Reinventing a FM Program -
Facilities management has not always been a high priority at military and other types of installations, but that is changing with the times. By Doug Brown, P.E., PMP and Phillip Keiser, AIA
Energy Efficient Data Centers
Changes in data center design can turn an energy drain into energy savings. By R. Stephen Spinazzalo, P.E.
Exceeding Expectations with EMS
The Army’s Environmental Management System has become as integral to the fabrication of communications and electronics devices as the parts used to build them. By Meg Schnebly and Eleanore Hajian
Innovative Thinking
The continuous improvement approach to FM has resulted in base-wide process improvements and reduced operating costs at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. By Paul S. Mangano
Data and Integrated Decision- Making
New facilities management techniques help meet mission objectives. By Lt. Cdr. Bob Bevins, P.E., USCG and Dianne Davis
Facility Cost Models
Cost models streamline DOD planning and improve the funding process for facilities. By Jay Janke and Peter Lufkin
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
Time-Saving Lean Design
Meeting the needs of the Army’s new BCTs required building a complete brigade complex in 142 days. By Keith Kowadlo and Chris Ions
Deploying Modular Causeways
Newly- developed modular causeways help high-speed, shallow-draft vessels get materiel into the theater of operations faster. By Jimmy E. Fowler, Ph.D., Donald T. Resio, Ph.D., James N. Pratt, and Tommy L. Bevins
Rapid Contingency Airfields
Off-the- shelf materials, modified commercial equipment and new engineering systems can get a runway operational in hours or days. By Gary Anderton, Ph.D.
Emergency Housing
New construction techniques helped FEMA successfully respond to the pressures of the 2004 hurricane season. By Lt. Col. Kevin Porter, P.E., USA (Ret.)
Developing IGRS
Army Engineers create the first Iraq Geospatial Reference System. By Col. Mark Yenter, Lt. Col. Tedd A. Wheeler, Capt. Juan R. Mejia, 1st Lt. Kenneth R. Joyce and Michael Cline
The story of Fort Humphreys, Va., was featured in the July-August 1923 issue of The Military Engineer, which discussed the camp’s World War I beginnings, the challenges of updating and maintaining its facilities, and its uncertain future as a military base. Thanks in large part to its importance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a research and training center, Fort Humphreys, unlike most WWI army camps, survives today—as Fort Belvoir.
The Road to Reconstruction
OICC’s reconstruction efforts in Iraq have resulted in numerous roads, water treatment facilities, wastewater facilities and schools.
The story of Fort Humphreys, Va., was featured in the July-August 1923 issue of The Military Engineer, which discussed the camp’s World War I beginnings, the challenges of updating and maintaining its facilities, and its uncertain future as a military base. Thanks in large part to its importance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a research and training center, Fort Humphreys, unlike most WWI army camps, survives today—as Fort Belvoir.
