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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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Green Building Council Ranks Top 10 States By LEED Certification

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January 18, 2023
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The U.S. Green Building Council ranked states based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita in 2022. 


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Spending New Funds Effectively Was Big Theme at TRB Event

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January 16, 2023
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At Transportation Research Board meeting, state DOT officials outlined lofty goals to advance community safety, accessibility and health.


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NYC Prepares to Implement Large Building Emissions Limits

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James Leggate
January 5, 2023
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Local Law 97 will add greenhouse gas emission limits for most New York City buildings larger than 25,000 sq ft starting in 2024.


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$2.3B Louisiana Sediment Diversion Project Gets Corps Okay

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December 27, 2022
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To confront climate change impacts, work is set start this year on the Upper Barataria basin project—which could be the largest U.S. coastal restoration of its kind.


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GSA Allocates $300M to First Batch of Climate Act Projects

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Tom Ichniowski
December 22, 2022
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Largest allocation is $100M for the upgrade and expansion of a border station in Arizona.


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Part Five of a Series | Building a Lower Carbon Future

SE 2050 Is In Quixotic Pursuit of Eliminating Embodied Carbon in Building Structures

Structural engineers are only beginning their quest to halve carbon in new structural systems by 2030 and eradicate it by 2050
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December 21, 2022
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Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is supporting the ambitious SE 2050 Challenge, which states that “all structural engineers shall understand, reduce and ultimately eliminate embodied carbon in their projects by 2050.” 


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Setting Benchmarks for Carbon Reduction of Sustainable Structures Is No Simple Task

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December 21, 2022
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The Structural Engineers 2050 Commitment Program is trying to identify best practices to reduce embodied carbon in building structures.


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Largest US Green Hydrogen Plant Planned for North Texas

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James Leggate
December 8, 2022
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Gas supplier Air Products & Chemicals and utility AES Corp. say $4B facility would have capacity to produce 220 tons of green hydrogen daily.


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Carbon Capture Deployed for Indianapolis Airport Runway Revamp

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December 8, 2022
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A$190-million runway and taxiway reconstruction project at Indianapolis International Airport features the first-ever Federal Aviation Administration-approved use of a carbon capture technology in the pavement.


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Cement Firm Holcim Works Toward Decarbonized Quarries

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December 8, 2022
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Several months into a testing program for autonomous electric haulers at a century-old cement quarry in Switzerland, the multinational aggregates manufacturer seeks new ways to remove carbon emissions from operations.


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