Congratulations to the Tyndall Air Force Base Coastal Resilience Program, which recently received a Presidential Federal Sustainability Award. These awards recognize “federal agencies and employees who have made transformational efforts to advance sustainability and climate resilience and lead by example to deliver on President Biden’s goal to slash emissions from federal operations.” Awardees were selected from a pool of over 140 nominations and represent domestic and international facilities or projects spanning 10 federal agencies.
In 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Michael, destroying hundreds of buildings and damaging important base resources. The Department of Defense used the reconstruction as a chance to develop a more resilient, sustainable installation, using a system-of-systems approach to prioritize nature-based flood solutions in combination with traditional methods.
Our partners at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Georgia, University of Florida, Jacobs and beyond are working hard to bolster resilience at every opportunity. To learn more about this project, visit tyndallcoastalresilience.com.
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