U.S. General Services Administration
GSA allocates $6.3 million for low-embodied carbon materials funded by the Inflation Reduction Act for the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in St. Albans, Vermont
BOSTON – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has allocated $6,377,000 for low-embodied carbon materials for exterior and HVAC upgrades at the Federal Building and Courthouse in St. Albans, Vermont.
Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, the project is one of more than 150 low-embodied carbon projects that GSA announced today.
With an Inflation Reduction Act investment of approximately $6 million, the St. Albans Envelope and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Repair Project seeks to incorporate low-embodied carbon concrete, glass and steel to repair and replace the facade with high-performance, energy efficient envelope and window systems. In addition, the project also seeks to reduce building energy consumption for lighting and HVAC systems using emerging technologies, and to extend the life of this building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Inflation Reduction Act includes $3.4 billion for GSA to further market research and development of low-embodied carbon materials, and to build more sustainable and cost-efficient high-performance facilities. GSA’s Inflation Reduction Act projects will implement new technologies and accelerate GSA’s efforts in achieving a net-zero emissions Federal building portfolio by 2045. Through these investments, GSA estimates that it could reduce carbon
emissions by over 2.3 million metric tons in operational greenhouse gas emissions. That is the equivalent of taking about 500,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles off the road for one year.
The Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in St. Albans is a Colonial Revival building constructed in 1937-38. The building is stylistically and programmatically related to other Federal structures associated with the expansion of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Customs Service in northern Vermont following the improvement of highway links across the Canadian border in the 1930s.
“The Inflation Reduction Act gives us an opportunity to incorporate sustainable construction materials into our mission to maintain the Federal buildings in our portfolio,” Francis Thomas, Regional Administrator for the New England, Northeast and Caribbean Regions, said. “This project will not only create local jobs in the community but also allow us to take another step towards leveraging sustainable materials in our maintenance efforts.”
For more information about GSA’s Inflation Reduction Act projects, visit Inflation Reduction Act.
About GSA:
GSA provides centralized procurement and shared services for the Federal government, managing a nationwide real estate portfolio of nearly 370 million rentable square feet, overseeing about $87 billion in products and services via Federal contracts, and delivering technology services that serve millions of people across dozens of Federal agencies. GSA’s mission is to deliver the best customer experience and value in real estate, acquisition, and
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