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Balanced Sustainable Solutions – HDR
 
 
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Features
 
 Game Changers Green Engineering & Technology: “Green engineering and technology” are innovative, problem-solving concepts that provide for continuously evolving development and commercialization of products and processes, which “reduce the risk to human health and the environment,” according to the National Academy of Sciences. Similarly, the National Science Foundation... Center for the Advancement of Sustainability Innovations: “Our future readiness rests on the actions we take today to use resources efficiently, protect our training areas, employ technology and improve quality of life. While the Army has already made great strides in these areas, the execution of this Army Sustainability Campaign Plan will further improve our ability to meet... Capturing the Value in Solar Renewable Energy Projects: With budget dollars harder to find for energy and facility upgrades, solar power projects are offering new ways to cover and reduce costs. While it is unlikely with current technology that solar power will replace fossil fuel as our largest source for electricity, solar power is a crucial component of renewable energy production... CH2M HILL Art of Sustainable Engineering: “Sustainability” is a complicated tongue-twister: six syllables long with myriad definitions. The term is frequently criticized just for that – for being too lengthy, too complicated, too much trouble to type without the help of spell check. But when it comes to engineering and design, the word fits. No one-syllable specialty... Departments  
 The Healing Process of Design: Not long ago, hospitals were almost unanimously thought of as cold institutions filled with hard, unyielding surfaces chosen more for durability and ease of maintenance than for warmth and comfort. The idea that these products might be emitting harmful chemicals that could negatively impact patients and staff certainly wasn’t on anyone’s radar screen. All that has changed... Global Environmental Regulations: As everyone knows, a variety of substances exist that are harmful both to the environment and to its inhabitants. However, what may come as a surprise is the varying degree to which product manufacturers, distributors and vendors are held accountable for substances contained in their products. Worldwide, governments, non-governmental organizations and industry have taken varying measures... The Strategic Implications of Sea Level Rise: The world’s oceans are rising and becoming one of today’s foremost national security challenges with strategic implications for the future. This acknowledgement is especially vital for U.S. military installation commanders as sea level rise during this century will exceed that of the previous 400 years, according to a consensus of the... Sustainability as a Creative Process: Over the past several years green initiatives have become increasingly important in civilian and Department of Defense (DoD) construction projects. For project managers, finding sustainable solutions has become both easier and harder because more options sometimes create confusion as to what choices are best. It’s easy to get caught up in the latest trends in sustainability... Worth Knowing: According to the EIA’s May 2010 Report, “International Energy Outlook 2010 with Projections to 2035,” energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will grow 43 percent from 2007 to 2035, assuming no policy changes. Sixty-seven percent of this increase from 30 to 42 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions will be driven by non-OECD member countries – countries not currently... Columns  
 Robert Glenn Ketchum In Defense of the Natural World: Robert Glenn Ketchum is a world-renowned conservation photographer, a United Nations’ Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award winner, one of Audubon’s 100 people who “shaped the environmental movement in the 20th Century” and the first visual artist in residence at Sundance. As of 2010, Ketchum became No. 5... Task Force Climate Change: A U.S. Navy Commitment: Service in the United States Navy is guided by three core principles: Honor, Courage and Commitment. For me, commitment is multi-layered with varying priorities and applications. In my 25+ years of service in naval oceanography, my professional commitment was ensuring that mission planners and commanders had the most... Family Farms & Biofuel Feedstock Supply: For those not already in the fight to end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and to reduce our fossil fuel consumption, it may have taken the Gulf Oil Spill or the price of oil hovering at $90 a barrel and gas prices at a 24-month high to encourage further action. Much like those involved in the Navy’s Great Green Fleet or the Air Force... The Payoff from Basic Research: I’ve spent 37 years in the Navy and another 20 at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) thus far. In the Navy, most of my work was in Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) during which I learned that locating submerged submarines is extremely difficult because it’s so hard to “see” below the waves. Inevitably that led to my involvement in ASW Research and Development... Federal Sustainability Update: Responsible for installation support functions at 166 bases worldwide, Civil Engineer Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Byers developed a plan for Airmen to build leaner installations, find cleaner sources of energy and make smarter decisions when planning and using energy. “Making energy a consideration in everything we do isn’t just a tagline,” said Byers. “Energy is the operations enabler...  
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