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 maintains these type processes “support human well-being and are compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems.” Therefore, as ...

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 operational requirements today and in the coming decades,” states the U.S. Army in its 2010 Campaign Plan introduction. While many Federal agencies...

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 electricity2 , solar power is a crucial component of renewable energy production. An important and evolving concept in building and community design is to decentralize power production so each building achieves...