JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – In an era of persistent conflict, a true stabilizing factor can be appropriate resource management. This sustainability strategy ensures that sustainable practices are instilled and managed throughout the appropriate levels of the Army and Air Force, while maximizing operational capability, resource availability and well-being.
To ensure that the Installation Management Command and the garrison align, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Directorate of Public Works Energy Program utilizes effective strategic planning by employing a balanced scorecard approach of environmental stewardship, community and stakeholder relations and financial performance.
This strategic tool enables all levels of the command and the community to see that the objective priorities, targets and results in the energy program has adopted and how they are currently progressing. This not only helps achieve broad-based sustainability, but more importantly, provides a means to institutionalize the energy program, assure that the organization completes projects and continues to identify a pipeline of new energy projects.
As JBLM is a Power Projection Platform and home to a Multidomain Task Force, it is paramount to ensure that the organization performs in conformance to the energy and security drivers and constraints. Examples of these are executive orders, army regulations, the Department of Defense strategic sustainability performance plan, financial performance goals, schedule performance, strategic planning, and most importantly garrison and DOD mission alignment transforming into the multidomain operation platform.
The balanced scorecard approach allows us to implement risk-informed metrics and integration of modern technologies to strengthen reliability, resilience and adaptability towards all active and passive threats. To continue the movement to become completely resilient, efficient and affordable we maximize what the JBLM DPW energy team refers to as the READY principle:
- Reduce dependency on fossil fuel
- Eliminate energy waste in existing facilities
- Alternate power improvements for energy security
- Develop efficiency standards for new construction
- Yield life cycle cost-effective energy and water projects through strategic planning
For more JBLM News, click here.
Social Sharing