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GSA's Winstead Endorses Changes in Energy Pacts

WASHINGTON, DC-David Winstead says the GSA has made strides in the green arena, but more could be done if energy contracts could be 20 years instead of 10.

By Erika Morphy | Updated on April 18, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC-The General Services Administration is on the front lines of green development in the DC area, having launched a campaign to “green” the public buildings.

David Winstead, GSA’s commissioner of the public buildings service, testified before a House of Representatives committee about the agency’s activities in this area, offering his own ideas for promoting green development. Winstead’s efforts–and his counterparts in other federal agencies–can have a significant impact on the environment, he testified.

“The federal government is the largest single consumer of energy in the United States,” Winstead said. “According to the Department of Energy, federal buildings account for 37% of the government’s energy usage, use as much as 1.5% of the nation’s electricity and emit about 2% of all US building-related greenhouse gases.”

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