Panel: Energy on Military Installations

Lisa Wright, from the office of Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, moderated a panel on military installation energy issues.

The opportunities to diversify, generate, secure and conserve energy on military installations are many with far reaching implications. What's being done? What more can be done? Representatives from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, will share best practices and address important challenges.

Speaker Bios:

William Tayler is Director of Energy and Utilities for both the Assistant Secretary of Navy (Installations and Environment) and for Naval Facilities Engineering Command.   He manages the execution of the Secretary of the Navy’s Shore Energy and Utility programs.  He is the past Chairperson for the Federal Section of the International District Heating and Cooling Association (IDHCA), and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and the Association of Energy Engineers.  He is winner of the IDHCA’s President’s Cup, recipient of the 2000 Federal Energy and Water Management Award, and the 2003 Presidential Award for Outstanding Leadership in Federal Energy Management.  The Department of Navy’s Shore Energy Program also received under his leadership the Alliance to Save Energy “Star of Energy Efficiency Award” for 2003 and the Platt’s Global Energy Award for Leadership in 2004. 

Daniel Gore is the Coast Guard Energy Program Manager.  The CG Program represents about 80% of all Department of Homeland Security energy consumption and includes both tactical vehicle fuel and facility utilities.  Previously, Danny created the Maritime Energy and Emissions Program for the Maritime Administration where he served as Chief of the Division of Cost Analysis and Production.  He has been an onsite Construction Representative and Program Manager for military and civilian ship conversion projects.  Daniel has a Bachelor's Degree in Marine Engineering and a Master's in Quality Systems Management.  He has published technical articles for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Naval Engineers Journal, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and most recently is writing an article for the American Society of Military Comptrollers on the subject of Energy Management.

William D. Browning received a bachelor's in environmental design from the University of Colorado, specializing in energy-conscious architecture and resource management.  He has a masters of science in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the MIT Center for Real Estate's 1991 Public-Sector Fellowship, and, in 1995, the Charles H. Spaulding Award.  He has been involved in the design of a number of projects, including advanced multi-story solar greenhouses using Buckminster Fuller's last structural system, and an American Institute of Architects sponsored joint Soviet/American team for an award-winning youth exchange camp in the Republic of Georgia. In 2005 Browning and Jeffrey Bannon co-founded Browning + Bannon LLC, a consulting firm focused on design innovation and the development of environmentally responsive real estate. In August 2006 Browning became a partner in a new firm, Terrapin Bright Green LLC with offices in New York and Washington DC.  Terrapin BG provides consulting services on sustainability strategies for corporations and governments.  In 2006, Browning was appointed to the Department of Defense’s Defense Science Board.

Mr. Brian J. Lally is executive director, HQ Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall AFB, Fla.  The agency provides tools, practices and professional support to Air Force civil engineers worldwide. Mr. Lally began his Air Force career in 1975 as an active duty officer. He maintains a military commitment as colonel in the Air Force Reserves and is the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the HQ Air Mobility Command civil
engineer. Mr. Lally joined the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency in 2002 after a 10-year career at Headquarters Air Combat Command as a supervisory and senior engineer. He has more the 25 years experience as an engineer, commander, manager, wartime planner, disaster response planner and contracting officer. Mr. Lally is a registered professional civil engineer licensed in Virginia. 

Dr. Get W. Moy is the Director of Installations Requirements and Management. He is responsible for stewardship of Department of Defense installations worldwide.  As Director, Dr. Moy supports military readiness and quality of life, appropriate sizing of domestic and overseas base structures, and improved installation management, while ensuring that energy and environmental mandates are met.  The Directorate provides the DoD Facilities Strategic Plan, Military Construction Program, the Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization Programs, Readiness Reporting, Real Property accountability, and Utilities and Energy Management. Dr. Moy is also the functional advisor for the DepEngineering Career Field.