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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, thereby encouraging collaboration and partnering; Foster Opportunities for members to highlight their professional efforts, share knowledge, increase engagement and expand their professional networks.
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Community Chair
Ann Ewy, PMP, F.SAME
Vice Chair/Chair Elect: Chris Hook, Tetra Tech
Immediate Past Chair: Rick Wice
Vice Chair, Education: Jason McNew, EA Engineering, Science, and Technology
Vice Chair, National Programs & Events: Mark MacEwan, Parsons
Vice Chair, Communications: Laura Tobin, Conti Federal Services
Vice Chair, Regulatory: Jen Warf, AECOM
Vice Chair, Secretary: Jim Carter, EMAX Laboratories
Vice Chair, PFAS IGE: Lisa Kammer, Weston Solutions
Upcoming Events
Upcoming National Webinars
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Construction COI: Accelerating Innovation: The NIH Modular Laboratory Journey
This webinar takes an inside look at how modular construction enabled the delivery of a $34M NIH research laboratory 18 months ahead of schedule without compromising quality or performance. This session will highlight how a fully modular, design-build approach accelerated speed-to-market, maintained stringent aesthetic and functional requirements, and relied on rapid design decisions, rigorous spec reviews, and the right project team. -
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SAME Energy Security Webinar: Exploring the Challenges at Mountain Home AFB’s New Water Treatment Plant
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.
Related TME Articles – Environmental
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Collaborating with Alaskan Tribes on Cleaning Up Formerly Used Defense Sites
A collaborative program with Alaskan Native communities being led by a research team from the University of Nevada, Reno, is tracking and mitigating impacts from exposure to Formerly Used Defense Sites. -
Conducting Thermal Remediation Under Active Railroad Tracks
As part of the cleanup at a Superfund site that was previously used as waste storage by the Department of Defense, a carefully orchestrated thermal remediation project was conducted that targeted the groundwater plume located underneath a pair of active railroad tracks. -
Extracting and Purifying Rare Earth Elements from Waste
A project underway to develop proteins capable of extracting rare earth elements used in critical defense systems from manufacturing and post-consumer waste aims to secure this vulnerable supply chain and increase national resilience. -
Composting Bioplastic Waste in Expeditionary Environments
A research team at the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory studied the compostability of bioplastics under expeditionary conditions in order to help reduce plastic waste and support policy targets for source reduction and diversion.
