Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CMCM staff The Environmental Protection Agency has opened a three-month window to apply for grants under the Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products program. With up to $100 million in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding, the program will support a) businesses Read more…
Sources: CalPortland Co., Las Vegas; CMCM staff Timely equipment maintenance or cost-saving improvements, coupled with responses to “treasure hunts” during which team members identified power saving opportunities, enabled CalPortland Redding, Calif. and Rillito, Ariz. cement plants to earn Environmental Protection Agency 2023 Energy Star Certification. Energy Star indicates ranking within 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: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CMCM staff The Environmental Protection Agency’s just-published Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks cites 5.586 billion metric tons (mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions for 2021, a 6 percent increase over the prior year. EPA assigns CO2e metrics by UN Intergovernmental Panel Read more…
Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CMCM staff The Environmental Protection Agency’s just-published Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks cites 5.586 billion metric tons (mt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions for 2021, a 6 percent increase over the prior year. EPA assigns CO2e metrics by UN Intergovernmental Panel Read more…
Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CMCM staff The Environmental Protection Agency will host three webinars to gather public and private construction stakeholder perspectives on procurement policy tied to carbon dioxide emissions accounting and reporting methods for specified materials or products: • Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Construction Materials Prioritization and Environmental Read more…