The U.S. General Services Administration, with the U.S. Energy Dept., will this year invest another $30 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to boost sustainability of federal buildings through evaluation of 20 novel technologies, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan told the American Institute of Architects Conference on Architecture last week.
The Green Proving Ground (GPG) program, which weighs emerging and sustainable technologies in real-world settings, is one small part of implementing President Joe Biden’s goal to have the 350 million sq ft of federal buildings at net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, said Carnahan at the event, held June 8-10 in San Francisco.