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This section deals with the carbon footprint of components of structures and infrastructure, including green design, green buildings, green infrastructure, and assessment tools.

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Sustainability

New York State Issues Buy Clean Concrete Guidelines for State Projects

The program takes a gradual approach to lowering embodied carbon in the material
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Nadine M. Post
September 24, 2023
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Rules are designed to reduce the sizable carbon footprint of the ubiquitous construction material.


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EPA to Award $4.6B for Climate Pollution Reduction Projects

Funds will go to jurisdictions with plans that would have most impact
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Pam McFarland
September 21, 2023
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The funds are the second major tranche of funding from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program.


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Codes and Standards

DOE Offers $400M to Support State Energy Codes for Commercial Buildings

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James Leggate
September 19, 2023
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The funding is part of DOE's efforts to reduce buildings-sector energy use and costs, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.


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NY-NJ Industry Leaders See Reward, Risk in Transformational Infrastructure

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Corinne Grinapol
September 19, 2023
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Energy and resilience megaprojects starting and planned in New York and New Jersey pose big logistical challenges but will generate economic and quality of life benefits, said public and private industry experts at Sept. 15 ENR forum in New York City.



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ENR 2023 Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors: A Green Market Growth Spurt

As federal incentives propel more projects, could growing industry collaboration weed out deep-rooted embodied carbon issues?
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Emell D. Adolphus
Jonathan Keller
Jonathan Keller
September 13, 2023
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Green building revenue jumped in 2022 with more projects seeking third-party sustainability certifications. Federal spending and new carbon-cutting standards helped advance climate-friendly design, but Top 100 Green Design and Contracting firms say greater isn’t always greener when it comes to environmental impact.


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Seattle's Living Laboratory Tests Novel Low-Carbon Building Materials

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September 13, 2023
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Veteran structural engineer Don Davies has donned an owner-developer's hat to demonstrate how to drastically reduce embodied carbon in buildings.


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ENR Mountain States Names Excellence in Safety and Sustainability Winners

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September 5, 2023
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Five projects awarded for Excellence in Safety and Excellence in Sustainability


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FEMA Awards $2.4B in Infrastructure Resilience Grants

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Tom Ichniowski
August 29, 2023
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The agency picked 273 projects to share in the grants, which are not generally greater than $50 million.



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Colorado Adopts Its First Building Energy Performance Standard

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August 22, 2023
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Regulation 28 applies to about 8,000 buildings, but some already meet the energy use requirements.


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Manhattan's Landmark US Custom House Getting Greener-Material Repairs

Federal building using $11 million from Inflation Reduction Act
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Nadine M. Post
August 15, 2023
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U.S. General Services Administration announces Custom House project as a "showcase" for sustainable retrofits.


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