Green Remediation Focus

Incorporating BMPs in System Optimization

This page provides information and links to several EPA and federal government optimization tools applying to technologies, techniques or equipment that are commonly used for site remediation. These tools can help project teams evaluate and reduce the environmental footprint of cleanup activities at a site-specific level. Many of the tools consist of open-access software developed by federal agencies and partnering organizations to achieve greater efficiencies in energy, water and materials usage. At a national level, federal and state agencies collaborate in efforts to increasingly optimize performance and efficiency of site remediation.

Broader technical guidance and background information are available to help decision-makers consider and plan greener cleanup strategies to be implemented during design, construction and operation of site cleanup remedies.

Optimization Tools

• 3E Plus®. Insulation Institute.
• AIRMaster+. U.S. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
• Better Buildings™: Technology Focus Areas. U.S. DOE.
• CHP Energy and Emissions Savings Calculator. U.S. EPA Combined Heat and Power Partnership.
• Condensing Boilers. U.S. General Services Administration.
• EnergyPlus. U.S. DOE/National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
• Energy Star. U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE.
• Fan System Assessment Tool (FSAT). U.S. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
• General Specification for Consultants, Industrial and Municipal: NEMA Premium® Efficiency Electric Motors. 2014 Standard. National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
• Hi Energy Rating. Hydraulic Institute.
• Integrated Daylighting Systems. U.S. General Services Administration.
• Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST). U.S. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
• Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT). U.S. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
• Soil Vapor Extraction Endstate Tool (SVEET). Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
• Steam System Modeler. U.S. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
• Tip Sheets by System. U.S. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.

Remediation Optimization Overviews

• Cleanup Optimization at Superfund Sites. U.S. EPA.
• Geostatistics for Remediation Optimization. Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council.
• Optimizing Injection Strategies and In Situ Remediation Performance. Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council. February 2020.
• Optimizing Site Cleanups. U.S. EPA/OLEM.
• Remediation Optimization. Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable.
• Remediation Optimization: Definition, Scope and Approach. U.S. EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. EPA 542-R-13-008. June 2013.
• Remediation Process Optimization. Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council.
• Remediation System Evaluations. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Engineering and Support Center.
• Restoration Systems and Strategies. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment.