Sustainable Facilities Tool (SFTool)

Need an interactive checklist to help you determine that a new construction or modernization project meets the intent of the Guiding Principles? Check out SFTool’s Guiding Principles Checklist here: https://bit.ly/4gWDZxt This checklist includes both guidance on how to use it and a list of the criteria with design elements and operating procedures to demonstrate continued operation as a sustainable Federal building.?

Looking for products that fit the Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service (P100) design standards? Look no further! SFTool’s product search page includes a filter for P100 Environmental Performance. Design and construction professionals must abide by the policy and technical criteria in P100 while programming, designing, and documenting GSA buildings. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/409Gjd5

The friends and partners of SFTool wish you and your loved ones a #HappyNewYear! We are looking forward to happiness and prosperity in 2025.

Need to do some research to plan your home improvement projects? SFTool can help!?SFTool provides guidance and information on all kinds of projects and products, such as: 1) Remodeling or seeking furniture or fixtures??Check out https://bit.ly/4gs4vP3 2) Seeking lighting advice to make your space more efficient? Visit the Whole Building Systems lighting page: https://bit.ly/3tW0PBY 3) Embarking on a kitchen project? Research what details to attend to by using our Break Room information in?the explore page: https://bit.ly/3ZaHzvU 4) Seeking energy and water efficient devices? Search for appliances and products of all types using SFTool’s Product Search here: https://bit.ly/3BAoxr6

Seeking sustainable products with recycled content? Look no further! SFTool Product Search features a Recycled Content filter that allows users to filter through thousands of available products with different types of recycled content, including: ● Recycled Content - Post Consumer (%) ● Recycled Content - Pre Consumer (%)? ● Recycled Plastic (%)? ● SCS Recycled Content Certified? ● Total Recycled Content (%)? ● UL Environmental Claim Validation for Recycled Content To learn more and view products, check out SFTool’s Product Search here: https://bit.ly/4bcr1st

According to GSA’s Center for Workplace Strategy, workplace is an integrated system of space and technology that enables work, wherever it occurs.? We’ve created the Total Workplace Scorecard to benchmark and measure quality improvements between existing and new workplace conditions. How do you use the scorecard? Start by creating a baseline scorecard for your existing workplace. You can then create scorecards for specific scenarios and measure improvements post-completion. Get started here: https://bit.ly/49uRlhx Curious about the questions and content you’ll find there? Check out our new spreadsheet that provides a static snapshot of the scorecard to give you a first look at what to expect: https://bit.ly/3DbAmEV

As we enter the Holiday season, a reminder from SFTool about striving to achieve both comfort and sustainability in the workplace! Comfortable workers are more likely to be productive and engaged with their work than those who struggle to work in spaces that create barriers and stresses. Here are some key practices for achieving occupant comfort and sustainability: ● Enable occupant control of ambient conditions.? ● Provide adjustable furnishings and technologies.? ● Educate occupants.? ● Provide quick response to comfort concerns. ● Provide feedback to occupants on energy use. Visit SFTool's Occupant Comfort page for more info: https://bit.ly/4ini1EG

GSA received the 2024 Leadership Award for Organizational Excellence from the Green Building Council last week! This honor recognizes the efforts GSA has made for using green building and sustainable practices to improve quality of life for those around them. The SFTool team is proud to be a part of GSA’s commitment to sustainable practices within federal spaces. https://bit.ly/48Yj8GQ

Did you know that the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act Competency Model (FBPTA) recently added some new updates? These updates include additional competencies that reflect the increasing importance of ventilation, in addition to a new qualification review process and new training reviews. We are seeking feedback on these updates to ensure the framework is comprehensive and reflects the needs of all stakeholders. Your feedback is essential to the success of the FBPTA program! The Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010 requires that all federal personnel providing building operations and maintenance services demonstrate competencies necessary to effectively operate government facilities.? The act required the creation and periodic update of competencies, recommended curriculum and continuing education for federal building personnel. The public comment period for the update of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act Competency Model is open now through November 24, 2024. To review more of the updates and leave your comments, please visit https://bit.ly/3Z28knH

GSA and EPA won a 2024 Sustainable Acquisition Excellence Award from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council! This award comes on the wings of several new initiatives both agencies have been collaborating on to prioritize the purchase of sustainable products and services including products without added PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and to support Executive Order 14057 on Catalyzing American Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability and the Federal Sustainability Plan. Notably, GSA’s SFTool team was recognized for launching a new “PFAS Addressed” filter on SFTool Product Search. Federal purchasers use this flagship sustainability website to identify sustainable products. The new filter allows purchasers to easily browse for products certified to PFAS restricted labels. Additionally, the Acquisition Excellence Award recognized GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service and the Green Procurement Compilation for highlighting EPA’s recommended purchasing programs that address PFAS. Check out our procure page to learn more about both of these features, here: https://lnkd.in/gpW_hhyH Congratulations to the GSA team - Rebecca Stevens, Michael Bloom, Melissa Minor, and Steven Baker!