The Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) provides the framework and support services to help custodian departments gain access to energy-efficiency or energy-management projects. This document provides a definition of the program and discusses the various roles and responsibilities of federal organizations in relation to FBI; discusses, in general terms, various Treasury Board and other policies as they relate to FBI; discusses policies as they relate specifically to contracts and other documentation associated with FBI. It also includes answers to frequently asked questions about FBI.

The Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) offers federal departments or agencies an approach to making energy efficiency improvements to buildings and financing these improvements through outside sources of capital funds. This publication begins with an overview of the FBI and its services. Section II describes the steps involved in implementing energy efficiency projects under the FBI, from the planning stage through project implementation to auditing the results. The final section looks at energy performance contracting, including its scope, its conceptual basis, how to choose an energy management firm, and steps involved in activating an energy performance contract.

The Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) provides the framework and support services to help custodian departments gain access to energy-efficiency or energy-management projects. This document provides a definition of the program and discusses the various roles and responsibilities of federal organizations in relation to FBI; discusses, in general terms, various Treasury Board and other policies as they relate to FBI; discusses policies as they relate specifically to contracts and other documentation associated with FBI. It also includes answers to frequently asked questions about FBI.