5 Aug 2014

USACE Galveston District implements energy efficient measures to reduce costs

GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 5, 2014) – While all new permanent facilities constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District require Leadership in Energy & Environment Design (LEED) Silver certification standards to be incorporated into design plans, existing buildings do not – which often creates challenges in meeting sustainability and energy efficient goals for those districts that maintain aging infrastructure such as the Galveston District’s Jadwin Building.

1 Aug 2014

USACE Galveston District Spotlight on Mathilda Montgomery

GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 1 2014) – In order to gain access to Col. Richard Pannell, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, you first have to make it through Mathilda Montgomery. An executive assistant to the commander for the last three years, her ever cheerful personality is the first contact most visitors make before meeting with the district’s senior official.