1. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil 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. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Overview 1.Inspiration 2.Perspiration

3. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil INSPIRATION

4. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Mission Integration How we won the warHow 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.”

5. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Buying Power Army 5-year Furnishings Forecast: $2.3 billion

6. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Army Navy Marines Air Force Geographic Influence Finding NEMMO… 150-mi radius

7. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Regional Advantage Diversity of missions Diversity of markets Proximity Economies of scale Volunteers

8. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil 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. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Businesses Pursuing Sustainability

10. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Jackson White Sands Missile Testing Center Fort Hood Pine Bluff Ars McAlester AAP Red River AD Lone Star AAP Camp Stanley Storage Actv Louisiana AAP Fort Sam Houston Corpus Christi AD Presidio of Monterey Fort Irwin Yuma Proving Ground Riverbank AAP Sierra Army Depot Hawthorne AD Fort Hunter Liggett (USAR) Parks RFTA (USAR) Natick R&D Ctr Devens RFTA (USAR) Fort McPherson Fort Gordon Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield Fort Benning Ft. Gillem Mississippi AAP Fort Bragg MOT Sunny Point NORTHEAST Redstone Arsenal Holston AAP Milan AAP Blue Grass AD Detroit Ars USAG Selfridge Fort Leavenworth Kansas AAP Lake City AAP Dugway Proving Ground Pueblo Depot Fort Carson Tooele AD Deseret Chem Depot Yakima Training Center Umatilla Chem Depot USAG Miami Moffett Field RFTA (USAR) Fort Monmouth Picatinny Arsenal Watervliet Ars Ft. Hamilton West Point Fort Belvoir Fort Story Ft. AP Hill Radford AAP Letterkenny AD Carlisle Barracks Fort McNair Ft. Meade Fort Myer Walter Reed Ft Detrick Tobyhanna Army Depot Adelphi Lab Ctr Scranton AAP SOUTHEAST WEST Lewis Carson Hood Polk Campbell Bragg Benning Rucker Stewart / HAAF Eustis Knox 13 installations doing sustainability planning FY07 Installation Sustainability Efforts Lima Army Tank Plt Iowa AAP Rock Island Arsenal As of May 07 PANG Installation Sustainability Planning Letterkenny AD Detrick AP Hill Anniston AD USAG-WiesbadenUSAG-HI USAG-AK CA ARNG

11. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil 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. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil PERSPIRATION

13. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Finding NEMMO 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 Solution

14. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Water System Sealant Problem 100+ miles of wastewater collection pipes at Ft Bragg Infiltration/inflow can increase wastewater costs by 1/3 rd Potential Solution In-situ composite system Made from feathers ½ the cost of pipe replacement Developing pilot study Solution

15. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Wood Waste 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 Solution

16. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Furniture Life-Cycles 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 Solution

17. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Mattress Life-Cycles 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 Solution

18. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil Food Waste Management 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 Solution

19. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil 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. SOUTHEAST REGION, INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND SERO John Wuichet: IMCOM-SE, john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil, 404-464-0708john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil John Wuichet JMWA/IMCOM-SE 404-464-0708 john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil john.wuichet@forscom.army.mil