U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is constructing
new facilities in Ames, Iowa to replace outdated and inefficient
facilities currently used by the Animal
and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) 
National Veterinary Services Laboratories and Center for Veterinary
Biologics, and the Agricultural
Research Service
National Animal Disease Center.
The goal is to design and construct the new facilities
to serve as a model of sustainability for the rest of USDA. This
will be achieved through: an information exchange to share best
practices with other USDA construction design activities; reducing
energy consumption by 30 to 50 percent as benchmarked against similar
facilities; identifying campuswide opportunities for energy recovery
while maintaining biological containment; maximizing water use by
30 percent through collection, recycling, and other techniques;
maximizing the specification of green building products; and striving
for a LEED® Silver rating for all new USDA laboratory
buildings.
The USDA has many responsiblilities, including ensuring the safety
of the nation's food supply, conserving soil quality and the natural
environment, and protecting animal health. The vision of the USDA
is to provide for "a healthy and productive Nation in harmony
with the land." For more on this partner, please visit www.usda.gov.
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