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

Keeping track of the operational and embodied carbon-emissions of a business used to be seen as a bit of a sustainability novelty.

Suppliers are beginning to offer concrete and cement products with reduced carbon content, but roadblocks remain in the way of widespread market penetration.

As construction strives to meet emissions standards, a persistent obstacle is the carbon-intensive process that produces cement. But the emergence of low-carbon solutions to help change the calculus of cement’s creation seems to have hit a tipping point. 

What to do about natural gas will be one of the biggest challenges facing a new state-appointed commission on decarbonizing the building sector in the Bay State.