The U.S. General Services Administration announced it is distributing $301.4 million to its first group of federal building renovation projects under the federal Climate Act—with the aim of upgrading the facilities to make them more energy efficient and increase their use of low embodied-carbon materials.
The agency estimates that the initial group of eight projects would help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 120,000 metric tons and trim energy costs by $35 million over 20 years.