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CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #59 |
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Written by CEIL Staff
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Friday, 06 January 2012 05:00 |
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 Army Sustainability Stats. Released in late December, the third annual sustainability report from the U.S. Army details progress in implementing Executive Order 13514. The report addresses the Army's four core enterprises: human capital; training and operations; material and acquisitions; and services and infrastructure.
According to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Katherine Hammack, the report serves as a road map to relate ongoing and new sustainability efforts. To accelerate progress, the Army's senior leadership initiated a comprehensive sustainability campaign to institutionalize sustainability throughout the Army.
To read the entire CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #58, click here. |
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CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #58 |
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Friday, 16 December 2011 06:49 |
 Strange bedfellows? Based on campaign rhetoric, you might think that the Army and EPA would be at odds over energy, water and recycling. But you’d be wrong. A few weeks ago they signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the Army’s Net Zero initiative.
Under the agreement, the EPA and Army will work to advance the development and demonstration of new applications and technologies that can be used on Army installations working toward Net Zero water, waste and energy goals. By definition, Net Zero goals:
- Produce more energy as is consumed annually
- Limit freshwater consumption and return treated water back to the same watershed
- Reduce, reuse and recover waste streams, converting to zero landfill
- Apply an integrated approach to energy, water and waste management to capture and commercialize the resource value and/or enhance the ecological productivity of land, water and air.
To read the entire CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #58, click here. |
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CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #57 |
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Friday, 09 December 2011 05:28 |
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 $2 billion in federal work -- provided federal departments and agencies follow President Obama’s direction to retrofit federal buildings to reduce energy bills and improve performance. The directive came in a Presidential memorandum last week and the work is to be funded by performance contracts and include projects with a maximum 10 year payback. As further incentive, agencies are required to include the retrofit plans in annual Strategic Sustainability Plans, starting in 2012.
The White House also announced parallel plan from 60 private-sector companies, nonprofit organizations and state and local governments to finance $2 billion building renovations. This effort addresses commercial and industrial properties and is expected to result in upgrading 1.6 billion square ft of space. To read the entire CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #57, click here. |
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CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #56 |
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Monday, 21 November 2011 05:31 |
 A Bargain You Can't Beat. In a time of restricted travel budgets, it’s hard to beat the bargain of a conference and exposition that is local, very high quality and absolutely free to government and military. CEIL’s GOVgreen Conference and Exposition offers two days of information-packed educational sessions and an exhibit floor packed with companies experienced in selling green products and services to the federal government and military. The exhibit floor—160 exhibits of green solutions—is free to everyone. To read the entire CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #56, click here. |
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CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #55 |
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Friday, 11 November 2011 05:52 |
 Got Questions? Get some answers at the 2nd annual GOVgreen Conference and Exposition. In addition to 25 panel discussions on a wide range of sustainability topics, there will be two plenary sessions on the exhibit floor. The sessions are facilitated discussions, moderated by journalists—and here is my offer: Send us a question for the panel.
The first panel consists of senior executives from Johnson Controls, Hewlett-Packard, UPS, Veridity Energy and Verizon sharing the journey to creating sustainable corporate practices while maintaining a healthy bottom line. Based on our preconference call yesterday, I can promise you a lively, informative discussion. To read the entire CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #55, click here. |
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CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #54 |
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Friday, 04 November 2011 05:53 |
 FOUR WEEKS and counting until the GOVgreen Conference and Exposition opens at the Washington Convention Center on November 31. What you’ll get: 25 educational sessions addressing the practical information needed to turn the policies set forth by Executive Order 13514 into actionable plans; 160 exhibits showcasing green products and services; two Plenary sessions—one federally focused, the other featuring executives from private companies sharing the challenges of sustainability.
If you a federal or military employee, you will get all of that for FREE, plus Continuing Learning Points (with pre-approval). If you’re in the private sector, the exhibit floor is free to you and the sessions are open to you with a registration fee. Those sessions also qualify for AIA and USGBC learning credits. On the exhibit floor, you’ll find companies with green products and services and experience in selling to the federal government and military. To read the entire CEIL Federal Sustainability and Green Government e-Newsletter #54, click here. |
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