The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. will get retrofitted with heat pumps, new LED bulbs and a water-saving system. Image: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffThe GSA has said it will use some $975 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to upgrade federal buildings nationwide as part of the Biden administration’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions from federal buildings by 2045.
“The Inflation Reduction Act funds will impact about 40 million square feet – about 20 percent – of GSA’s federal buildings portfolio and expand the agency’s sustainable building portfolio to 134 million square feet. Through these projects, 28 buildings will achieve net zero emissions and 100 more buildings will become all-electric (in addition to the approximately 200 that are already all-electric).
“GSA plans to: leverage private sector funds through performance contracts such as energy savings performance contracts and utility energy savings contracts; make direct investments in building retrofits to maximize greenhouse gas reductions as well as energy and water savings; and expand building technology innovation programs such as the green proving ground and applied innovation learning lab programs as well as electric vehicle infrastructure,” it said.
It gave as an example upgrades to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., one of the largest federal building complexes, including the installation of heat pumps as the primary heating source, replacing light bulbs with LED bulbs and a water-saving system.
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