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St. Elizabeth’s U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
in Washington, DC
We develop, advocate for, educate on, and disseminate high standards of sustainable performance and, through an integrative process, continue to raise the quality of design.
Through our dedication to design excellence, research, education, creative collaboration, and operational excellence, our design teams use the latest technologies and apply sustainable building principles and practices to learn from our projects and strive to reach greater heights of performance.
We continue to conserve energy and water, utilize ecological systems, and enhance the natural environment while offering safe and healthy buildings for federal workers.
GSA AIA COTE Top Ten Winners
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment Top Ten is the industry’s best-known award program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten innovative projects earn the prize for setting the standard in design and sustainability. GSA is the only owner to have won 9 AIA COTE Top Ten awards.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations,
unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where
lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within
those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties,
including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties
(unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is
located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the
entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties,
even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration
