Other Resources

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Executive Orders, Regulations, Guidelines
Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
www.ofee.gov

Buying Green - EMS - Energy - Green Buildings
FedCenter
http://www.fedcenter.gov/

Training: What Is Green Purchasing, Anyway?
Office of Personnel Management
www.golearn.gov (Free Catalog Section, then Legislatively Mandated...Topics)

General Product Information

Environmentally Preferable Products
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf

Alternative Fuels/Vehicles
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/federal/

Biobased Products
U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/biopreferred

Energy/Water Efficient Products
Federal Energy Management Program
http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/water/index.htm

Non-Ozone Depleting Products
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/lists/index.html

Recycled Products and Suppliers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/index.htm

Materials Exchange Products
(especially chemicals, equipment, and hazardous materials) at other DOE facilities
Log on with user name (erhquser) and password (erhqdoe)
DOE Complex Wide Materials Exchange
http://wastenot.er.doe.gov/me/login.aspx

Specific Product Categories

Carpet
Contract Language and Standards/Guidelines
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Select "carpet" at http://yosemite.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf/Pages/Search.html?Open

Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/carpet.htm

Suppliers
EPP Carpet Suppliers
http://www.hss.energy.gov/pp/epp/carpet.html

Cement/Concrete
Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/cement.htm

Cleaning Products
Contract Language and Standards/Guidelines
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Select "concrete" at http://yosemite.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf/Pages/Search.html?Open

Suppliers
Green Seal "Choose Green Report: Industrial and Institutional Cleaners"
http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/index.cfm#cleaners

Construction Materials and Products
Contract Language
U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.pnl.gov/doesustainabledesign/ , see "Letters of Intent, Construction Contracts"

Paint
Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/paint.htm

Suppliers
Green Seal "Choose Green Report: Architectural Paints"
http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/index.cfm#paints

Toner Cartridges
Recycled Content Specifications and Suppliers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products/toner.htm

Labeling, Certification, Standards, Life-Cycle

• All Types of Products
  Green Seal
  www.greenseal.org
• Buildings
  LEED - U.S. Green Building Council
  http://www.usgbc.org/
• Construction Materials
  BEES - National Institute of Standards and Technology
  http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/bees.html
• Electronic Equipment
  Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
  http://www.svtc.org
• Energy Efficient Equipment
  Energy Star
  www.energystar.gov