Reminder: Register for Webinars on Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Construction Materials and Products

Don’t forget to register for EPA’s March and April webinars on new programs focused on lower carbon construction materials. These are the first opportunities for the public to provide input on the new programs, which were made possible by a $350 million investment from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

In January, EPA issued a request for information and announced the first opportunities for public input on establishing new grant and technical assistance programs, as well as a carbon labeling program for construction materials with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions.

EPA will hold three public engagement webinars to solicit feedback from experts and stakeholders, including institutional buyers, developers, builders, manufacturers, and representatives from states, Tribal Nations, non-profit organizations, trade associations, and others.

• March 2, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Construction Materials Prioritization and Environmental Data Improvement– This webinar will ask for feedback on how to prioritize construction materials and products and how to improve data on embodied greenhouse gas emissions through measurement, standardization, transparency and reporting criteria. Register here.
• March 22, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Grants and Technical Assistance for Environmental Product Declarations– This webinar will ask for feedback on new grant and technical assistance programs to help businesses calculate and report the greenhouse gas emissions data for construction materials and products through Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Register here.
• April 19, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Carbon Labeling– This webinar will ask for feedback on how EPA could develop a carbon labeling program for construction materials and products with substantially lower embodied greenhouse gas emissions. Register here.

EPA is also accepting public comments on the questions outlined in the request for information at docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0924 on www.regulations.gov until May 1, 2023. EPA will use the public input received during the webinars and in writing to guide the development and implementation of its programs.

https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-programs-fight-climate-change-reducing-embodied/node/280083.