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GSA - 76888 - Green Building Advisory Committee - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Green Building Advisory Committee	Agency Name	General Services Administration
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	76888
Original Establishment Date	6/20/2011	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.gsa.gov/gbac
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	26
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Designated Federal Officer
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Current Charter Date	8/18/2011	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Michael
Date Of Renewal Charter		Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Bloom
Exempt From Renewal*	Yes	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	312-353-0729
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	na
Specific Establishment Authority*	Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), Sec. 494; Public Law 110-140	Designated Federal Officer Email*	michael.bloom@gsa.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	12/19/2007
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Other Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Committee holds all day meetings twice per year. Additional Web conferences may be scheduled as necessary; all meetings are public per FACA. Members are provided materials to review before each meeting and asked to provide their input in writing and/or at the meeting. Public comment is gathered at meetings and through opportunities to provide written comment.
How is membership balanced?*	The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), Section 494, outlines specific criteria for the membership of this Committee, including naming 11 Federal agencies to be members and identifying several categories of experts to be included. The Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings conducts processes whereby it obtains recommendations and advice from experts inside and outside of GSA, and solicits potential new members via Federal Register Notices, in order to identify the most qualified members who simultaneously fulfill the statutory requirements and provide useful and actionable advice on making the Federal buildings portfolio more efficient, healthy and sustainable. The Committee is effectively balanced by profession, sector, geographic region and gender, and GSA is committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion in its membership.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	Estimated Number of Meetings per Year - approximately 2 times a year, or as called by the DFO.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	This Committee is required by the Energy and Independence Security Act (EISA), Section 494.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Meetings will be open and would only be closed in accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act.
Recommendation Remarks	In response to the "Committee Function" entry up above, the Green Building Advisory Committee does not fit any of the drop down choices. This is a committee that is required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Section 494. We also have several open slots on the Committee that are actively being filled at the moment with a notice out for accepting new committee member nominations. We will be filling these remaining slots within the next couple of months.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	NA
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	The Committee advises GSA on its Federal green building mission, which includes minimizing environmental impacts by reducing Federal building use of energy, water and materials, eliminating emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, and enhancing agencies' performance by making Federal buildings more healthy and productive workplaces.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	Committee advice helps the Federal government implement policies and projects that save taxpayer dollars by reducing Federal building use of energy, water and materials, and increase workforce productivity by making Federal buildings more healthy and productive workplaces.	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	116	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	Recommendations have been made regarding: federal building decarbonization, energy storage, environmental justice and equity, embodied energy and carbon materials, a sustainable response to COVID-19, renewable energy outleasing; building and grid integration; data-integrated building systems; health & wellness policies; increasing adoption of high performance building practices; power purchase agreements; energy use intensity metrics; high-performance leasing; building portfolio planning; net zero energy policy; social cost of carbon in portfolio decision making; daylighting policy; green building certification systems; green building progress and tracking; and implementation of the Federal Building Personnel Act.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	22.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	The Committee’s recommendations on Embodied Energy and Carbon have been its most influential to date, ushering in new GSA standards on asphalt and concrete, with standards for additional materials being researched, as well as a White House Buy Clean Task Force, and Inflation Reduction Act funding of $2.1 billion for low-embodied carbon materials, in addition to increased action and funding at EPA and FHWA. In response to the Building & Grid Integration recommendations, GSA initiated a Grid-Integrated Efficient Building (GEB) program, including conducting a cost-benefit study of GEB practices, conducting pilot projects with the Green Proving Ground and Regions, releasing a detailed Blueprint on how to apply these practices to performance contracts, and working with DOE FEMP to expand implementation at other agencies through the Smart Facilities Accelerator. In response to the Healthy Building recommendations, GSA initiated a business case project with FEMP to identify federal healthy building, metrics, tools and pilots and incorporated the Committee's work on this topic into GSA’s Workplace Scorecard.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	35.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	The Committee’s work on federal building decarbonization is influencing the approach to this challenge at PBS, DOE FEMP, BTO and National Labs, and the White House. Many of the Committee’s past and current recommendations are being reviewed by the White House for possible use to help meet federal climate, energy and sustainability goals. Recommendations are being incorporated in relevant GSA high performance building research, guidance and outreach projects, while OFHPGB works with partners elsewhere in GSA and other agencies to pilot or implement ideas. PBS has been highly engaged with the Committee, participating on several Task Groups, promoting greater interaction, more grounded recommendations, and more clear opportunities for implementation. Certain recommendations apply more to, or may be a better fit with, other agencies than GSA. Some recommendations are of a more general nature, making final implementation difficult to assess.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	NA
Agency Feedback Comment*	GSA normally provides feedback at the semi-annual meetings as well as through meeting minutes, which are posted online at https://www.gsa.gov/governmentwide-initiatives/federal-highperformance-green-buildings/policy/green-building-advisory-committee/advisory-committee-meetings	Narrative Description*	The Green Building Advisory Committee provides independent policy advice and recommendations to GSA’s Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), to advance federal building innovations in planning, design, and operations to reduce costs, enable agency missions, enhance human health and performance, and minimize environmental impacts.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/19/2025 10:02 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
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