Abstract
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Sustainability Report for 2003-2004 highlights the Laboratory's comprehensive sustainability activities. These efforts demonstrate NREL's progress toward achieving overall sustainability goals. Sustainability is an inherent centerpiece of the Laboratory's work. NREL's mission--to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies andpractices--and transfer knowledge and innovations to address the nation's energy and environmental goals - is synergistic with sustainability. The Laboratory formalized its sustainability activities in 2000, building on earlier ideas - this report summarizes the status of activities in water use, energy use, new construction, green power, transportation, recycling, environmentally preferablepurchasing, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental management.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 20 |
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| State | Published - 2004 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/MP-710-36786
Keywords
- energy use
- environmental management
- environmentally preferable purchasing
- green power
- greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
- new construction
- recycling
- sustainability
- sustainable NREL
- transportation
- water use