INTRODUCTION - 1800

Energy and Sustainability

This State Administrative Manual (SAM) chapter provides the policies and guidelines put in place pursuant to the Green Building Action Plan accompanying Executive Order B-18-12. In partnership with other state agencies, the Department of General Services ((DGS) develops policies and guidelines for the operation and maintenance of state buildings to achieve operating efficiency improvements and water and resource conservation, and continually incorporates them into SAM.

The DGS Office of Sustainability develops and implements clean energy strategies and programs for state buildings. State departments strive to lead by example in advancing clean energy and sustainability goals in the state. The office supports state departments in this goal with programs that include clean renewable energy projects, energy retrofit projects/programs, zero net energy (ZNE) building policy development, electric vehicle charging infrastructure development, LEED certification support and state buildings benchmarking. See SAM section 1802 for more details.