Sources: U.S. General Services Administration; CMCM staff The U.S. General Services Administration and Department of Homeland Security will steer nearly $288 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds to make the latter agency’s new headquarters campus buildings models for sustainability, starting with procurement prioritizing low-embodied carbon concrete, steel, and asphalt. The funding Read more…
Sources: Federal Highway Administration; CMCM staff Federal Highway Administration Sustainable Pavements Program team members are engaging with representatives of the 40 state departments of transportation implementing Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Sustainable Project Delivery. The initiative is part of the 2023-2024 round of Every Day Counts, an FHWA program launched Read more…
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; Climate Group, London; CMCM staff Climate policy stakeholders will join North American and global cement executives at Climate Week New York City to review how carbon capture technology, alternative fuel and raw material adoption, and government regulations or incentives are helping the industry’s quest Read more…
Sources: Centigrade, San Francisco; CMCM staff A climate-focused technology provider presents its new open data platform as “providing the fundamental data quality, availability, and transparency required for a liquid, fair, and efficient carbon market.” Centigrade has launched with backing from RMI, Colorado-based climate policy advocate, and Ripple, a San Francisco Read more…
Sources: United Nations, Geneva; CMCM staff United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Global Cement and Concrete Association Annual Conference by video message, assuring attendees “You are fundamental to building a better world [and] were one of the first global industries to set a pathway to net zero by 2050,” Read more…
Sources: American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff Former American Society of Concrete Contractors Executive Director Bev Garnant, HACI, and Technical Director Bruce Suprenant, FACI, P.E., have been retained to develop and manage the group’s recently formed Sustainability Committee. “This initiative has two purposes,” says Garnant. “The first Read more…
Sources: U.S. General Services Administration; CMCM staff The U.S. General Services Administration has commenced a six-month procurement pilot to test Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) submittal requirements for asphalt, concrete, glass and steel specified in 11 Inflation Reduction Act-backed building or paving projects. The pilot will generate insights into regional market Read more…
Sources: White House Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Federal Chief Sustainability Officer; CM2 staff The White House-proposed “Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule” outlines greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements for companies performing construction or other services for federal projects, facilities and agencies. “Major” contractors, or those booking more Read more…
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy; CP staff
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) new “Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap” identifies key pathways—Energy Efficiency; Industrial Electrification; Low Carbon Fuels; Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage—to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in Cement, Iron & Steel, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Refining and other manufacturing sectors that collectively account for 30 percent of the United States’ annual CO2 load.
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