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  • Joint forces assemble for contingency airfield pavement evaluation course

    Members of the Air Force, Navy and Marines traveled here recently for a two-week course in contingency airfield pavement evaluation.The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Operations Directorate provides certification training in contingency airfield pavement evaluation for all Department of Defense

  • Zika Virus brings entomologists, health experts together

    Entomologists from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Operations Directorate at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recently convened with civil engineering pest managers and medical group public health flight personnel at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to discuss capabilities and coordination efforts

  • Researchers use sound to destroy toxic firefighting chemical

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, in partnership with researchers from the University of Arizona, is exploring an innovative way to dispose of the Air Force's toxic firefighting foam stockpiles -- using only sound waves.The project, funded by the AFCEC Broad Agency Announcement program,

  • Teamwork essential as AFCEC produces newest integrated priority list

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently released its third installment of the comprehensive, two-year integrated priority list. The integrated priority list, or IPL, strategically orders requirements for facility sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental, energy, dormitory and

  • MacDill’s new visiting quarters a celebrated investment

    The long-anticipated MacDill AFB Visiting Quarters in Florida opened for business April 15. The facility features 350 guestrooms, two conference rooms and an on-site food operation to provide guests a casual dining option.Thanks to its state of the art Davis Conference Center, one of the premier

  • RAB reestablished at former Pease AFB, first meeting set for April 19

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, or AFCEC, has reestablished the Restoration Advisory Board at the former Pease Air Force Base, with the first meeting to be held April 19, 2016.  The Pease Restoration Advisory Board, or RAB, is a stakeholder group that will meet quarterly to discuss ongoing

  • BAA seeks innovative solutions to environmental problems

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued a broad agency announcement, or BAA, Feb. 3, seeking proposals that demonstrate innovative, sustainable and cost-effective technologies and methodologies to more efficiently address Air Force environmental restoration and compliance concerns.The BAA

  • NextGen IT/TRIRIGA deploys at Joint Base Andrews

    Thirty years ago, VHS players were the latest in technology, cell phones were the size of bricks and home computers were practically nonexistent.  It was during this era that many of the Air Force's legacy information technology systems began to take shape.While strides in technology since then have

  • Interoperability plays key role in force protection planning

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's emergency management division recently hosted the Air and Space Interoperability Council's Force Protection Working Group, or ASIC/FPWG, annual council meeting.ASIC is a formal, five-nation military organization with a mandate to enhance coalition warfighting

  • DLA reviews responses to ESPC opportunity at Kirtland

    The Defense Logistics Agency released a notice of opportunity recently for an energy savings performance contract, or ESPC, for improvements in energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is currently reviewing responses from multiple energy

  • Air Force Transfers McClellan Deeds to Sacramento County for Redevelopment

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center signed two deeds for property at the former McClellan Air Force Base this month, transferring 183.4 acres to Sacramento County.The county will in turn transfer the property to McClellan Business Park, the former military base's developer. Since closure in 2001,

  • AF, communities discuss future installation concerns

    Finding themselves "at a crossroads" communities with military bases attended this year's national summit to figure out how to move beyond the uncertainties of base closure and sequestration.More than 600 people from communities across the United States attended the 2015 Association of Defense

  • AF awards DOD's first ENABLE energy savings performance contract

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the award of the first ENABLE energy savings performance contract in the Department of Defense, an exterior lighting upgrade at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.The effort includes replacing approximately 1,400 existing exterior high pressure

  • Tinker seeks proposals for advanced energy meters

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently released a request for proposals for the installation of advanced energy meters at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The smart meters are the first component of the Advance Meter Reading Solution, a program designed to equip Air Force base energy managers

  • Air Force releases new integrated priority list

    The Air Force released its second comprehensive two-year integrated priority list this month.The integrated priority list, or IPL, strategically orders requirements for facility sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental, energy, dormitory and demolition projects across the Air Force.The

  • AF selects developer for industrial project at Joint Base Charleston

    The U.S. Air Force is in negotiations with Charleston Area 2000 LLC, for an industrial-based development proposed for a 30-acre parcel of land at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.The property would be leased through the Air Force's Enhanced Use Lease, or EUL, program. EULs are long-term

  • Morón firefighter saves infant's life

    Crew Chief Franscisco Castillo Oliva, a firefighter at Morón Air Base, Spain, saved the life of his neighbor's two-month-old baby while off duty March 4.Oliva, a foreign-national firefighter at Morón, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the non-responsive  baby, until the infant boy began

  • AFCEC assesses civil engineer positions for acquisition certification

    For years, acquisition has played a role in the workloads of many Air Force civil engineers. Now, through the efforts of a working group at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, efforts are underway to formally recognize these positions with the appropriate acquisition certification, paving the way

  • BAA seeks sustainable solutions for environmental restoration, compliance

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center released a broad agency announcement Feb. 10, seeking proposals that demonstrate innovative, sustainable and cost-effective technologies and methodologies related to environmental restoration and compliance concerns across the Air Force.The BAA was developed by

  • AF, North Dakota community celebrate landmark venture

    Military and community leaders gathered together at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 18 to launch the Grand Sky Business Park, a long-term business partnership that is expected to generate revenue for both the local Air Force base and the regional economy.The business park is the

  • 2014 FEMP award winners recognized, AF leads the way

    The U.S. Department of Energy recognized 25 federal agencies as 2014 Federal Energy and Water Management Program Award winners at a ceremony Dec. 9, in Washington D.C.The FEMP awards recognize the outstanding efforts of federal agencies to improve the nation's energy, water, aviation and vehicle

  • Air Force furnishes new way forward

    Many shoppers have found that buying products in bulk generally leads to a lower cost per item. The Air Force is now applying  that same approach to furnishings purchases.The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, through the work of its Furnishings Commodity Council, aims to reshape the way the

  • 'Gateway to the Air Force' earns ENR award of merit

    The Recruit Family In-processing and Information Center at Lackland AFB, Texas, has won an award of merit in the Engineering-News Record's 2014 Best Projects competition in the category of government and public buildings.More than 80 facilities competed in the contest, which honors outstanding

  • EA analyzes impacts of replacement FSATs at Holloman

    In cooperation with the National Park Service, an Environmental Assessment has been prepared by the Air Force as lead agency, to analyze the impacts of the replacement of QF-4 full scale aerial targets with QF-16 FSATs at Holloman AFB, N.M. The purpose of this project is to field a high-performance

  • Air Force launches strategic approach to asset management

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently rolled out the first comprehensive two-year Integrated Priorities List to strategically order funding of sustainment, restoration, modernization, environmental and demolition projects across the Air Force portfolio. The IPL reflects a risk-based

  • AFCEC to participate in San Antonio 2014 Small Business Market Research Fair

    AFCEC is continuing to make small business a priority as it looks for inventive ways to achieve its mission more effectively and efficiently. AFCEC will participate in the Society of American Military Engineers-sponsored 2014 Small Business Market Research Fair taking place Aug. 13-15, at the Omni

  • Agreement sets stage for solar project at Robins Air Force Base

    The Air Force has signed an agreement to lease with New Generation Power to lease real property at Robins AFB, Ga., for a renewable energy-focused Enhanced Use Lease, or EUL. The agreement is a major step in securing land for a photovoltaic facility that would be owned and operated by New Generation

  • Draft EA, FONSI for A-29 light air support training beddown available

    An environmental assessment, or EA, has been prepared to analyze the impacts of the A-29 Light Air Support Training Beddown at one of three alternative locations: Moody Air Force Base, Ga.; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; or Shaw AFB, S.C. The purpose of this project is to provide training to Afghan Air

  • AFCEC to host Crisis Mapping dialogue

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center will host military, city and industry partners July 23 to discuss crisis mappers' support of disaster response and recovery operations. The two-hour session, titled "Crisis Mappers: Changing How We See Our World," begins at 1:30 p.m. CST and includes

  • Lease brings solar energy project to Arizona base

    The Air Force has signed a lease with local utility provider, Arizona Public Service, to lease property on Luke Air Force Base to support a photovoltaic solar energy project. The 102-acre parcel of land was made available through an enhanced use lease, or EUL, program managed by the Air Force Civil

  • AFCEC employees earn federal recognition awards

    Two Air Force Civil Engineer Center employees earned top honors during the Alamo Federal Executive Board 2014 Federal Recognition Awards luncheon in San Antonio May 7. Paul Carroll, an environmental coordinator with AFCEC's Installation Directorate, was named professional of the year. He was

  • Earth Day: Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow

    Today, the Air Force observes Earth Day by showing its support for the environment and highlighting its efforts to support the Air Force's Earth Day theme of "Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow."This year, Air Force activities are focusing on sustainability, referring to the capacity to continue the

  • April Energy Express now available

    Earth Day, April 22, is less than three weeks away. What will you do to support the Air Force's theme of "Conserve Today -- Secure Tomorrow?" Find a link to the Air Force's Earth Day toolkit in this month's Energy Express newsletter. Also in this issue: energy initiatives designed to save fuel for

  • MEDIA RELEASE: AF awards contract to accelerate cleanup at Galena FOL

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has awarded a $42.6 million contract to accelerate environmental cleanup while saving millions of taxpayer dollars at the former Galena Forward Operating Location in Galena, Alaska. The performance-based remediation contract went to Parsons, who teamed with CH2M

  • Air Force announces annual engineering, environmental awards

    Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the annual Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Awards and Civil Engineer Awards. The Gen. Thomas D. White awards recognize Air Force bases conducting the best or most improved environmental programs in various categories, and the teams and

  • Air Force focuses on sustainability for Earth Day 2014 observance

    Each year Air Force installations around the world observe Earth Day on April 22 by taking actions to support the Air Force's Earth Day theme of "Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow."This year, Air Force activities will focus on sustainability, referring to the capacity to continue the mission without

  • Proposals for innovative environmental technology demonstrations needed

    The Department of Defense, through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, supports the demonstration of technologies that address priority DOD environmental requirements. The goal of ESTCP is to promote the transfer of innovative environmental technologies through

  • BAA seeks sustainable solutions for environmental restoration, compliance

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center released a broad agency announcement Feb. 5, seeking proposals that demonstrate innovative and cost-effective technologies and methodologies related to environmental restoration and compliance concerns across the Air Force.The BAA was developed by the government

  • Register now for 2014 Resources Worldwide Conference

    Registration is open to attend a two-day satellite broadcast where Air Force senior leadership will discuss fiscal 2014's most critical opportunities and challenges including reimbursements, commander's resource integration system (CRIS), Air Force Civil Engineer Center operations, program objective

  • December 2013 Energy Express

    In this month's Energy Express newsletter, we showcase success stories of the Air Force Utilities Privatization program as it celebrates 15 years. Find out what the future holds. AFCEC's new asset visibility teams help save energy and money. Learn what the AVTs do and where they're headed next. And

  • Going ‘green’ during the holidays

    As the holidays are upon us, many people get in the holiday spirit with decorating homes and offices.It's worth keeping in mind that with all the glitter and glamour of decorating, there are plenty of ways to be Earth friendly with decoration choices. "The holidays are a great time to reduce, reuse

  • AFCEC civilian deploys to Afghanistan

    A year after volunteering, a civilian employee with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center here, recently joined her military counterparts serving overseas in a warzone.Melissa Markell, an environmental restoration program manager, said she volunteered with the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce because

  • AFCEC goes to NATO

    Saying hello to people in meetings with the member nations of NATO can be tricky business. But, once the meetings get underway, a common language of engineering emerges and brings nations together."I try to learn to say 'Hello, how are you?' in the other countries' languages so when I greet them I

  • ENERGY ACTION MONTH: I am Air Force Energy

    October is Energy Action Month.  To learn more about the role each Airman plays in helping the Air Force achieve its energy goals, view the Air Force Energy Action Month video here. To learn more about energy and water conservation efforts, click here.

  • Let it Rain! ADR wet-weather crater repair test

    Recently airfield damage repair experts at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Det. 1, at Tyndall AFB, Fla., conducted a wet-weather crater repair test here to study the effects and mitigation methods for placing asphalt crater repair caps in the rain. During the test, three craters were repaired

  • T-Hawk enhances EOD, emergency management capabilities

    Bigger isn't always better. That's especially true with the T-Hawk, a portable, unmanned aerial vehicle with the potential to have a big mission impact for explosive ordnance disposal and emergency management Airmen.Able to reach altitudes of more than 10,000 feet, the T-Hawk is designed to safely

  • Projects repair USAFA streams, revitalize wildlife

    Stream restoration efforts at the U.S. Air Force Academy over the last seven years have reversed years of erosion and damage while repairing and preserving the natural environment for area wildlife.The Academy, on the boundary between the Southern Rockies and Great Plains ecosystems in Colorado, is

  • Shrinking budget leads to new procedures for training requests

    Air Force personnel in need of environmental training are required to follow a new set of procedures, which includes uploading authorization requests to eDASH, the Air Force's online tool for environmental policy, procedures and guidance.The new procedures are largely a result of more stringent

  • ADR exercise tests, refines techniques and procedures

    Airfield Damage Repair modernization experts from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center conduct a tabletop exercise to test and refine ADR techniques and procedures at the Silver Flag site at Tyndall AFB, Fla., July 23, 2013. The 16 participants included members of Det. 1, 823rd RED HORSE Squadron,

  • Croach named new AFCEC deputy director

    Dr. Marilyn C. Croach has been selected to be the next Air Force Civil Engineer Center deputy director. She is slated to begin work at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 12.Croach is currently the domestic policy adviser, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command,

  • AFCEC team nominated for CSAF team excellence award

    An Air Force Civil Engineer Center team was recently selected as a finalist for the 2013 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. The Air Force Environmental Integration Panel - Environmental Management System Implementation Team is competing for the honor. The award is presented to a team that uses a

  • AFCEC directorate lead talks grand essentials, leadership

    Leadership. Although the word is often used, its meaning remains heavily debated.Eldon Hix, director of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Environmental Directorate, sat down June 13 to discuss his take on leadership and his approach to challenges and building tomorrow's leaders."Three grand

  • Air Force holding public hearings on proposed F-16 transfer

    The U.S. Air Force is holding a series of public hearings in the Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, communities between July 15-18, 2013, to invite public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact statement on the proposed transfer of an F-16 aircraft squadron. To have comments considered for

  • Energy Express June 2013

    This month's Energy Express includes highlights of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Industry Forum at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., in May. More than 75 companies took part in the event. Also in this edition, find out which major command won the Society of American Military Engineers'

  • AFCEC employees earn federal recognition awards

    Several Air Force Civil Engineer Center employees earned top honors during the Alamo Federal Executive Board 2013 Federal Recognition Awards luncheon in San Antonio June 4. Erica Becvar, a member of AFCEC's Environmental Directorate, earned first place in the professional category honoring employees

  • 'Energy roadmap' earns AFSPC a SAME award

    Need some new ideas for invigorating your facility energy program? Take a page from Air Force Space Command's 'energy roadmap' which recently earned it the 2012 Society of American Military Engineers Sustainability Award for Education and Outreach. SAME presented the award at its Joint Engineering

  • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base wins Environmental Protection Agency award

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was recently named one of six silver award recipients for Encouraging Environmental Excellence, an award given by the Ohio EPA to recognize organizations committed to environmental excellence at all levels. According to the Ohio EPA silver award recipients

  • DoD firefighter certification program turns 20

    It has shaped Department of Defense firefighters for two decades. This month, the DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program that ensures military and civilian firefighters are properly trained, certified and qualified marks its 20th anniversary.The Air Force Civil Engineer Center here

  • AFCEC's Industry Forum provides public, private collaboration

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Tyndall operating location hosted representatives from 75 companies May 7 at an industry forum to discuss how public-private collaboration opportunities help meet the Air Force's civil engineering needs. AFCEC uses contract support to provide civil engineering

  • AFCEC forges new ground in land inventory, management

    A team at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently forged new ground for the Department of Defense as they successfully reconciled a 1.5 million acre discrepancy between Air Force and Bureau of Land Management records of withdrawn public lands set aside for military use. Led by Celia Prieto and

  • Every day is Earth Day for Endangered Species Act

    Chances are burrowing owls, fairy shrimp and desert tortoises won't be sending a card or a present, but they do owe a great debt of gratitude to the Endangered Species Act. The act turns the big 4-0 this year and during its four decades of service, few pieces of legislation have been as important to

  • April 2013 Energy Express

    This edition of Energy Express highlights water conservation for Earth Day, April 22. Learn how bases are reducing water consumption and saving money. Also, the Air Force has released a new Energy Strategic Plan. Read about recent energy accomplishments, the four priorities of the plan and how the

  • Enhanced Use Leases provide Air Force alternative funding

    In today's ever-tightening budget, the Air Force is looking at innovative ways to optimize resources. At the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installations Directorate, one of those innovative ways is Enhanced Use Leases, where the service obtains value from available underdeveloped, "non-excess"

  • Mather closing in on whole base transfer

    Transforming the former Mather Air Force Base in Sacramento, Calif., to civilian use is nearly complete, bringing the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Western Region Execution Center total count of whole base transfers to four out of six. The WREC oversees the cleanup and property transfer at six

  • Innovative property transfer benefits cleanup, redevelopment at McClellan

    Early and privatized are well used buzz words for the redevelopment at former McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, Calif.  Today, more than half the 3,400 acre base is transferred using this unique approach.Earlier this year, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Western Region Execution Center

  • Real property symposium goes virtual

    Nearly 300 Air Force personnel worldwide attended the first Air Force esymposium March 19-21, via video teleconference. Spearheaded by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Installation Center of Excellence, or ICE, the theme of the session was "Advancing Real Property Excellence." AFCEC's Real

  • Media Release: Air Force, partners adjourn Kelly Advisory Board

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has decided to adjourn the Restoration Advisory Board at the former Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. AFCEC made the decision after receiving input from the community and regulatory agencies during a public meeting and 30-day public comment period from

  • March 2013 Energy Express

    In this edition of Energy Express, find out how F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., is saving $1.6 million a year in energy costs by making big changes in the way engineers deliver heat and hot water to base buildings. Also, see how Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and Tinker Air Force Base,

  • Air Force makes real property symposium virtual

    With a variety of technologies at its disposal, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, headquartered here, will hold a virtual world wide real property symposium, March 19 - 21. Utilizing the Air Force Institute of Technology's satellite uplink to Air Force education centers, combined with video

  • AFCEC director announces mission, vision statements

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center director announced the unit's mission and vision statements March 1.Joe Sciabica said the statements achieve another milestone in the early existence of AFCEC, which activated Oct. 1, 2012. "We've been conducting strategic planning sessions for a few months, with

  • AFCEC announces call for award nominees

    It's not an Oscar or an Emmy but for Air Force personnel who win a Federal Energy and Water Management Award, it's an honor deserving of the red carpet. "Energy is critical to the Air Force's ability to achieve our mission to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace," said Dr. Kevin Geiss,

  • Media Release: Patrick AFB seeks developer interest in real estate leasing

    The Air Force is requesting private industry input on a possible commercial real estate development project at Patrick Air Force Base's Malabar Annex in Palm Bay, Fla. The annex is managed by officials at Patrick. Under the Enhanced Use Lease Program, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued a

  • Media Release: JB MDL seeks developer interest in energy generation

    With New Jersey facing an increased need for energy production in the next 10 years, the Air Force is looking for developer interest in building energy generation facilities on about 500 acres of land located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and JB MDL

  • Media Release: Air Force offers electronic submittal of F-16 EIS comments

    The Air Force is accepting public comments electronically via an email account to include in its Environmental Impact Statement analysis of the proposed move of the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.People can email comments to

  • Media Release: Ellsworth AFB seeks developer interest in leasing building

    The Air Force is requesting private industry input on a possible commercial real estate development project at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Under the Enhanced Use Lease Program, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued a Request for Information, RFI # AFCEC-13-R-0005, asking for private industry

  • February 2013 Energy Express

    In this edition of Energy Express, find out how the Air Force is surpassing its water and energy goals. It's number one on our list of Top 10 accomplishments for 2012! Also, the Air Force plans to pursue utilities privatization for many years to come. Find out what plans are being made to move

  • Air Force announces annual Thomas D. White Environmental Awards

    Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the annual Thomas D. White Environmental Awards. The awards recognize Air Force bases conducting the best or most improved environmental programs in various categories, and the teams and individuals that contribute the most to Air Force

  • Commentary: Air Force engages industry to build partnerships

    On any given day at more than 160 installations worldwide, the Air Force is projecting airpower to protect our nation. Those installations are the platforms from which we fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.Maintaining sustainable installations is an enormous effort. Consider this:-

  • Former Reese AFB: A BRAC Best Practice

    It was once called the "Tower Plume," a three-mile underground stretch of environmental contamination at the former Reese Air Force Base, near Lubbock, Texas. Decades of cleaning solvent use while repairing airplanes at the base resulted in groundwater contamination 1,000 times the allowable level.

  • Governor signs 528-acre land transfer for McClellan

    Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. approved the transfer of 528 acres of land at the former McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento, Calif., to McClellan Business Park on Jan 7. The transfer includes a variety of industrial facilities, office buildings, and vacant land and will include privatized

  • January 2013 Energy Express

    In this month's Energy Express, the new process for Energy Savings Performance Contracts promises to shorten the implementation time frame to as little as 12 months and improve industry partnerships. In expeditionary energy-saving efforts, some minor changes are making a major difference to the

  • AFCEC to participate in Installation Innovation Forum

    Representatives from the Air Force will participate in the Association of Defense Communities Installation Innovation Forum Jan. 14-16 here at the Westin Riverwalk. The community-focused event is being held as the military strives to achieve efficiencies in a constrained budget environment. While

  • Exchange officer trains CEs, builds partnerships

    Among the Air Force and civilian personnel of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Readiness Directorate here, there is a distinctly different dark-green uniform with a maple leaf patch. Maj. David Jane is the chief of contingency training at AFCEC's Tyndall location. He's also a construction

  • Register by Jan. 7 for AFCEC Industry Day

    Officials at the newly established Air Force Civil Engineer Center, a field operating agency of the Air Force Civil Engineer, are planning the organization's first Industry Day Jan. 15 in San Antonio. The industry day is a way for military and industry leaders to discuss public-private collaboration

  • Rebaselining puts everyone on the same page

    When you are comparing data, the old adage "comparing apples to apples" is important. For the Performance Measurement and Analysis Division, part of Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Energy Directorate, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., the last few years of energy intensity data has been more like

  • New renewable energy process streamlines projects

    Renewable energy projects are the buzz word throughout the Air Force, but the road from the initial idea to actual completion of a project is usually long and complicated. Simplifying the process was the goal of a recent Enhanced Use Lease/Power Purchase Agreement Rapid Improvement Event held at the

  • Top 5 challenges of the Air Force Facility Energy Program

    Energy - how to use less and create more - is a hot topic in the national news but for hundreds of Air Force civil engineers, energy conservation is more than a headline. It's a daily job with numerous mandates and goals; utility costs; data collection; excess facilities; and a complicated renewable

  • UPDATE: Save the date for AFCEC Industry Day

    Officials at the newly established Air Force Civil Engineer Center, a field operating agency of the Air Force Civil Engineer, are planning the organization's first Industry Day Jan. 15 in San Antonio. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, headquartered here, is a 1,600-person civil engineer field

  • Funding available for environmental research, development

    The Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program is seeking to fund environmental research and development proposals. SERDP is DoD's environmental science and technology program, planned and executed in partnership with the Department of Energy and the