Tag: EPA

EPA Celebrates $34M in Grants to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools

By Joe Bebon, Editor Nov 11, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Nov 11, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrated $34 million in Inflation Reduction Act grants awarded to five organizations to help school districts across the country improve indoor air quality (IAQ). EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz recently joined the grantees at Horatio B. Hackett School in Philadelphia to congratulate them on their awards, underscore the importance of IAQ, and highlight previous school efforts. “EPA is proud to […]

Water Management Tips for Multi-Building Campuses

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Oct 22, 2024 Building Controls

Updated: Oct 22, 2024

How can facilities managers (FMs) help organizations meet their sustainability goals while reducing costs? One important way is to implement a water management strategy that centers on optimizing water usage. This is especially important for facilities with multiple buildings, such as colleges and universities, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, corporate campuses with technology offices and […]

EPA Offers $965M to Fund Green School Buses

By Joe Bebon, Editor Oct 3, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Oct 3, 2024

To help save money and be more eco-friendly, many schools have installed solar energy and made other sustainability upgrades, including green transportation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering more funding to help school districts across the country make the switch to alternative fuel bus fleets. The agency has launched a $965 million round of rebates […]

Back to Basics: 7 Signs Your Facility Has a Water Leak Problem

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Oct 2, 2024 Back to Basics

Updated: Oct 2, 2024

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know.  Water leaks can create extensive and expensive damage to buildings if they are not fixed soon and properly. In addition, water leaks can cause health issues due to the growth of mold when building materials get wet. […]

EPA Awards 2024 ‘Safer Choice’ Partners for Cleaning, Other Chemical Products

By Joe Bebon, Editor Sep 30, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Sep 30, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 43 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 20 states and the District of Columbia, recognizing their achievements in the design, manufacture, promotion, selection, and use of cleaners, detergents, and other products with safer chemicals. The Safer Choice program helps consumers and purchasers at facilities find […]

EPA Names Top Green Power Partners of 2024

By Joe Bebon, Editor Sep 20, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Sep 20, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Green Power Leadership Award winners for 2024, honoring four top organizations in the agency’s Green Power Partnership program. This year’s winners are tech giant Microsoft Corp., MilliporeSigma, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, and Signature Aviation. The EPA’s Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that helps increase clean energy use among U.S. […]

EPA Announces Label Program for Greener Construction Materials

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, Contributing Writer Sep 13, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: Sep 13, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it’s implementing a new label program to boost clean American manufacturing by helping federal purchasers and other buyers find and buy cleaner, more climate-friendly construction materials and products. “The label program is made possible by a $100 million investment in the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and aims […]

EPA Funds $34M to Improve Indoor Air Quality at Schools

By Joe Bebon, Editor Aug 28, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Aug 28, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected five groups to receive $34 million in grants for projects helping address indoor air pollution in K-12 schools in low-income, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities across the country. This announcement comes after the agency revealed $26 million in funding to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools […]

EPA Orders Ohio Schools to Address Asbestos and Lead Paint Hazards

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jul 9, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: Jul 9, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with Accel Schools Ohio LLC to address lead paint concerns and asbestos at three of its schools in Ohio: Youngstown Academy of Excellence, Niles Preparatory Academy, and STEAM Academy of Warren. Accel is a public charter school system that operates 77 in-person charter schools, primarily in Ohio, and 15 […]

EPA WaterSense Products Helped Americans Save Over 1 Trillion Gallons in 2023

By Joe Bebon, Editor Jun 14, 2024 Green Building

Updated: Jun 14, 2024

Is money going down the drain at your facilities? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its WaterSense program has made it easier for businesses and consumers to save trillions of gallons of water. In 2023 alone, WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1.2 trillion gallons of water. Since the conception of the WaterSense label, the EPA […]