The federal government’s central purchaser put out a request on Tuesday to learn more about the availability of low-carbon construction materials that are made in America.
Information gathered from industry will be shared across the federal government and will help create good-paying jobs, said Robin Carnahan, administrator of the General Services Administration.
- The materials GSA is seeking information on include concrete, steel, flat glass, asphalt, aluminum, insulation, roofing materials, gypsum board, and structural engineered wood.
- GSA recently started a new working group that will advise the agency toward buying lower-carbon materials.
- The GSA—the nation’s biggest property owner, with more than ...