New Homeland Security Headquarters Gets Sustainability Plan (1)

The Biden administration on Thursday will unveil $288 million in new spending to turn the Department of Homeland Security’s new headquarters in Washington, D.C., into a showcase for its green construction agenda.

It’s the latest high-profile project the White House is undertaking, part of a sweeping effort to cut emissions from its massive building portfolio while also sending a signal to the private sector that they should do the same.

“This is an opportunity for the government to lead by example,” Robin Carnahan, administrator of the General Services Administration, told Bloomberg Law. “If you can do it in a national ...