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High-Performance Green Building Being Added to Downtown Denver’s Landscape

Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building and Courthouse Project Expected to Save or Create 2,000 Jobs

DENVER — Today, the U.S. General Services Administration will kick off a massive modernization project of the Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building and U.S. Courthouse, turning the 1960s structure into a high-performing green building with state-of-the-art cooling systems, windows and other features expected to cut the building’s energy use by 70 percent each year and save taxpayer money over the long term.

GSA Pursuing Smart Alternative and Renewable Energy to Power Land Port Of Entry

FARGO, N.D. -- Using funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the U.S. General Services Administration Rocky Mountain Region awarded a $2.7 million dollar design-build contract for the installation of a 1.0 megawatt wind turbine at the Pembina Border Station, a U.S.land port of entry in Pembina, N.D. On Sept. 14, 2010, GSA awarded this project, comprising one wind turbine to Colstrip Electric Inc., a woman-owned, small-business company in Colstrip, Mont.

GSA Fulfills Administration's Recovery Act-Funded Greening of Federal Fleet

Government's Advanced-Tech, Fuel-Efficient Buses Save Taxpayer Money

WASHINGTON — With the purchase of five compressed natural gas buses and 35 hybrid buses, the U.S. General Services Administration has successfully completed one of the Administration’s key initiatives to green the federal fleet through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

“We’re proud to have completed this program under such an aggressive schedule,” said GSA Acting Administrator Paul F. Prouty. “By investing in more fuel-efficient federal vehicles, we’re contributing to the nation’s economic recovery while realizing significant long-term savings for both the taxpayer and the environment.”