275,805 gross square feet (GSF)
Personnel: 462

Energy Intensity:
FY 2014: 129,445 Btu per GSF
1.0% increase from FY 2003 baseline

Water Intensity:
FY 2014: 17.31 gallons per GSF
5.2% increase from FY 2007 baseline

Edison, New Jersey

The laboratory supports the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response’s Environmental Response Branch, the Office of Research and Development’s Release Control Branch, the Regional Environmental Science and Assessment Division, the Regional Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Division’s Pesticides and Toxic Substances Programs, and the Regional Emergency and Remedial Response Division’s Emergency Preparedness Programs.

Sustainable Features

• The laboratory has three solar water-heating systems that are the primary source of hot water for specific facility areas. Because the building relies on the electrical systems only for auxiliary water heating when necessary, the solar heaters allow the facility to use less electricity.
• EPA constructed an experimental parking lot and rain garden as part of a long-term research project to: quantify the effects of different permeable surfaces on stormwater runoff; quantify the ability of rain gardens to accept, store, and infiltrate stormwater. 

For more information, visit Region 2 or the EPA Facility Contact List.