April 16, 2012: GSA Slates 30 Federal Buildings for Maximum Energy Retrofits
WASHINGTON — The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that 30 of its federal buildings, totaling nearly 117 million square feet, are participating in a challenge to achieve what it calls “deep energy savings.” The Deep Retrofit Challenge is asking energy service companies to make these buildings significantly more energy efficient using energy service performance contracts (ESPCs). Retrofit projects at these buildings will contribute to the goals of a presidential memorandum on implementing energy savings projects and performance contracts. In December 2011, President Obama directed federal agencies to enter into at least $2 billion in performance contracts over the next two years to achieve substantial energy savings and create jobs.
Through the Deep Retrofit Challenge, GSA is asking energy service companies to provide the maximum energy performance savings possible for each of the participating buildings. GSA will learn with the energy service companies how best to achieve maximum energy savings through technology adoption, process improvements, and risk management, and will share that knowledge with both the rest of the federal government and the private sector.