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EPA Facilities Manual
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The following four documents make up the EPA Facilities Manual and are meant to be used together to determine design intent, requirements, and the ongoing evaluation of all EPA facilities:
- Volume 1: Space Acquisition and Planning Guidelines July 2004 (PDF) (58 pp, 1.6MB)
- Volume 2: Architecture and Engineering Guidelines Revised July 2006 (PDF) (236 pp, 3.4MB)
- Appendix B: Commissioning Guidelines Revised January 2009 (33 pp, 550K)
- EPA Facilities Manual Addendum I: Update of Guidelines to Include Procurement of Energy Efficient Products Required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 July 2006 (PDF) (38 pp, 984K)
- Sections Affected by Addendum I July 2006 (PDF) (4 pp, 63K)
- Volume 3: Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Manual: Safety and Health Requirements July 2004 (PDF) (77 pp, 751K)
- Volume 4: Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Manual: Environmental Management Guidelines July 2004 (PDF) (116 pp, 1.9MB)
Supplemental Documents
- Federal Register: Energy Conservation Standards for New Federal Commercial and Multi-Family High-Rise Residential Buildings and New Federal Low-Rise Residential Buildings December 2006 (PDF) (10 pp, 191K)
- The "GreenCheck" form is a framework created by EPA for “greening” its real estate projects and streamlining and tracking its facilities’ compliance with federal requirements. GreenCheck consolidates various federal environmental and sustainability requirements into a user-friendly checklist to be evaluated at the inception of a project. Learn more about GreenCheck and download the GreenCheck form.