Obama Orders

In light of the current debate over why the DoD is opting out of LEED Gold/Platinum credential there is no less of a commitment from the Obama Administration to retain a strong Green philosophy. This cannot be overlooked given the tatting nature of our current Congress and as a result is large ineffectiveness when it comes to actually accomplishing any policy what-so-ever.

The most recent Executive Order
From the President

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.

Each section of the report addresses topics of note, reports on EO 13514, DoD and Army sustainability metrics and highlights successes. The successes—which span the sustainability spectrum from reduced accidents to increased recycling, quality of life improvements, and increased cooperation with communities—include:

17.2% reduction in accidental military fatalities
12.6 % decrease in civilian lost time and fatal claims during fiscal 2009
42.9% increase in installations with formal sustainability plans (from 21 to 30) year over year, 2008-2009
28.4% reduction in hazard waste disposal year over year, 2008-2009
58% increase in recycling of solid waste and construction waste, year over year, 2008-2009
42.3% reduction in environmental enforcement actions, year over year, 2008-2009
25.3% increase in buffer partnerships, adding 120,657 acres


"Our plan is to appropriately manage our natural resources with a goal of net zero...,"

As you can see that molehill meet mountain when it comes to our DoD and commitment to Sustainability. Being green is a much bigger than a building's LEED points its an overall program and plan to use less, waste less and rely less on non-renewable's. No points should be necessary to achieve this goal.