The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has been suffering through budget cuts that have dramatically reduced funding for the construction, acquisition, renovations and even the basic maintenance of federal buildings. This has served to increase the…
Author: Kurt Stout
DOE Updates Energy Efficiency Requirements
In his recent address on climate change at Georgetown University, President Obama announced a new series of federal requirements for energy efficiency. Among them are rules published by the Department of Energy (DOE) requiring new federal buildings…
Greetings From Hampton Roads
The Colliers Government Solutions team represents owners of government-leased properties nationally. So, we travel a lot. This slideshow profiles my recent trip to Hampton Roads, Virginia. (Use arrow buttons to advance slides)
GovSpeak: “412 Authority”
Lately, there has been increasing buzz over “412 Authority” a little known legal right granted to GSA as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, which is more formally referred to as Section 412 of P.L.…
Moving Day Approaches for the U.S. Coast Guard
Since groundbreaking in 2009, 160,000 truckloads of earth have been excavated, 250,000 cubic yards of concrete have been poured and 40 miles of plumbing pipes have been installed in Southeast D.C., all in preparation for a…
The Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act
On July 10th, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee gave unanimous, bi-partisan approval to move the Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act of 2013 (PBSRA) on from the committee to the House floor. Writing this legislation must have…
USGBC Announces Approval of LEED v4
This time last year, we were reporting on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) surprising delay of membership voting on an updated version of the dominant green building certification system, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental…
Greetings From Fresno
The Colliers Government Solutions team represents owners of government-leased properties nationally. So, we travel a lot. This slideshow profiles my recent trip to Fresno, California. (Use arrow buttons to advance slides)
The 10 Largest GSA Property Investors
There are more than 5,000 distinct owners of GSA-leased properties in the United States but the ten listed above stand apart because, together, their properties house 15% of the entire GSA lease inventory. (GSA, take note:…
Tangherlini Confirmed as Administrator of GSA
Before closing up shop for July Fourth, the Senate confirmed Dan Tangherlini as Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). Tangherlini had served as acting administrator since April 2012 and has been praised for reforms already…