Sustainable design recognizes that products and processes are interdependent with the environmental, economic, and social systems surrounding them and implements measures to prevent an unsustainable compromise to these systems.

 
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Now available: Sustainable Design Training for design professionals. Training is available for both site-level and project-level needs.

Environmental Design Guide for Engineers (EDGE) Version 3.1 software. Click the link for more information and to download a copy of the software.

Need help getting started on sustainable building projects? Check out the Roadmap for Integrating Sustainable Design into Site-Level Operations (PDF, 1,693 Kb). This document provides the official guidance on Sustainable Design for the DOE and is referenced in DOE Energy Efficiency performance agreements.

Tools! Check out the Letters of Intent and Construction Contracts templates on the Tools and Resources page. Ready-made language for facility designers and engineers.

Share your Sustainable Design Success Stories! A Federal High Performance Buildings Database is available. The database maintained by this project is still available for review of historical projects as well.

This website was designed as a gateway to tools, resources, and regulations to help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) incorporate sustainable design into its facilities and operations. Since this project ended in September 2002, the resources to update the webpage have been minimal.


This site is hosted by PNNL, and was originally created for the
DOE Environmental Management Office of Technical Program Integration.
This site will be maintained on a limited basis after September 2002 due to funding constraints.
Contact Keith Peterson (509-372-4540) or Kim Fowler (509-372-4233)
Site Last Updated: December 2006