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Even before projects reach the shovel-ready phase, a “business as usual” mindset can stunt sustainability goals, says John Delaney, sustainability director at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners.

Five states are challenging the Bureau of Land Management rule, saying it would hamper development of fossil fuel resources.

Cutting carbon and hardening infrastructure both requires a revolution in how civil engineering is practiced, says veteran engineer and sustainability guru Bill Wallace.

Agencies and government units other than state DOTs can now apply for funds.

GSA expects the project to incorporate low embodied-carbon materials and sustainable building systems.  

New program will support development of more accurate product content rating system to boost agency and contractor purchases of low-carbon construction materials. 

The project's centerpiece, the West Conservatory, is an expressed-steel glasshouse with doubly curved members, little repetition and tight tolerances.

Grantees are working to expand use of environmental product declarations for construction materials.

The state implemented a custom energy conservation code based on the 2021 IECC this year and is in the process of developing a stretch energy code.

The companies will continue to develop systems that use the lifting of large composite blocks and the pumping of water to store potential energy for later power generation.