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With over 250,000 users downloading 2 million documents per month

The goal of 'Whole Building' Design is to create a successful high-performance building by applying an integrated design and team approach to the project during the planning and programming phases. Explore the WBDG via our new User's Guide.

WBDG Focus

Site Security Design

The GSA has responded to changing security requirements by calling for innovative physical solutions that: support design excellence, contribute to sustainability and environmental preservation, create buildings that will endure into the future, provide safe, productive federal workplaces, and improve the communities in which we work. This new process entails looking beyond the scope of buildings to include the surrounding site and community. New pages on site security design offer an introduction to the topic as well as an overview of the process outlined in the GSA's Site Security Design Guide.

 Participating Agencies
Department of Defense (DOD) General Services Administration (GSA) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Park Service (NPS) Smithsonian Institution

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News and Events

  • FEDCon '09

    Presentations are now available from the NIBS' Web site. Read more

  • From Abundance to Scarcity: A Strategy for the 21st Century Building Industry

    Article by Kimon Onuma, FAIA, Hon FIGP Read more (PDF)

  • Generating a Federal High Performance Sustainable Buildings Checklist in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

    ENERGY STAR is offering a free series of online trainings on the Federal High Performance Sustainable Buildings Checklist (Guiding Principles Checklist) now available. Read more

  • President Obama signs an Executive Order Focused on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance

    Read more
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