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GREEN GOV COUNCIL CHAIR

Mike Lowell

303 236 2769

mike.lowell@gsa.gov

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GREEN GOVERNMENT COUNCIL

The Colorado Federal Executive Board’s (CFEB) Green Government Council (GGC) promotes environmental sustainability, advances local, state, and national sustainability efforts through intergovernmental partnerships, and guides the development of programs and services that support and the CFEB mission. The GGC Council communicates, collaborates, and coordinates programs and services to synchronize efficient and effective use of resources.

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SUSTAINABILITY FORUM (Free)
Presented by the CFEB Green Gov Council

12/11/12 | 8:30 - 11:30 am
Denver Federal Center | Bldg 41 Remington Arms Room

TOPICS
- Federal Green Challenge (EPA, DOE)
- Environmental Management System Audit (BOR)
- Social Media in Government | Gov Loop (CFEB GGC)

CONTACT | Mike Lowell | 303-236-2769 | mike.lowell@gsa.gov

FORT CARSON ACHIEVES NET ZERO STATUS

Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, announced Tuesday at the Installation Management Symposium in San Antonio that Fort Carson has been designated as an Army "Net Zero" installation. The categories considered for installation Net Zero status were energy, water and waste. "Because of the high quality and capability of the installations, we couldn't narrow it down to five (installations) in each category and one for overall. We ended up narrowing it down to six in each category and two overall. The two overall installations are Fort Carson, Colo., and Fort Bliss, Texas," said Hammack in a media roundtable held in conjunction with the symposium.

Fort Carson self-nominated to become a Net Zero installation in March to challenge its already robust energy, water and waste sustainability goals and to advance the resource-conscious posture of today's Army.

"We've already got one of the largest solar arrays, which has been reducing our energy consumption, particularly for housing," said Brig. Gen. James H. Doty, acting senior commander, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, in the media roundtable. "We also have a qualified recycling program that we will endeavor to start looking at using gray water for reuse on the golf course and some other things. In the (combat aviation brigade) buildings, we're going to try to make every one of those buildings effectively Net Zero when they are constructed."

The Net Zero energy designation will require Fort Carson to produce as much energy on site as it uses. This will require aggressive conservation and efficiency efforts, including finding ways to capture and use waste energy and pursuing more renewable energy initiatives.

http://www.carson.army.mil/paio/sustainability.html

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

FIRST THURSDAYS SEMINAR 2.O (Free)

FEMP first Thursdays seminars provide training for Federal energy and environmental professionals. Leading experts will address timely topics in 90-minute sessions, offered live via satellite or through streaming video at your desktop.

First Thursday of each month
1:30 to 3:00p.m. EST.

RESOURCES

OMB Sustainability and Energy Scorecards

List of Senior Sustainability Officers Under EO 13514

The Army's Sustainability Page

The Army's Environmental Policy Institute

DoD Publication on Energy Efficiency and the Battlefield

Western's Renewable Resources for Federal Agencies Program

US Green Building Council

Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

Colorado Governor’s Energy Office

Office of the Federal Environmental Executive