In 2012, the General Services Administration (GSA) selected 30 Federal Office Buildings to participate in their National Deep Energy Retrofit (NDER) Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Program. Ameresco, a leading energy efficiency and renewable Energy Services Company (ESCO), was awarded the contract to renovate the GSA’s 1.2 million sq. ft. New Carrollton Federal Office Building and Silver Spring Metro Center 1, located in Lanham, Maryland. CQS was selected as the lead Building Automation System (BAS) consultant on the project.