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Click on the locations highlighted with stars, circles, and diamonds to learn more about the sustainable features at EPA offices and laboratories. Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center Energy savings performance contract for comprehensive energy upgrades Ground source heat pump Water-efficient fixtures and condensate recovery National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory Energy savings performance contract for comprehensive energy upgrades Lighting controls and replacements Cooling tower optimization Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division Condensate recovery system Ecosystem Processes Division Laboratory Solar hot water heaters Photovoltaic system Boiler and lighting replacement Region 4 Office ENERGY STAR® certified building Lighting upgrades Native landscaping and sustainable stormwater management New England Regional Office LEED® BD+C Gold ENERGY STAR® certified building Green roof New England Regional Laboratory LEED® BD+C Gold Variable air volume fume hoods Solar window awnings Condensate recovery Sustainable stormwater management Region 5 Laboratory Region 5 Office ENERGY STAR® certified building Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center Infrastructure replacement project Water-efficient restroom fixtures Sustainable stormwater management Main Building/Annex 1: Meets Guiding Principles Research Support Annex 2 LEED® BD+C 2.1/2.2 Gold Meets Guiding Principles Energy-efficient systems and lighting Sustainable stormwater management and landscaping Center Hill Facility Energy-efficient lighting Nighttime setbacks for HVAC system Test and Evaluation Nighttime setbacks for HVAC system Single-pass cooling reduction Pacific Ecological Systems Division Laboratory Delivered green power Roof-mounted photovoltaic array Region 6 Office LEED® O+M Certified ENERGY STAR® certified building Region 8 Office LEED® BD+C Gold ENERGY STAR® certified building Energy-efficient features Rooftop photovoltaic system Office of Compliance and Enforcement’s National Enforcement Investigations Center Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division Laboratory Water-efficient restroom fixtures Water from Lake Superior Sustainable stormwater management Region 2 Laboratory A solar water-heating system Sustainable stormwater management Photovoltaic array Environmental Science Center Meets Guiding Principles Water-efficient fixtures Condensate recovery systems Sustainable stormwater management Region 2 Caribbean Environmental Protection Division LEED® ID+C Gold Water-efficient restroom fixtures Cistern collects rainwater and air handler condensate water for irrigation Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division Laboratory Building 67: LEED® BD+C Silver Environmental Services Branch Laboratory Water-efficient irrigation system Science and Technology Center LEED® BD+C Gold Graywater collection and reuse Region 7 Office LEED® BD+C Gold LEED® O+M Platinum ENERGY STAR® certified building Water-efficient restroom fixtures and landscaping Sustainable stormwater management Region 10 Laboratory Variable air volume fume hoods Four photovoltaic panels National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory Solar lighting in parking lot Air handler condensate recovery system Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division Laboratory Infrastructure Replacement Project efficiency upgrades Green roof 5 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic array Pacific Coastal Ecology Branch Tanks for stormwater capture Region 2 Office ENERGY STAR® certified building Region 3 Office ENERGY STAR® certified building Region 9 Laboratory Mechanical upgrades Combined heat and power Main Building A-Wing Addition: LEED® BD+C Gold A-Wing Addition: ENERGY STAR® certified building A-Wing Addition: Meets Guiding Principles Rooftop solar photovoltaic system Air handler condensate recovery system Water-efficient fixtures National Computer Center LEED® BD+C Silver ENERGY STAR® certified building Meets Guiding Principles Rooftop photovoltaic system First Environments Early Learning Center LEED BD+C Silver Rooftop photovoltaic system Chapel Hill Laboratory Porous asphalt parking spaces Region 9 Office LEED® ID+C Platinum LEED O+M Gold ENERGY STAR® certified building Region 10 Office LEED® ID+C Gold LEED O+M Gold ENERGY STAR® certified building EPA Headquarters Facility ENERGY STAR® certified building Sustainable stormwater management Contact Us About Greening EPA to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. 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