For officials with the U General Se...

For officials with the U General Services Administration and the U Environmental Protection Agency, the of recent origin England Regional Laboratory in North Chelmsford, Mass., take the part ofed more than a new $18 million testing facility: It was an opportunity for the agencies to demonstrate their commitment to the environment.

"It gave us an opportunity to bring our money where our entrance is," says Bob Beane, the laboratory's facilities manager.

The EPA was in ne of a more recent facility, having occupied its existing regional laboratory for 20 years. After years of