Ingenuity Magazine Summer 2021

planning team also has discussions with facility managers and occupants who have spent time in the buildings and have experience with how they perform during an outage. Next, using the consumption data and critical missions list, the planning team ascertains how much energy and water are needed to keep critical missions online, and from this analysis, they identify potential gaps in critical mission sustainment, energy assurance, or systems operation. Utilizing usage trends and existing master plans, the planning team can develop a baseline and forecast future energy and water needs for critical facilities going forward. I n the event of a natural disaster, quick access to vital equipment is crucial for emergency responders, who must be on site immediately to provide relief aid to those impacted. To enable this service, Installation Energy and Water Plans (IEWP) can be used to prevent further disruption of water or energy services. In the tense hours leading up to a hurricane’s landfall, it is crucial that emergency response units know they have reliable access to vehicles, equipment, and infrastructure. They must have faith that their facilities have total energy and water assurance to reliably sustain mission needs for an extended period of time. After hurricanes and other large storm events, Army National Guard troops provide essential services to the community. From conducting search and rescue operations to clearing trees and debris from downed power lines, the Guard serves to ensure those impacted are safe and able to take steps toward recovery. For this reason, it is imperative to closely examine and plan for energy and water systems that the Army National Guard rely on to conduct their mission. The Army National Guard of Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina are among the first to employ Installation Energy and Water Plans (IEWPs) that aim to address this very issue. Military Departments in these states have partnered with Pond to develop IEWP that not only protect their existing assets, but prepare them for natural disasters and emergencies. Pond’s experience working in states where hurricanes, coastal flooding, and power outages are reccuring threats has provided valuable insight into how necessary this type of plan can be. The Installation Energy and Water Planning Process The IEWP process begins by ident i fying energy and water requirements. Through an extensive data collection process, planners review existing energy and water consumption data, systems drawings, master plans, and installation status reports as well as previous plans and studies. This preliminary review is key to understanding how, where, and when energy and water is consumed across a client’s building portfolio. Using this analysis, the planning team then works with the client to establish a shortlist of critical facilities and critical missions that must be guaranteed energy and water assurance. These buildings are then targeted for on-site assessments. During these site visits, engineers and planners inspect energy and water systems, looking specifically for vulnerabilities, and assess the facility’s ability to maintain mission assurance during times of crisis. The An Installation Energy and Water Plan is a living document that provides the strategy to improve security and resiliency of installation systems and operations ensuring mission sustainability if external or internal water or energy services become disrupted. AHeAd OF THE GeTTING Developing an Installation Energy and Water Plan As featured in The Military Engineer Magazine 4 Pond | www.pondco.com