Command-wide Sustainability Training, Organizational Opportunity Assessment, and Integrated Strategic Planning

This multi-year project, sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command, began in 2000 with the delivery of sustainability training in conjunction with organizational opportunity assessment at all 12 U.S. Air Force Reserve Command installations around the United States plus staff and executive level training at the Headquarters level. It has resulted in standardized and command-wide implementation of sustainability for Reserve Command installations along with a research agenda for sustainable military facilities and infrastructure. The next phase of the project, to be conducted during FY2004, will entail developing sustainability strategic plans at the level of individual capital projects, installations, and command-wide. The outcome of the project will be pilot-tested, replicable processes for developing strategic plans at each of these three levels that can be applied to other projects, installations, or commands throughout the military.

Resources:

Pearce, A.R., Fischer, C.L.F., Jones, S.J., and Vanegas, J.A. (2000). Introduction to Sustainable Facilities & Infrastructure. Summary analysis report to U.S. Air Force Reserve Command/CEV, Warner Robins AFB, GA. – This is one example of a final training report containing organizational data and opportunity assessment information, conducted for US Air Force Reserve Command. ()

Pearce, Annie R. and Mogge, John, Col. (2000). "Sustainable Facilities & Infrastructure Training for the Military: An Air Force Reserve Command Case Study," Proceedings, Sixth Annual Joint Services Pollution Prevention Conference, San Antonio, TX, August 22-24, 2000. – This paper provides an overview of the USAF Reserve Command experiences and motivations for sustainable facilities and infrastructure training (presentation).

Pearce, Annie R. and Bosch, Sheila J. (2001). “Georgia Tech’s Sustainable Facilities & Infrastructure Training: Lessons Learned and Opportunities”, Environmental Planning Newsletter, Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy Division of the American Planning Association. November-December. – This article describes overall goals and findings from the training (to be uploaded).

For more information, contact Dr. Annie R. Pearce at annie.pearce@gtri.gatech.edu.