Third-Party High Performance Building Certifications at EPA
ENERGY STAR®
Since 2003, EPA has required all large, newly leased buildings to earn the ENERGY STAR label. As a result of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, all new leases must have earned the ENERGY STAR label within one year prior to the due date of final proposals, or within 18 months of occupancy for new construction.
Two EPA Headquarters facilities have earned the ENERGY STAR label:
- Washington, DC: William J. Clinton Federal Buildings East, West, and Connecting Wing (2012)
- Washington, DC: William J. Clinton Federal Buildings North and South (2011)
In addition, all EPA regional offices have earned the ENERGY STAR label:
- Boston, Massachusetts: Region 1 Office (2015)
- New York, New York: Region 2 Office (2012)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Region 3 Office (2022)
- Atlanta, Georgia: Region 4 Office (2013)
- Chicago, Illinois: Region 5 Office (2018)
- Dallas, Texas: Region 6 Office (2022)
- Lenexa, Kansas: Region 7 Office (2022)
- Denver, Colorado: Region 8 Office (2023)
- San Francisco, California: Region 9 Office (2023)
- Seattle, Washington: Region 10 Office (2013)
LEED®
LEED is a building certification program sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council. It has several levels of certification that can apply to new building design and construction (BD+C); existing building operations and maintenance (O+M); and interior design and construction (ID+C). The table below summarizes LEED certifications for EPA-occupied buildings.
| Facility | Certification | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Boise, Idaho: Idaho Operations Office | LEED BD+C 1.0 | Platinum |
| LEED ID+C 2009 | Gold | |
| Boston, Massachusetts: Region 1 Office | LEED BD+C 2.2 | Gold |
| Chelmsford, Massachusetts: New England Regional Laboratory | LEED BD+C 1.0 | Gold |
| Cincinnati, Ohio: Annex II | LEED BD+C 2.1/2.2 | Gold |
| Dallas, Texas: Region 6 Office | LEED O+M v4 | Certified |
| Denver, Colorado: Region 8 Office | LEED BD+C 2.1 | Gold |
| Guaynabo, Puerto Rico: Caribbean Environ. Protection Division | LEED ID+C 2009 | Gold |
| Gulf Breeze, Florida: Building 67 | LEED BD+C 2.2 | Silver |
| Kansas City, Kansas: Kansas City Science & Tech. Center | LEED BD+C 2.0 | Gold |
| Las Vegas, Nevada: La Plaza Building E | LEED O+M v4 | Gold |
| Lenexa, Kansas: Region 7 Office | LEED BD+C 2.2 | Silver |
| LEED BD+C 2009 | Gold | |
| LEED O+M 2009 | Platinum | |
| RTP, North Carolina: A-Wing Addition | LEED BD+C 2009 | Gold |
| RTP, North Carolina: First Environments Early Learning Center | LEED BD+C 2.1 | Silver |
| RTP, North Carolina: National Computer Center | LEED BD+C 2.0 | Silver |
| San Francisco, California: Region 9 Office | LEED ID+C 2009 | Platinum |
| LEED O+M 2009 | Gold | |
| Seattle, Washington: Region 10 Office | LEED ID+C 2009 | Gold |
| LEED O+M v4.1 | Gold |
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