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The U.S. Air Force is contributing to a service-wde effort of reducing the carbon footprint by consolidating or demolishing excess facilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Dennis Rogers)
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Wrecking wasted energy
Posted 2/4/2013 Updated 2/4/2013
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by Staff Sgt; Amber Russell
11th Wing Public Affairs
2/4/2013 - JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md -- Vast destruction is on the horizon within the Air Force; Joint Base Andrews is no exception. In a service-wide effort to reduce the carbon footprint by 20 percent, or 15 million square feet, the services must evaluate effective use of all facilities, consider consolidation and demolish excess facilities. A substantial amount of facility demolition is programmed for fiscal year 2013.
The 11th Civil Engineer Squadron has been busting down this goal since fiscal year 2006, reaching 79 percent of their 453,668 square feet reduction goal.
"These buildings are coming down to reduce energy and operations and maintenance costs," said 1st Lt. Shaun Hyland-Moore, 11 CES chief of design. "We will also be using space optimization and workspace consolidation of inefficient infrastructure to reach our goals."
A certain criteria must be met to accomplish these energy saving initiatives.
Air Force Instruction 32-1021 "Planning and Programming Military Construction (MILCON) Projects," states Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the Air Force assessment metric and all eligible MILCON projects must achieve a minimum of LEED silver certification and incorporate the Unified Facilities criteria for low impact design.
Seventeen buildings here planned for demolition over the next few years will either be replaced by more modern buildings, or be made into green open areas.
Just last summer, five of the Temporary Lodging Facility buildings took a fall to the wrecking ball. This is now a green, open area.
This explosive project will affect a wide-range of facilities throughout Andrews.
"There is a storage facility building set to be obliterated February 2013 and made into an open area," said Hyland-Moore. "After the completion of the new gas station on Colorado and F Street in early 2013, the old gas station and canopy will be demolished. Three administration buildings, 1535, 1514, and 1536, are slated to be bulldozed by June 2013, and that area will be a green zone.
To conserve energy and keep service members safe, Chapel Three is slated to be completely cleared off JBA in FY 2013.
"Due to high amounts of mold and structural cracking, it was decided to completely demolish Chapel Three," said Hyland-Moore. "After careful consideration it was deemed less expensive in the long run to demolish the facility rather than spend the funds to repair it."
This area will be used for a new industrial building, he said.
"In these and future cases, if building replacement is necessary it is done with more energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly facilities with lower maintenance cost," explained Hyland-Moore.
For further information on JBA efforts to reduce wasted energy, please contact, 301-981-1147.
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