Senior Associate with extensive sustainability experience with specific expertise at the state and local levels.
Sustainability is a State of Mind
Sustainability isn’t what a lot of people think it is. It is as much about changing organizations’ culture and people’s behavior as it is about individual initiatives intended to meet an organization’s greening goals. When organizations start viewing sustainability in terms of how to best accomplish their missions, they can discover opportunities they would otherwise miss.
Many people think sustainable projects will cost much more than traditional ones, which scuttles many such projects before they start Read more
Case in Point: Sustainable Subway Cars
Several years ago, Booz Allen was working with a major urban transportation agency. The agency wanted to buy new subway cars that included hybrid brake technology similar in concept to what many hybrid passenger cars have – the brakes would store energy from braking for future use, saving energy costs.
We evaluated existing technology and found it wouldn’t have been a cost-effective investment. Subway cars have a long lifespan (potentially up to 50 years), though, so we Read more
Leadership, Partnerships Key to Meeting Challenges
Sustainability will become only more important over the next two decades as global urban populations continue to grow, especially along coastlines. Managing the shift from rural to urban requires extensive coordination of effort and resources to ensure adequate food, water, housing, transportation, and other essential needs. The situation is even more urgent given predictions that global climate change could lead to rising sea levels, which would affect where the bulk of people will be living.
Governments around the world are moving to Read more
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