SFTool Blog

Welcome to the SFTool Blog. The Sustainable Facilities Tool (sftool.gov) helps you do more than learn about high-performance buildings and purchasing. SFTool helps you put this knowledge into practice, and assemble the people you need to help you get stuff done.

We’ve decided to share some of our experiences while developing SFTool. We’ll talk about interactions with the building community, challenges we’ve overcome designing the site, and other stories about putting high-performance ideas into practice.

Note: The SFTool blog may contain links to websites of public and private organizations, as well as references to specific products used in development. A link or mention anywhere on SFTool is not an endorsement of the views, products, or services provided by the mentioned resource or product.

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Energy Exchange 2016

We just got back from the Department of Energy's Energy Exchange training and trade show, held in Providence, Rhode Island last week. Check out the photo of the Rhode Island State House! Energy Exchange provides stakeholders from every aspect of green buildings and energy the opportunity to connect and learn from each other. Members of the SFTool team took the opportunity to promote our resources through presentations at Energy Exchange! We demonstrated FEDSAT and how it can help Federal building managers and operators meet the requirements of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (FBPTA). SFTool staff also highlighted our ability to educate all employees about sustainability and its impact on the world around us. Energy Exchange was a blast, and we’re already looking forward to next year!