Impacts & Causations
How much carbon emissions do you think the military has produced since 2001?
1.2 billion
What are sustainability issues with bricks?
Has the Military done anything to try combat environmental damage?
Yes, they created an organization called the United states army environmental command which has goals to restore, preserve, and protect the environment.
T or F: Masonry depletes topsoil.
True. The production of masonry creates chemicals that causes depletion of topsoil.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9781845693497500047#:~:text=The%20manufacturing%20of%20these%20bricks,Megajoules%20per%20tonne%20%5B37%5D.
What is the Green Plan?
The green plan is the adaption of renewable energy and the reduction of CO2 production in the military.
What kind of brick REDUCES pollutants and carbon emissions during it's production?
Ashcrete Bricks
What is the impact of the military creating nuclear weapons?
Contaminants from weapon production can travel far downstream and through the air.
https://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/fact-sheets/critical-issues/4734-environment-and-nuclear-weapons#:~:text=Contaminants%20from%20nuclear%20weapons%20production,widely%20dispersed%20throughout%20the%20world.
T or F: The traditional production of bricks and masonry causes deforestation, emissions of GHGs, and pollutants
True. The production of traditional bricks contributes to environmental degradation.
https://www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/are-bricks-bad-for-the-environment
What has the US Military done to help prevent pollution ?
They created the Clean Air Act (CAA).
What percentage of carbon emissions globally does masonry production contribute to?
How do masons plan to reduce noise pollution?
Engineering quieter equipment and creating noise barriers
https://blog.ansi.org/reducing-effects-noise-pollution-construction/#google_vignette
What are a few of the chemicals created from productions funded by the army?
plutonium, strontium, cesium, carbon-14, and radioactive iodine
https://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/fact-sheets/critical-issues/4734-environment-and-nuclear-weapons#:~:text=Contaminants%20from%20nuclear%20weapons%20production,widely%20dispersed%20throughout%20the%20world.
What is one of the particulates excreted from stone-cutting and mortar mixing?
Silica Dust
How can the military become more sustainable?
electric-powered equipment and vehicles