livebetter eMagazine Nov 2011
 
Unlocking Value through Innovation & Creative Solutions<br /> Carbon-Key, LLC www.carbon-key.com
 
 
The EMC Squared System: Advanced Stabilization Technology – sspco.com
 
 
CH2M HILL. Respectful. There’s more to a project than just showing up to work every day. Because our work affects our clients, communities, and environment, we look at the long-term outcome of every decision and what it means for everything it touches.
 
 
CRI: Sustainability is carpet with more conscience.
 
 
The log with an R-20 insulation value. InsuLog by Kuhns Bros. Log Homes Inc. www.kuhnsbros.com
 
 
Building Hope for Humanity: Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) – Be a leader. Make a difference. Join SAME today. www.same.org
 
 
Ocean Soul by Brian Skerry “Ocean Soul describes this life force that exists within animals and places in the sea ans that emanates from the ocean as a whole.” brianskerry.com
 
Balanced Sustainable Solutions – HDR
                                 

Features
 
ONR & Other Stakeholders: Advancing U.S. Education Initiatives: “Without a concerted plan of action to reverse the trend of dwindling engineers coming out of U.S. universities, we will surely lose our competitive competence. Federal research and development (R&D) accounted for 70 percent of the country’s total R&D activity in the 1970s. In comparison, the current Federal R&D contribution is... USDA and Advanced Biofuels: Linking Agriculture & Military: At first glance it would seem that a Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate doing his job inspecting JP-5 jet fuel on an aircraft carrier and a farmer producing her wheat crop in Montana would have little in common. But, there is more to this connection than meets the eye. Both contribute to the security of the country at home and abroad by... USACE & Education: Investing in America’s Youth: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is one team made up of a headquarters office, division offices, district offices, centers, labs and active components – each working to provide better, safer and more environmentally sound services to the nation each day. The Corps has taken this approach to heart realizing that those are also... Johnson Controls: Fort Bliss, Ground-Zero for Net Zero: It’s zero hour for a massive military initiative that’s aimed at saving lives, saving resources and saving millions of taxpayer dollars. With the April 2011 announcement of the U.S. Army’s Net Zero Installation Strategy, military installations around the world are watching pilot projects, such as Fort Bliss, that are revolutionizing the way... Departments  
 Atkins’ Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dean Fox: Right-Sizing Air Force Real Property: United States military civil engineers and facility managers are working hard to find ways to reduce their facilities’ carbon footprints, to optimize space and to improve energy efficiency while still providing an environment that facilitates a high-performance military. This unique challenge, spurred by recent Federal and Department of Defense... N45 Deputy Director John P. Quinn: The Navy’s Sustainability Imperative: In the second decade of the 21st Century an emergent concern is rapidly assuming a central position in the Navy, national and global consciousness. It is “sustainability.” Defined in various ways, the term invariably connotes both awareness of the effects of current and past practices on society, the economy and... Woods Hole’s Jim Yoder: STEM Education & America’s Future: Many believe science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are the foundation for future economic growth, national security and a sustainable environment for the United States. The U.S. is still a world leader in undergraduate and graduate STEM education. However, STEM education and training must be broadened to include not... Worth Knowing: Information of Interest: The Energy Department released its inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report (DOE-QTR) – an assessment of the Department’s energy technology research and development portfolios. The DOE-QTR establishes a robust framework for the Department’s energy technology activities, including principles it can use to priortize... Columns  
 Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul: I am certain it was love at first sight, though I honestly cannot remember the first time I saw her. What I do know is that I fell in love with the sea as a child and from that early age my course was set for a lifelong voyage more wondrous than even my wildest, childhood dreams. Growing up in a small, working class town in Massachusetts... Vice Admiral Adam Robinson: The First Black Navy Surgeon General: The first black Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy, Vice Admiral Adam Robinson, continues a proud tradition and belief in the importance of education, which began with his grandfather, who was an 1898 Greek and Latin college graduate in Louisville, KY. To put the latter’s achievement into perspective, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation... Veolia Water, GrowingBlue™: A Water-Conscious Future: There is such a thing as too much information. More specifically, for many topics the internet is flush with information and much data. One can easily become overwhelmed, and, more frequently, not be able to drill into the data to focus on specific topics or relationships among information. Simply providing raw information is not always the most... ONR Research Director Mike Kassner: Sustaining Leadership in Education: Since very young, I have been fascinated by U.S. Naval science and technology from submarines to nuclear propulsion to the world’s most advanced aircraft to radar and advanced communications. Like so many Americans my age, I was inspired to pursue a career in science and technology as a result of the United States’ tremendous...
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