Environmental Community

Community Mission

The SAME Environmental Community of Interest (ECOI) aims to: Educate and Train SAME membership, DOD and Federal Agencies on current and emerging topics in environmental technologies, management and regulatory developments facing the A/E/C community; Facilitate Relationships and Engagement between industry and government on environmental issues, encouraging collaboration and partnering; and Foster Opportunities for members to highlight their professional efforts, share knowledge, increase engagement and expand their professional networks. 

The ECOI provides technical education and training content for SAME events, webinars, and programs; leads and contributes to industry-government engagement efforts supporting the Society’s mission; and collaborates with public and private sector partners to advance topics across environmental engineering.

Learn More: SAME’s Environmental COI Wraps its PFAS IGE Project After Four Years

Community Chair

Ann Ewy, PMP, F.SAME

Upcoming Events

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  September 10, 2026

  Architectural Practice COI, Construction COI, Environmental COI, SAME National Events, SAME Post Events, San Francisco Post, San Francisco, CA

  Stanford University

  Federal AI Summit

Upcoming National Webinars

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  July 30, 2026

  Webinar

  Meeting the Growing Needs for Energy Supply & Energy Security

  This webinar will provide a review of the electricity energy supply industry both globally and domestically. In the domestic analysis, the expert presenter will provide a detailed review of the evolution of the electricity energy supply and an analysis of recent trends at different time scales.
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  August 5, 2026

  Webinar

  Lessons Learned from Post-9/11 World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan Transportation Planning and Design

  The events of 9/11 devastated critical Lower Manhattan transportation systems. In the early planning and rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s in-house planning and architectural leadership established a master plan framework which considered its impact far into the future.
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  August 26, 2026

  Webinar

  The Hidden Cost: Why Schedule is the Biggest MILCON Premium

  Mountain Home AFB in Idaho currently uses groundwater to meet the base’s water needs. The aquifer that supplies the groundwater is rapidly depleting and is expected to run out of water in 30 years. This webinar provides an overview of the 15+ year effort to identify new water supplies and how the base chose to get water from the C.J. Strike Reservoir along the Snake River, 14 miles away.
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  September 23, 2026

  Webinar

  AI as Load Shock: Rethinking Energy Security and Mission Assurance

  The rapid expansion of AI computing, electrification, and mission-critical digital infrastructure is fundamentally altering the energy security landscape. While AI is often discussed as a software capability or data challenge, its most immediate national security impact is physical: unprecedented, concentrated, and inflexible electrical demand that stresses grid infrastructure and traditional resilience assumptions.

Related TME Articles – Environmental

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  Innovative PFAS Remediation at Camp Grayling

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  A Standardized Approach to Aircraft Fire Training Infrastructure

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  Delivering Energetic Materials Manufacturing Facilities

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  Forging Tradition and Innovation: A New Design Standard at Camp Lejeune

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  Balancing Efficiency and Fiscal Responsibility

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  Next Steps for Digital Twin Development

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  Generating Agile Technology

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  Mitigating PFAS at Naval Air Station Alameda

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  NO WATER, NO MISSION: Water Resilience is a Readiness Concern

SAME Strategic Partners – Learn More