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1 This presentation will answer:  What is the problem?  What is NIH doing to manage its environmental footprint?  What mandates this approach?  What can your I/C do?  What are the next steps?  What support can we expect?  How do we measure success?  Where can we get more information?

2 NIH has a Large Environmental Footprint…  All materials from the grounds of NIH drain to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay  NIH is the largest consumer of electricity in Montgomery County  NIH creates PER WEEK at the Bethesda campus alone: –25 tons of trash –3.5 tons of hazardous waste –1 ton of radioactive waste –1 ton of medical waste

3 …that it’s working to minimize  NIH is using environmental management systems (EMSs) as a tool to improve sustainability –Bethesda Campus (including Poolesville and Rockville) has the NEMS –Rocky Mountain Laboratories has the REMS –Other facilities (NIEHS, Baltimore) are also using EMSs  Some I/Cs have established Green Teams –NIDCD, NEI, NIDDK, NCI  Sustainability Working Groups focus on office practices, lab practices, facilities, and other areas

4 Deployment of the NIH EMS (NEMS)

5 An EMS is a mandated and proven tool  NIH is required to implement an EMS to comply with: –Executive Order 13423, “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management” –DHHS EMS Policy Framework  NIH Environmental Policy –Approved by Dr. Zerhouni in January 2005  The EMS Structure is an effective tool to focus and prioritize efforts to improve stewardship of the environment  The NEMS supports the NIH mission to protect public health

6 Executive Order mandates sustainability goals for Federal agency EMSs  The EO aims to improve Federal government performance in environmental, energy, and transportation management

7 EO focuses on sustainable practice areas  Energy efficiency  Renewable energy  Water conservation  Sustainable acquisition  Pollution prevention and recycling (with emphasis on toxic/hazardous material management)  Sustainable design/high performance building construction, leasing, maintenance  Efficient and alternative fleet management  Electronics stewardship

8 A closer look at the aggressive goals  Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions “…improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through reduction of energy intensity by 3 percent annually, or 30 percent by 2015, compared with a 2003 baseline.”  Renewable Energy “…at least 50 percent of the statutorily required renewable energy must come from “new” renewable sources and to the extent feasible, the agency implements renewable energy generation projects on agency property for agency use.”  Water Conservation “through life-cycle cost effective measures…reduce water consumption by 2 percent annually through 2015 or 16 percent total by 2015, relative to FY 2007 levels.”

9 A closer look at the aggressive goals (cont.)  Sustainable Acquisition Agency acquisitions of goods and services shall use sustainable environmental practices, including acquisitions of biobased, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water efficient, and recycled-content products, and use paper with minimum 30% recycled material content.  Pollution Prevention and Management of Toxic and Hazardous Materials “…conduct its activities, including acquisitions, to reduce the quantity of toxic and hazardous chemicals purchased, used, and/or disposed of and increases diversion of solid waste as appropriate, and maintain cost- effective waste prevention and recycling programs…”

10 A closer look at the aggressive goals (cont.)  Fleet Management “Reduce fleet total consumption of petroleum products by 2 percent annually through 2015, increase consumption of fuels that are non-petroleum-based by at least 10 percent annually relative to FY 2005 baseline consumption levels, and use plug in hybrid (PIH) vehicles when commercially available at a cost reasonably comparable to non-PIH vehicles.  Electronics Stewardship “…ensure that 95 percent of computer products acquired meet Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) standards; ensure that Energy Star® features are enabled on 100 percent of computer monitors; have policies and programs to extend the lifetime of electronic equipment; and ensure that non-usable computers are recycled using environmentally sound management practices.”

11 A closer look at the aggressive goals (cont.)  Sustainable Buildings “Ensure new construction and major renovation of agency buildings comply with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings set forth in the Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU, and ensure that, by 2015, at least 15 percent of its existing building inventory incorporates the sustainable design practices found in the Guiding Principles.”

12 The Plan-Do-Check-Act Framework of EMS used to meet sustainability goals and support policy  This systematic method identifies and reduces impacts on the environment by integrating environmental and health considerations into decision- making processes  A process of continual improvement  Ensures that the environmental footprint of NIH’s activities is managed DO CHECK MISSION CAPABILITY ACT PLAN and Operation Performance Monitoring Planning Mission Requirements and Policy Management Review DO CHECK Change Management ACT PLAN Implementation Checking and Corrective Action Planning Management Review Policy

13 Management systems rely on formalized steps to make progress  Assess what needs doing  Set specific objectives  Create action plans to accomplish objectives  Allocate resources and assign responsibility and authority  Check  Correct  Improve

14 The NEMS Steps for Greening

15 Setting objectives  Consider the EO Sustainability Goals  Identify opportunities through baseline assessment  Look for the low-hanging fruit  Prioritize by greatest impact to the environment but consider factors such as cost, resources required, control  Look to other green teams for successes

16 The NIH Environmental Policy outlines three commitments  Comply with all Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations, as well as Executive Orders  Prevent pollution by minimizing the generation of wastes where possible  Continual improvement of the NEMS to better our environmental performance

17 Management responsibilities  Commit  Integrate NEMS objectives into I/C mission goals  Communicate  Provide resources  Support the development and use of improved policies and procedures  Assess performance

18 Keys to success  Top management commitment, support and participation  Employee awareness and participation at all levels  Continual improvement through periodic checks on progress and root causes of problems  Integration with existing organizational processes  Behavior Change

19 NIDCD Pilot Green Team  Green Team meets monthly  Evaluation conducted to baseline how green their offices are  Evaluation tool being developed for labs  Environmental policy in draft form  Green procurement and awareness programs being developed

20 Support is available  Contractor Support –Meeting facilitation (including agendas, minutes, logistics) –Document and training support –Guidance and expertise –Lessons learned!  Tools are available –Mandatory NEMS Training –Fact sheets and posters –Templates for policies, procedures, and outreach –Evaluation tools

21 Next Steps  Obtain Management Commitment to Greening  Establish a Green Team –Leadership –IT –Acquisitions –Administrative –Scientific –All must be enthusiastic!  Kick-Off Meeting to Set Schedule and Logistics

22 Digging in and making progress

23 Please visit…

24 For more information and support  Terry Leland, NEMS Coordinator (Division of Environmental Protection) –  Robin Hirschhorn, Booz Allen Hamilton (contractor support) –  [INSERT GREEN TEAM LEADS INFORMATION] –[INSERT ADDRESS] –[INSERT PHONE NUMBER]