Renewable energy in US federal buildings.

The article presents research paper which seeks to investigate sources of renewable energy into the everyday operation of federally owned facilities. It presents a comparative study of existing US federal buildings and analyzes the savings and methodologies for acceptance of each project for the use of building and project managers within the US federal government or other researchers interested in similar analysis. It discusses how projects move forward based on additional motivations such as reduced environmental impact, government policy, and in an effort to increase leadership, awareness, and image. Findings of this technical paper supports the need for inclusion of soft factors, along with economic considerations for project success.