Green Building Practices

The Department of General Services is committed to maximizing energy efficiency and resource conservation at all state facilities.

Our goal for DGS headquarters at the Ziggurat is obtaining LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

You'll find a growing number of resources on this page to keep you up-to-date on what the department is doing to make our buildings better places in which to work and do business, and how you can do your part to make a difference.

Resources

• Learn more about sustainable, green buildings and California's Green Building Initiative.
  
  

• Better Building Management for a Better Tomorrow. The new DGS best practices manual for greener building management is now online.

• BOMA's (Building Owners and Managers Association) Green Resource Energy & Environment Network-G.R.E.E.N.
  
  

• Reducing, Reusing and Recycling

If you have suggestions about what you would like to see on this page, please contact us via e-mail at: WorkingGreenatDGS@dgs.ca.gov