The Military Engineer l No. 66573 Going Green at Naval Station Everett By Lt. Zachary R. Scheel, LEED AP, CEC, USN Through innovative design and construction, Naval Station Everett has raised the bar for sustainability in the way federal facilities are built and operated. Sustainability I n Executive Order 13514—Federal Leadership in Environmental, En- ergy, and Economic Performance, President Barack Obama established his commitment for the federal govern- ment to be a leader in sustainability in the way it builds and operates its facili- ties. At Navy Region Northwest, located in the environmentally-conscious epi- center of the Paci?c Northwest, sustain- ability has always been a major focus, and Naval Station Everett, Wash., has been at the forefront of those efforts. Green Living In April 2009, Naval Station Everett opened the doors to the Charles Luke Milam Bachelor Housing, named after the late Hospital Corpsman Petty Of?- cer 2nd Class Milam, a Special Amphibi- ous Reconnaissance Corpsman killed in action in 2007 while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. The six-story, 161,000-ft2 market-style barracks con- tains 128 two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments that collectively house 504 sailors. While programmed to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmen- tal Design (LEED) Certi?ed rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, the $61 million design-build project ultimately received LEED Gold certi?cation after earning all 45 of the credits applied for under the LEED for New Construction rating system. The facility is currently the highest-rated LEED building in the Navy and one of only three Navy build- ings worldwide to have received LEED Gold certi?cation. While numerous factors contributed to the success of this project, Capt. Pat Rios, USN, Commanding Of?cer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest, said ultimately this could not have been possible with- out everyone buying into the concept of sustainability at the onset of the project. From the design team to the contractor to the government, everyone involved in the project brought an open mind to the table and worked together to construct a building that meets the operational needs of the Navy and does so with min- imal impact to our environment. During construction, more than 98 percent of the waste generated on site was diverted from disposal in land?lls. This was achieved by partnering with the Naval Station Everett Public Works Department to provide on-site recycling for cardboard, metal, brick, acoustical tile, concrete, plastic, wood, glass, gyp- sum wallboard, carpet and insulation. This created a mutually-bene?cial en- terprise, as the contractor was relieved of the disposal cost of the refuse and the Navy was able to recapitalize the reve- nue from the recycled products. Other excess materials were donated to local charitable organizations or salvaged for use in other projects. Operationally, the building has real- ized a 28 percent reduction in energy usage beyond the baseline building Photo by Lt. Zachary R. Scheel, CEC, USN The 161,000-ft2, LEED Gold-certi?ed Charles Luke Milam Bachelor Housing facility contains 128 two-bedroom, two bathroom units housing more than 500 sailors.
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