Sustainability and National Security

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Facilities and the Army Mission Soldiers Deserve Quality Facilities With the 1973 end of conscription and transforma- tion to th ...

Army Facility Goals Facilities represent a considerable investment to the Army. In 2010, the Army’s inventory consisted of some ...

In the context of facilities and the built environ- ment, sustainability includes the following goals: Minimize the impact of f ...

EO 13101, Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisi- tion, September 1998, expanded requi ...

“the guidance would ensure Sustainable Design and Development be considered in Army installation plan- ning decisions and infras ...

gases and ozone depleting chemicals; use of limited material resources; management of water as a limited resource; reductions in ...

DOD, federal government, and the private sector, in- cluding international sources. The research also eval- uated sustainable de ...

for MILCON. While Army leaders liked LEED, they still wanted an Army-focused product. The Army entered into negotiations with US ...

at using the SPiRiT rating process and applying sus- tainable design practices,” ACSIM Commander Maj Gen. Larry J. Lust, raised ...

familiar with LEED as it was reflected in SPiRiT, the Army decided it was time to consider adopting LEED. CERL, now part of the ...

to increase the energy efficiency to meet EPACT re- quirements. The Army accepted the recommenda- tions and LEED was adopted as ...

projects. The goal is to satisfy mission requirements while maintaining a safe, healthy, and high qual- ity environment for curr ...

Army Green Building Effort Matures Tri-Service Sustainable Design Team Emerges Coordination for sustainability activities was in ...

Collaboration with the USGBC The Army joined USGBC in March 2001. All civil- ian and military members of the U.S. Army are feder ...

tems. USACE supports the accreditation of staff by conducting various in-house and vendor-provided training. SDD Validation Comm ...

Construction and Demolition Waste Reduction Reducing waste is a fundamental component of sustainability and has a new emphasis w ...

encouraging Army agencies to seek opportunities to develop partnerships with community and non-profit housing groups to salvage ...

mission while protecting a fragile ecosystem, and to envision a future where net zero military installations are models of susta ...

developed with various energy packages and op- tions; sustainability features were identified for each building to meet federal ...