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USDA HQ Complex

Engaging & Educating Employees with Green Teams at USDA Headquarters Complex September 25, 2012 Ed Murtagh, P.E., CEM Sustainable Operations Manager USDA Office of Operations. USDA HQ Complex. Complex Stats: On the National Mall 2.5 Million sq. ft. 7,600 employees. Team Work - Green Team.

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USDA HQ Complex

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  1. Engaging & Educating Employees with Green Teams at USDA Headquarters ComplexSeptember 25, 2012Ed Murtagh, P.E., CEMSustainable Operations ManagerUSDA Office of Operations

  2. USDA HQ Complex • Complex Stats: • On the National Mall • 2.5 Million sq. ft. • 7,600 employees

  3. Team Work - Green Team • Goals & Mandates • E.O. 13514 Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance. • Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA).

  4. Senior Management Involvement

  5. Measuring & MeteringYou can not manage what you can not measure!

  6. Green Team TrainingMaking it Relevant

  7. Outreach Events

  8. Recognition

  9. Having Fun

  10. Energy ManagementDemand Response Program • E.O. 13514 Goals • Metering and Feedback • Education and Outreach • Senior Management Involvement

  11. Green PurchasingGreening HQ Cafeteria • Cross-USDA Agency activity • USDA Mission Showcase Goals • Education and Outreach • Senior Management Involvement

  12. Sustainable Landscaping Initiatives • Cross-USDA Agency activity • USDA Mission Showcase Goals • Education and Outreach • Senior Management Involvement (now USDA’s People’s Garden Initiative) • Having Fun

  13. Contact Info • Ed Murtagh – 202-720-5961ed.murtagh@dm.usda.gov • http://www.greening.usda.gov “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead

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