
- The laboratory has a water runoff collection system on the rooftop of one of its buildings. The collected water is used for an onsite air conditioning cooling tower, reducing potable water demand.
- EPA installed a 1.5-megawatt photovoltaic system at the laboratory as part of a project that combined an energy savings performance contract and a power purchase agreement. The system produces electricity that comprises more than 50 percent of the total electricity used by the campus.
- The facility has four Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations. The four charging stations can charge four vehicles at a time.
- EPA conducted a facility resiliency assessment at this facility in FY 2023.
For contact information, visit the Region 2 Laboratory website or the EPA Facility Contact List.