The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold three public webinars and accept written feedback on new programs to lower greenhouse gas emissions in construction materials and products.
A $350 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act will help establish “new grant and technical assistance programs and a carbon labeling program for construction materials” with lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, a Jan. 19 news release said.
“The Inflation Reduction Act represents a historic commitment to build a new clean energy economy, powered by American workers and manufacturers in partnership with states, Tribes, communities and organizations,” Jennie Romer, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention deputy assistant administrator for pollution prevention, said in the release. “These actions will immediately influence federal procurement, drive significant emissions reductions over the next decade and lay the groundwork for long-term decarbonization of manufacturing sectors.”
The Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Construction Materials Prioritization and Environmental Data Improvement webinar will take place 2-3:30 p.m. EST March 2, according to the release. Registration is online.
People can register for the Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Grants and Technical Assistance for Environmental Product Declarations webinar, set for 2-3:30 p.m. EST March 22, the release reported. Online registrations are also available for Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Carbon Labeling, scheduled for 2-3:30 p.m. EST April 19.
“We’re eager to engage with stakeholders and experts to spur the development and adoption of more environmentally preferable construction materials necessary to build the infrastructure of the future,” Romer said in the release.
