About Energy and Water Management
How Energy & Water Management Supports NASA’s Mission
Energy and water are critical resources for NASA’s mission success – every NASA facility, from flight simulators and wind tunnels to mission control centers and launch pads, requires both energy and water to operate. Any constraint on these resources, such as availability, reliability, or cost, poses a potential risk to the Agency in accomplishing our mission.
EMD minimizes that risk to mission by leading planning for energy and water affordability and sustainability. We collaborate across NASA’s Office of Strategic Infrastructure, with the environmental and facilities management of NASA Centers and sites, and with Federal and industry partners to plan, develop, and implement projects and initiatives to ensure
- energy and water resource supplies are adequate for current and future missions;
- the mission has reliable and resilient access to affordable energy and water supplies; and
- our facilities are constructed and operated as efficiently as possible to minimize our energy and water requirements.
Core Values
In achieving our energy and water management objectives, EMD strives to be
- Inclusive – engaging all of NASA’s workforce in efficiently using energy and water resources in their work.
- Collaborative – including all relevant stakeholders and working together to achieve NASA’s energy and water management vision.
- Strategic – ensuring our approach aligns with the NASA mission by our integrating energy and water management planning with facilities planning at the Agency and Center level.
- Smart – leveraging the right data at the right time to make informed decisions.
- Innovative – using the right tools to achieve the best outcome.
- Accountable – being transparent in our planning and execution and responsible for results.
- Always Improving – continually striving to better achieve our energy and water management objectives.
