| Three-dimensional Radar Imaging of a Building |
Dec 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Traian Dogaru; DaHan Liao; Calvin Le; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
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 | This report describes the study of a through-the-wall radar system for three-dimensional (3-D) building imaging, based on computer simulations. Two possible configurations are considered, corresponding to an airborne spotlight and a ground-based strip-map geometry. The report details all the steps involved in this analysis: creating the computational meshes, calculating the radar signals scattered by the target, forming the radar images, and processing the images for visualization and interpretation. Particular attention ... |
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| Project Planning Resulted in Outstanding Building Deficiencies and Decreased Functionality of the Main Fire Station at Naval Station Great Lakes |
14 Sep 2012 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE) ALEXANDRIA VA
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| We initiated this audit in response to allegations to the Defense Hotline. Our overall objective was to determine whether Project RM-005-07, Repair Fire Station Building 106, at Naval Station Great Lakes was adequately justified and properly planned. We also addressed the Defense Hotline allegations and determined whether the fire station renovation design incorporated the appropriate criteria; whether replacing the fire station would have been more economical than the renovation project; ... |
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| Public-Private Partnerships for Maritime Security Capacity-Building in the Gulf of Guinea |
Sep 2012 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Lesley A Warner; Julia V McQuaid; Hilary L Zarin; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Air and Maritime Branch asked CNA to examine a public-private partnership (PPP) as a potential framework for maritime security capacity-building in the Gulf of Guinea. Although there are few existing examples of oil and/or maritime-related PPPs, a maritime security PPP could allow a diverse range of domestic, international, public, and private stakeholders to share the cost and the burden of maritime security. The sponsor requested that ... |
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| Urban Classification Techniques Using the Fusion of LiDAR and Spectral Data |
Sep 2012 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Justin E Mesina; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| Combining different types of data from varying sensors has the potential to be more accurate than a single sensor. This research fused airborne LiDAR data and WorldView-2 (WV-2) multispectral imagery (MSI) data to create an improved classification image of urban San Francisco, California. A decision tree scenario was created by extracting features from the LiDAR as well as Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from the multispectral data. Raster masks were ... |
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| Effects of Support Structure Porosity on the Drift Accumulation Surrounding an Elevated Building |
Sep 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Arnold Song; Robert Haehnel; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
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| This study focuses on the effects of elevated building substructure porosity on the accumulation of drifting snow. We conducted wind tunnel experiments of the snowdrift accumulation and numerical simulations to determine the flow field around a prototypical elevated building (based on the Martin A. Pomerantz Observatory or MAPO) with varying substructure porosity. We found that the total drift volume accumulated decreases as the substructure porosity increases (i.e., the substructure has ... |
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| 2012 DoD Historic Building Workshop: After-Action Report for Legacy Project # 10-387 |
Sep 2012 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Michelle Michael; Adam D Smith; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| All federal agencies have legislative requirements to document actions and effects on historical properties under their control. This After-Action Report discusses Legacy Resources Management Program project #10-387 the development and hosting of the 2012 Department of Defense (DoD) Historic Buildings Workshop (HBW). As submitted by Michelle Michael, Architectural Historian at NAVFAC SE, and Adam Smith, Architectural Historian at ERDC-CERL, the project was a response to the need for a conference ... |
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| Capacity Building in the Operational Environment: Stories and Lessons Learned |
Sep 2012 |
196 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A Beal; Abigail Q Billington; Michael P Lerario; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BRAGG NC
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| Building Partner Capacity (BPC) has emerged as a crucial, non-kinetic process for sustaining operational success, particularly in Afghanistan. As of this writing, there was no definition for BPC in U.S. Army documents that offered a clear and accurate representation of capacity building, as we found it during our research. Nor were there published field manuals specific to or systematic analyses of BPC. These knowledge and information gaps provided the impetus ... |
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| Commercial Building Partners Catalyze Energy Efficient Buildings Across the Nation |
Aug 2012 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Michael C Baechler; Heather E Dillon; Rosemarie Bartlett; PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LAB RICHLAND WA
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| In 2008 the US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Commercial Buildings Partnership (CBP) project to accelerate market adoption of commercially available energy saving technologies into the design process for new and upgraded commercial buildings. The CBP represents a unique collaboration between industry leaders and DOE to develop high performance buildings as a model for future construction and renovation. CBP was implemented in two stages. This paper focuses on lessons ... |
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| Common Object Library Description |
Aug 2012 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Kristine K Fallon; Mark Johnson; KRISTINE FALLON ASSOCIATES INC CHICAGO IL
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| For Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology to be successful, it must be consistently applied across many projects, by many teams. The National Building Information Model Standard United States (NBIMS-US) has begun to deliver standards that allow teams to consistently deliver open-standard building information. The contents of this standard describe the format and quality of information to be delivered. Software configuration guides and object templates can assist users of BIM technology ... |
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| A Wireless Platform for Energy Efficient Building Control Retrofits |
Aug 2012 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The primary objectives of this project are to demonstrate: (1) energy efficiency gains achievable in small- to medium-sized buildings with MPC-based whole-building optimal control and (2) reduction in first costs achievable with a wireless sensor network (WSN)-based building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) control system compared to a conventional wired system. The second objective is key because first cost is a barrier to wider application of advanced HVAC control ... |
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| A Wireless Platform for Energy Efficient Building Control Retrofits |
Jul 2012 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Satish Narayanan; Sorin Bengea; Yiqing Lin; Russell Taylor; Draguna Vrabie; Shui Yuan; Stephen Killough; Teja Kuruganti; Wayne Manges; Kenneth Woodworth; UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER EAST HARTFORD CT
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| An advanced energy management and control system in an existing building in the Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) for Army at Urbana-Champaign (IL) was demonstrated. The medium-size office building underwent a retrofit of the HVAC system and controls employing a technology called optimal Model Predictive Control (MPC) which offers significant potential for saving energy by providing a means to dynamically optimize various sub-systems to take advantage of building utilization ... |
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| Determining Mobility Support Advisory Squadron Effectiveness in Support of Building Partner Capacity |
15 Jun 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Whittington Joseph E; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| National strategic-level guidance has emphasized the importance of the U.S. to work with, by, and through foreign counterparts to bolster national security. The USAF has assumed the leadership role to develop the aviation capacity and capability of partner nations (PN). The key to accomplishing this objective are Air Advisors (AA). AAs are trained and educated to assess, advise, train, assist, and equip selected PNs. Air Mobility Command activated two Mobility ... |
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| Applicability of Linear Analysis in Probabilistic Estimation of Seismic Building Damage to Reinforced-Concrete Structures |
Jun 2012 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy P James; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| As design has moved from strength based to performance based, there has been an effort to relate building response to damage. Because decision-makers typically consider human lives, property damage and cost, setting performance requirements in terms of the damage that a building is likely to sustain over time and its associated cost is more relevant to them. The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) has developed a computationally expensive methodology ... |
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| World Materials Summit (3rd). Held in Washington, DC on 9-12 October, 2011 |
23 May 2012 |
160 pages |
| Authors:
Tim Palucka; Betsy Fleischer; MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY WARRENDALE PA
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| The 2011 World Materials Summit brought together global scientific experts and policymakers to continue the dialogue in the U.S. Capitol on the role of materials science in energy and the environment. It focused on the critical links among materials research, energy, and sustainable development on a global scale. Abundant clean energy supplies and reliable energy storage systems are needed to address many critical societal issues in development and developed countries. ... |
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| Energy Security in the United States |
May 2012 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| Energy use is pervasive throughout the U.S. economy. Households and businesses use energy from oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power, and renewable sources (such as wind and the sun) to generate electricity, provide transportation, and heat and cool buildings. In 2010, energy consumption represented 8.4 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. Disruptions in the supply of commodities used to produce energy tend to raise energy prices, imposing an increased burden ... |
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| Clearing the Road Ahead: The Future of Engineer Partnership in Afghanistan |
Apr 2012 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J Caperna; Thomas M Ryder; Jamal Nasir; ARMY ENGINEER SCHOOL FORT LEONARD WOOD MO
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| Ten years ago, no one believed that the Afghan National Army (ANA) would possess the capability to conduct route clearance patrols, build roads, or construct buildings. Today, Soldiers of Task Force Sword have the opportunity to work with Afghan engineers who are determined to establish security for the Afghan people and prepared to meet the challenge of rebuilding their country. |
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| Development and Demonstration of Autonomous Behaviors for Urban Environment Exploration |
Apr 2012 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Gaurav Ahuja; Donald Fellars; Gregory Kogut; Estrellina P Rius; Misha Schoolov; Alexander Xydes; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER PACIFIC SAN DIEGO CA
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| Under the Urban Environment Exploration project, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC-PAC) is maturing technologies and sensor payloads that enable man-portable robots to operate autonomously within the challenging conditions of urban environments. Previously, SSC-PAC has demonstrated robotic capabilities to navigate and localize without GPS and map the ground floors of various building sizes. SSC-PAC has since extended those capabilities to localize and map multiple multi-story buildings within ... |
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| Building Partner Capacity Through Combat Training Centers |
19 Mar 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
John K Lange; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To achieve strategic objectives, the U.S. forms effective coalitions with our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners and builds their capacity before the battle through strategic engagement involving all the instruments of national power. At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) maintained significant capability to engage with these emerging partners. Anticipating decreased available military resources in the USEUCOM footprint, what are the best ways and ... |
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| Reducing Operating Costs by Optimizing Space in Facilities |
Mar 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Jared J Maline; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Facility maintenance and sustainment costs can represent a large portion of a company's or government's expenditures. The U.S. Government has a pressing need to reduce these costs and meet energy efficiency goals while remaining fiscally responsible. Research has shown that the government currently has little to no optimization standards or means of integrating such requirements into a decision making model. This is despite the fact that the data necessary to ... |
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| Coherent Distributed Radar For High-Resolution Through-Wall Imaging |
Mar 2012 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Eric van Doorn; Satya Ponnaluri; INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION INC ROCKVILLE MD
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| Radar imaging with synchronized Master and Slave nodes In this performance period, we have processed data for radar imaging. Data were taken near two buildings 15400 Calhoun Drive. Both data sets were processed using a coherent back projection algorithm. |
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| Asset Management: Roof Maintenance and Facility Energy Retrofits |
Mar 2012 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph P DiRosario; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The United States Air Force (USAF) needs aggressive new techniques to compliment its asset management of its real estate portfolio. Air Force officials are experiencing budget cuts that have led to degraded facility infrastructure. Two areas of operations in which there are opportunities to improve the asset management of Air Force facilities are roof maintenance and energy retrofits. Information obtained via a geospatial information systems analysis revealed that the current ... |
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| Demonstration of Improved Technologies for Rehabilitating Metal Roofing in Severely Corrosive Environments |
Mar 2012 |
283 pages |
| Authors:
David M Bailey; L D Stephenson; Ashok Kumar; Katharine Sweeton; Lawrence Clark; Michael W Surratt; Karl Palutke; Alan Meier; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| The objective of this project was to successfully demonstrate and evaluate two technologies for extending in place the service life of failed metal roofs on two different buildings at Wheeler Army Airfield, which is located in a severely corrosive marine environment. A polyurea-hybrid coating was applied to a leaking corrugated aluminum-panel roof on a barracks building, and a structural standing-seam metal roofing (SSSMR system) with an innovative sub-purlin framing system ... |
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| A Systems Approach to High Performance Buildings: A Computational Systems Engineering R&D Program to Increase DoD Energy Efficiency |
Feb 2012 |
193 pages |
| Authors:
Satish Narayanan; Sunil Ahuja; Niranjan Desai; Zheng O'Neill; Slaven Peles; Amit Surana; Russell Taylor; Shui Yuan; Bryan Eisenhower; Vladimir Fonoberov; Igor Mezic; Kevin Otto; Eugene Cliff; Jeff Borggaard; John A Burns; Angela Lewis; Paul Ehrlich; Jeff Seewald; UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER EAST HARTFORD CT
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| Retrofitting the existing building stock represents the largest and fastest way to reduce energy consumption for the DoD. However the current retrofit delivery process is manually intensive and expensive, focused on equipment selection for initial cost and not energy performance, and the design tools are not amenable to systems solutions that have the potential for substantially reducing energy consumption in buildings. Systems methodology and tools are necessary to deliver deep ... |
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| SOMALIA: Is it Safer Now? |
Feb 2012 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Eloy E Cuevas; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| In the heartland of Somalia, the warring parties are still playing the game of life. Innocent Somali men, women, and children are enduring the brutality of war, with thousands of innocent lives caught in daily cross-fire between the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and their Transitional Federal Government (TFG) supporters on one side, and on the other side, the Al-Shabaab organization. For over twenty years, Somalia has been the ... |
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| Outsourcing Pest Management on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling |
Dec 2011 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Michael C Bishop; Shane H Derby; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The researchers of this report argue the cost to outsource government functions may be significantly greater, possibly five times greater, than completing the requirement in-house with federal employees. In accordance with congressional legislation, on October 1, 2010, Bolling Air Force Base and Naval Support Facility Anacostia merged to form Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB). The installation occupies over 900 acres and requires an extensive pesticide treatment plan. Currently, the level of ... |
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| Autonomous Legged Hill and Stairwell Ascent |
01 Nov 2011 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Aaron M Johnson; Matthew T Hale; G C Haynes; D E Koditschek; PENNSYLVANIA UNIV PHILADELPHIA DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| This paper documents near-autonomous negotiation of synthetic and natural climbing terrain by a rugged legged robot,achieved through sequential composition of appropriate perceptually triggered locomotion primitives. The first, simple composition achieves autonomous uphill climbs in unstructured outdoor terrain while avoiding surrounding obstacles such as trees and bushes. The second, slightly more complex composition achieves autonomous stairwell climbing in a variety of different buildings. In both cases, the intrinsic motor competence of ... |
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| Early Design Energy Analysis Using Building Information Modeling Technology |
Nov 2011 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Annette L Stumpf; Hyunjoo Kim; Elisabeth M Jenicek; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| With the advent of Military Construction (MILCON) Transformation, the responsibility for conducting energy modeling late in the design process falls solely on the Design/Build contractor or their consultants. This research utilized Building Information Modeling (BIM) for energy analysis during the conceptual design phase. Most building energy analyses are conducted later in the design process by energy analysts. This report describes a process of exploring different energy saving alternatives in early ... |
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| Coalition Building in Space: Where Networks are Power |
Oct 2011 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
James C Moltz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study begins with the widely recognized problem of 21st century space vulenrabilities. To address this challenge it proposes the new concept of an allied space network as a possible means of both reducing risks and enhancing space power. |
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| Department of Defense A Catalyst to Commercialization |
Oct 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Keith Welch; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Key Points: DoD is committed to using resources in a more sustainable manner Why? DoD High Performance Buildings policy offers flexibility while insisting on life-cycle cost effectiveness. DoD is ready to be an early adopter and catalyst for commercialization of sustainable technologies. |
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| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Improper Planning of the Administrative Buildings Project at Camp Lejeune, Norlh Carolina |
30 Sep 2011 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our objective was to evaluate DoD s implementation of Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), February 17, 2009, by determining whether DoD Components met the requirements in the Act, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-09-15, Updated Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, April 3, 2009, and subsequent related guidance. Specifically, we determined whether DoD ensured the appropriate ... |
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| Utilization of Phase Change Materials (PCM) to Reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings |
14 Sep 2011 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Ragab M Moheisen; Keith A Kozlowski; Aly H Shaaban; Christian D Rasmussen; Abdelfatah M Yacout; Miriam V Keith; APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC PANAMA CITY FL
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| The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using Phase Change Materials (PCM) to achieve energy savings for the Air Force. This was accomplished through both analytical and experimental work. The experimental work included a variety of configurations representing installation of PCM in a typical wall construction as well as in a typical air handling plenum. These configurations were installed in a calorimetric room with a constant ... |
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| Integration of Sustainable Practices into Standard Army MILCON Designs |
Sep 2011 |
184 pages |
| Authors:
Annette L Stumpf; Julie L Webster; Richard L Schneider; Elisabeth M Jenicek; Justine A Kane; Kelly L Fishman; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) works to integrate sustainability and energy efficiency into military construction (MILCON) projects. This project originated with an effort to determine funding levels needed for MILCON project budgets to support planning, programming, design, and construction that meets all current and near-term energy and sustainability mandates. The project team assessed current practices and costs, emerging technologies, and performed analyses of five standard designs to develop ... |
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| Experimental Building Information Models |
Sep 2011 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Johnson; Kristine K Fallon; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| In a previous Army research project, a core life-cycle building information model (BIM) was developed based on example models for three specific buildings: a Duplex Apartment, a Clinic, and an Office. These models were developed inconsistently over time by different modelers and contain a various levels of detail and quality of content across disciplines. This report documents the development and creation of three building information models that include information for ... |
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| Detecting Human Activity Using Acoustic, Seismic, Accelerometer, Video, and E-field Sensors |
Sep 2011 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Sarah H Walker; Geoffrey H Goldman; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD SENSORS AND ELECTRON DEVICES DIRECTORATE
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| Situational awareness plays a critical role in the decision-making process for today's Soldier. It is important for a Soldier to know from what direction an enemy is approaching. Obtaining and using information gathered from low-cost sensors like acoustic, seismic, e-field, imagery, accelerometers, and others can provide a means to monitor human-based activity. This report investigates the feasibility of using an array of low-cost sensors for determining the patterns and activities ... |
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| Automated Continuous Commissioning of Commercial Buildings |
Sep 2011 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
Trevor Bailey; Zheng O'Neill; Madhusudana Shashanka; Philip Haves; Xiufeng Pang; Prajesh Bhattacharya; UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER EAST HARTFORD CT
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| The goal of this project was to demonstrate a whole-building performance monitoring and anomaly classification system in two DoD buildings. The specific objectives of the project were to demonstrate a model-based whole-building monitoring system and establish its ability to: (1) Identify, classify, and quantify building energy and water consumption deviations from design intent or an optimum; (2) Support classification and identification of root causes of such deviation; (3) Support recommendations ... |
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| Cost Analysis of Leed Certified United Sates Navy Buildings |
03 Aug 2011 |
173 pages |
| Authors:
Carl V Kirar; WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON DEPT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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| A study was completed at UW-Madison in 2010 that reviewed the energy consumption of US Navy buildings which earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The research compared LEED certified buildings to a commercial counterpart within the US Navy inventory against Executive Order (EO) 13423. The EO mandated that all federal agencies meet a 30 percent reduction of electricity and ... |
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| Environmental Assessment for Construction of Visiting Quarters - Phases One and Two, MacDill AFB, Florida |
13 Jul 2011 |
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| Authors:
Kristin Lehman; R Lewis; Andrew Rider; AIR MOBILITY COMMAND SCOTT AFB IL
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| This report presents the results of the Environmental Assessment (EA), which evaluates the potential environmental effects associated with the proposed Construction of Visiting Quarters at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB). This EA was prepared by the 6th Civil Engineer Environmental Flight at MacDill AFB, Florida, from February 2011 through July 2011. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), this EA has been prepared to analyze the potential ... |
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| Military Buildup on Guam: Costs and Challenges in Meeting Construction Timelines |
27 JUN 2011 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The military buildup on Guam is likely to cost about $7.5 billion in military construction funding from fiscal years 2009 through 2016, according to the latest estimates by DOD. However, DOD has yet to fully identify some costs associated with the buildup. For example, DOD has not developed cost estimates for the air and missile defense task force that may be placed on Guam. In addition, construction for future facilities ... |
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| Army LEED-Certified Projects, August 2008 - January 2011 |
Jun 2011 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L Schneider; Justine A Kane; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| All Federal agencies are mandated to apply sustainable design principles to the siting, design, and construction of their facilities. Agencies are further required to certify the sustainability of 5% of the buildings constructed each year with an independent, third-party authority. The US Army's certifier is the US Green Building Council (USGBC) using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design s (LEED) rating system. In Fiscal Year 2011, the Office of ... |
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| Market-Smart Deconstruction and Material Recovery at Brownfield Sites: How to Identify and Reuse Existing Materials Found at Brownfield Sites |
Jun 2011 |
131 pages |
| Authors:
Annette L Stumpf; Samuel L Hunter; Susan J Bevelheimer; Stephen D Cosper; Thomas R Napier; Giselle Rodriguez; Gary L Gerdes; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| As a member of the Federal Brownfields Partnership, the US Army Corps of Engineers supports the US Environmental Protection Agency and its brownfields grantees in their efforts to assess, remediate, and sustainably reuse brownfields. This project is based on the premise that communities have finite resources and that the sustainable practices of deconstruction and recycling/reuse can provide them with much needed economic and environmental benefits. The objective of this work ... |
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| DoD Sustainable Buildings |
12 May 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Bart Barnhart; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Net Zero Water Update |
12 May 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Kristine Kingery; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY) WASHINGTON DC
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| The Army is committed to a holistic approach using proven solutions, technical expertise, partnerships, and leveraged resources to achieve the goal of net zero installations. Seventeen Army pilot installations were identified on 19 April 11. The Army will prepare a programmatic NEPA document to examine the impacts of selected net zero technologies and actions. The identified installations will lead the way in this effort by providing a focal point for ... |
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| Little Green Lies: Dissecting the Hype of Renewables |
11 May 2011 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Greg Scheurich; ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT (CORPS OF ENGINEERS) FORT WORTH TX
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| Three-Pronged Solution: (1) System and Building Efficiencies -- Current ASHRAE and LEED Minimums, Federal Improvement Mandates (EPAct/EISA/EOs), and Private Efforts; (2) Demand Reduction and Flattening -- Dynamic Pricing (Smart Grids and Demand Response), Cultural Shifts (Load Flattening), and Equipment Selection (Load Flattening); and (3) Generation and Distribution -- Greater Renewable Emphasis, Nuclear Energy, Natural Gas, and Distributed Generation. |
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| The Army Meter Data Management System (MDMS): A Case Study for Army MDMS Pilot |
11 May 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Cecil Jones; CALIBRE SYSTEMS INC ALEXANDRIA VA
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| What is the Army Meter Data Management System (MDMS)? MDMS is an enterprise system to track the Army's energy and water consumption worldwide. It tracks meter data from advanced utility meters in a central database (MDMS Enterprise); automates meter data collection on a secure network, produces energy reports accessible via Army Engineering Knowledge Online (EKO) and MDMS Enterprise Portal, and provides Army installations the ability to track utility commodities consumption ... |
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| Seven Principles of High Performance Buildings |
10 May 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Don Juhasz; DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Guiding Principles in the Energy and Water Strategy: Decrease Energy waste in all systems, processes, and facilities; Increase energy efficiency in all new, replaced, or renovated equipment or facilities; Improve energy security by reducing dependence on fossil fuels and increasing production of renewable and alternative energy sources and supplies; Reduce wasteful water consumption; and Decrease the impact of Energy and Water use on the environment. High-Performance Building Design Principles: Eliminate ... |
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| DoD Installations, Energy and the Environment: An Update |
10 May 2011 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Dorothy Robyn; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| How the Army Meter Data Management System (MDMS) Can Help on the Path to Net Zero |
10 May 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Cecil Jones; CALIBRE SYSTEMS INC ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Net Zero Energy is defined as the amount of energy generated exceeding or equaling the amount of energy consumed over a period of time, usually one year. A Net Zero Energy Installation (NZEI) produces as much energy onsite or from nearby offsite renewable energy generation or through the use of onsite renewable fuels as it consumes in its buildings, facilities, and fleet vehicles over the course of a year. The ... |
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| Integrating and Maintaining Sustainable Buildings in the DoD |
09 May 2011 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Bart Barnhart; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Towards a Net Zero Building Cluster Energy Systems Analysis for US Army Installations |
May 2011 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Alexander Zhivov; Richard J Liesen; Stephan Richter; Reinhard Jank; David M Underwood; Dieter Neth; Alfred Woody; Curt Bjoerk; Scot Duncan; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL
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| U.S. federal agencies are required by law to eliminate fossil fuel use in new and renovated facilities by 2030, and to reduce overall facility energy usage by 30% by 2015 (EISA 2007). Army policy is to achieve 5 net zero energy installations by 2021, 25 net zero energy installations by 2031 and for all installations to achieve net zero energy status by 2058. The Army operates what are essentially small ... |
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| Sustainability Enhancement Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton |
May 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Chris Fafard; Judy Timberlake; POTOMAC-HUDSON ENGINEERING INC GAITHERSBURG MD
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| Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, California, Mission: maintain facilities and property, provide support services, and operate the airfield supporting I MEF and other forces training/preparing for combat. Fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Occupies approximately 410 acres within Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton. Autonomous from MCB, with some shared programs and resources. Sustainability Assessment Project -- Purpose: Assess current MCAS sustainability programs and their ability to meet emerging ... |
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