Army installations through evaluation of the Army’s
energy needs for supporting and training soldiers.
The USACE 2030 team focused on achieving net zero
energy, water and waste by 2030. By diversifying en-
ergy and water supplies and waste disposal on a com-
munity scale, Army installations have the opportunity
to become self-sufficient. In addition to exceeding sus-
tainability and energy mandates until 2030, the net-
zero concept will minimize the risk of contamination
of resources and lower the reliance on larger networks
that have higher potentials to fail.
As the massive new construction programs of the
2000’s wind down, greater emphasis will be given to
the renovation and renewal to improve the energy
efficiency and sustainability of existing facilities and
Army communities. The Army has started on the path
to true sustainability by championing the construction
of green buildings and infrastructure, but even greater
challenges lay ahead to reshape its communities to
reach the net zero energy, water and waste targets.
The Army mission, soldier performance and
the well being and quality of life for the Army fam-
ily is enabled by high performance, energy efficient
and sustainable facilities and infrastructure. USGBC
awarded the Army team with the Leadership in the
Public Section award in 2009 to recognize the huge
transition that occurred in the facility delivery pro-
cess. Now the Army is moving beyond establishing
policy towards inspiring project delivery teams to use
the latest technologies, strategies, and early energy
modeling and life cycle costing tools to plan, design,
build, renovate and deconstruct Army facilities so
they will be enduring, meet mission requirements, re-
duce our environmental footprint, and result in a pro-
ductive workforce. Recent improvements in Building
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