Army Facility Goals
Facilities represent a considerable investment to
the Army. In 2010, the Army’s inventory consisted of
some 969 million square feet of buildings with a pres-
ent value of about $298 Billion (Office of the Assistant
Chief of Staff for Installations Management [OAC-
SIM], 2010). Over 800 new construction projects were
executed in each fiscal years (FY) 10 and 11, at a cost
of roughly $7.0 billion and $9.5 billion, respectively.
Figure 1. Mission and facility interface.In 2004, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Installations and Environment (OASA
IE&E) published the Army Strategy for the Environment:
Secure the Future, Sustain the Mission. In it, the Army
describes a triple bottom line of sustainability: pre-
serve Mission, Environment and Community. Being
unsustainable in facilities design, construction, opera-
tion, and disposal undermines the Army’s ability to
sustain its operations and accomplish its mission. To-
day, the interdependence between mission excellence,
energy security, environmental stewardship and com-
munity relations has never been so apparent.