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FEMP Year in Review 2003 - EERE - U.S. Department of Energy

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<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Health and Human Services—<br />

Food and Drug Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />

Jefferson Laboratories<br />

Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC<br />

Variable frequency drive and pump<strong>in</strong>g controllers<br />

were <strong>in</strong>stalled <strong>in</strong> this lab build<strong>in</strong>g, as well as variable<br />

air volume fume hoods, daylight<strong>in</strong>g, and low flow<br />

plumb<strong>in</strong>g fixtures. The build<strong>in</strong>g now boasts a<br />

39 percent reduction <strong>in</strong> energy consumption.<br />

<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Interior—<br />

Fish and Wildlife Service<br />

Herbert H. Bateman Educational and<br />

Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Center<br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>coteague National<br />

Wildlife Refuge, Virg<strong>in</strong>ia<br />

The construction <strong>of</strong> the Center will elim<strong>in</strong>ate nearly<br />

$800,000 <strong>in</strong> backlog ma<strong>in</strong>tenance needs by replac<strong>in</strong>g<br />

five <strong>in</strong>adequate build<strong>in</strong>gs with the new facility.<br />

Much <strong>of</strong> the currently occupied land will revert to<br />

wildlife uses, and xeriscap<strong>in</strong>g and onsite wastewater<br />

recycl<strong>in</strong>g will lead to reduced site disturbance. The<br />

project utilized daylight<strong>in</strong>g and energy-efficient<br />

light<strong>in</strong>g as well as geothermal heat pumps and<br />

rapidly renewable build<strong>in</strong>g materials.<br />

<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Interior—<br />

National Park Service<br />

White River Facility Operations Center<br />

White River, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton<br />

Capitaliz<strong>in</strong>g on the need to replace an old garage,<br />

designers created a structure to optimize the solar<br />

potential for a photovoltaic (PV) array <strong>in</strong> the ra<strong>in</strong>y<br />

Pacific Northwest. But this system is highly effective,<br />

elim<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g noise and pollution previously emitted<br />

by generators, as well provid<strong>in</strong>g a 95 percent energy<br />

sav<strong>in</strong>gs over the previous generation system.

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