Strategy to Execution Case studies of installation sustainability initiatives

1. Strategy to Execution Case studies of installation sustainability initiatives John Wuichet JMWA/IMCOM-SE Region 4 EPA-DoD-States Environmental Conference 19 June 07

2. Overview • Inspiration • Perspiration

3. INSPIRATION

4. How we won the war How we win the war Army Posture Statement & Army Plan, 2007: “Sustainable practices … enable us to deploy faster, travel farther, and sustain deployed units as long as required.” Mission Integration

5. Buying Power Army 5-year Furnishings Forecast: $2.3 billion

6. Navy Air Force Army Marines Geographic Influence 150-mi radius Finding NEMMO…

7. Regional Advantage • Diversity of missions • Diversity of markets • Proximity • Economies of scale • Volunteers

8. Recognition • 2007 White House Closing the Circle Award • Sowing the Seeds of Change • 2002 White House Closing the Circle Award • Pollution Prevention • 2002 – Secretary of Defense Award • 2002 – Secretary of the Army Award

9. Businesses Pursuing Sustainability

10. USAG-HI USAG-AK USAG-Wiesbaden Installation Sustainability Planning Yakima Training Center NORTHEAST Lewis PANG WEST Natick R&D Ctr Umatilla Chem Depot Devens RFTA (USAR) Watervliet Ars USAG Selfridge Tobyhanna Army Depot Ft. Hamilton West Point Detroit Ars Picatinny Arsenal Scranton AAP Letterkenny AD Carlisle Barracks Fort Monmouth AP Hill Rock Island Arsenal Letterkenny AD Iowa AAP Ft Detrick Sierra Army Depot Eustis Lima Army Tank Plt Ft. AP Hill Detrick Dugway Proving Ground Adelphi Lab Ctr Lake City AAP Carson Tooele AD Fort Carson Parks RFTA (USAR) Hawthorne AD Deseret Chem Depot Fort Leavenworth Fort Story Moffett Field RFTA (USAR) Riverbank AAP Pueblo Depot Knox Radford AAP Walter Reed Ft. Meade Blue Grass AD CA ARNG Presidio of Monterey Fort McNair Kansas AAP Fort Myer Fort Hunter Liggett (USAR) Campbell Fort Belvoir Bragg Holston AAP Fort Bragg SOUTHEAST Fort Irwin MOT Sunny Point Milan AAP Jackson McAlester AAP Redstone Arsenal White Sands Missile Testing Center Yuma Proving Ground Pine Bluff Ars Fort Gordon Red River AD Benning Fort McPherson Lone Star AAP Louisiana AAP Fort Benning Ft. Gillem Hood Polk Hunter Army Airfield Rucker Fort Hood Stewart / HAAF Fort Stewart Fort Sam Houston Camp Stanley Storage Actv Mississippi AAP Anniston AD USAG Miami Corpus Christi AD 13 installations doing sustainability planning FY07 Installation Sustainability Efforts As of May 07

11. Goals Support Core Business Processes • Military Training/Land Management • Optimize use of existing lands • Easements/buffers around fence lines • Transportation/Logistics • Convenient (reduced congestion) • Reliable, clean (emission-free), renewable fuels • Facilities • Meet LEED Gold standard • Renewable, secure energy • Reduce water use, improve quality • Regional/Community Planning • Development/growth, compatible land use, regional education • Procurement/Contracting • Completely cyclable non-toxic materials • Buy local • Zero waste Triple Bottom Line

12. PERSPIRATION

13. Solution “Finding New Emerging Military Market Opportunities,” Fall 2007 Provides mission-essential products Transforms waste into value Reduces transport impacts/costs Boosts local employment Concept exportable Problem Buying local is more sustainable, but local manufacturing jobs are down 20% since 1990 Six DoD facilities in southeast NC buy products, generate waste Industries in 22 counties can use our waste to make new products we, in turn, want to buy Finding NEMMO Solution

14. Water System Sealant • Problem • 100+ miles of wastewater collection pipes at Ft Bragg • Infiltration/inflow can increase wastewater costs by 1/3rd • Potential Solution • In-situ composite system • Made from feathers • ½ the cost of pipe replacement • Developing pilot study Solution

15. Solution Ft Stewart foresters evaluating cantonment area and forest wood resources in combination, Product(s) can be used or sold as biomass/fuel Transforms waste into value Problem Ft Stewart landfills 220 tons/mo of C&D, pallets, storm debris Tons of timber harvest waste left to rot/burn on forest floor On-site wood fired steam plant uses wood chips from off-site Wood Waste Solution

16. Solution Sustainable Interiors Showcase (SIS) Ft Lewis, Ft Jackson, Ft Benning Pilot study: How to consider lifecycle costs at time of acquisition Relative cost of LEED credits from furniture vs. other credits Problem Army 5-year furniture forecast: $2.3 billion Furniture disposal costs rising, but not considered at time of purchase LEED furniture credits may be the cheapest, but not considered FurnitureLife-Cycles Solution

17. Solutions Ft Bragg refurbishes, saving 50% Ft Jackson buys 100% foam units; maker takes back and recycles Ft Gordon donates, buys foam Redstone Arsenal recycles coil units for credit toward new foam Problem Landfills starting to ban mattresses (not profitable: high volume/low weight) Recycling options very limited Procurement alternatives few MattressLife-Cycles Solution

18. Solutions Zero Footprint Camp Donate edible surplus: AR 30-22 Ft Gordon Buy biobased cafeteriaware DLA: UGRs now 50% biobased Ft Campbell, Ft Benning Compost remainder on-site or with community partner Problem About 12% of all solid waste is food For IMCOM-SE, that’s about 97,800 tons/yr Diverting food waste is difficult Food packaging in deployed units is a Force Protection risk Food Waste Management Solution

19. High-Performance Buildings • Problem • DoD FY08-13 construction budget: $13 billion/yr • Services can’t afford O&M tail of conventional buildings • High-performance concept poorly understood/documented • Solutions • ESTCP fire station at Ft Bragg • - 25% less in O&M costs • - 30% less energy cost • - 75% less wastewater • Beyond Army LEED Silver policy: • - Ft Bragg Golden Knights - LEED Gold at no additional cost • - Ft Campbell RCI pilot - Zero Energy Housing Solution

20. John Wuichet JMWA/IMCOM-SE 404-464-0708 john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil