U.S. General Services Administration
GSA makes sustainable investments at U.S. Courthouse Annex in London, Kentucky
Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
ATLANTA – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a contract that includes approximately $355,000 in Inflation Reduction Act funds to Achuti, a Native American owned, small disadvantaged business based out of Raleigh, North Carolina for repairs at the U.S. Courthouse Annex in London, Kentucky. This award highlights GSA’s commitment to promoting opportunities for small and socially/economically disadvantaged entities.
The funding for the improvements–made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda–will be used for low-embodied concrete that has fewer greenhouse gas emissions associated with its production.
This project includes replacing lights in front of the Annex building, repairing rain gutter drainage pipes beneath the concrete, refinishing metal handrails and drainage grates, accessibility improvements, and replacing all sidewalks in front of the building using low-embodied carbon concrete.
“The investment in this courthouse is an example of how we’re making strategic investments in critical facilities across the region,” said Jeff Smith, Regional Commissioner for GSA’s Southeast Sunbelt Region. “The project will use sustainable building materials to replace and repair existing sidewalks and improve safety, while investing in small businesses.”
The U.S. Courthouse Annex in London is one of more than 150 low-embodied carbon material projects that GSA announced in November 2023. The project is expected to be completed by summer 2025.
The announcement furthers the Biden-Harris Administration’s Federal Buy Clean Initiative, under which the federal government is, for the first time, prioritizing the purchase of low-embodied carbon asphalt, concrete, glass and steel that have lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions associated with their production, use and disposal. These investments aim to expand America’s industrial capacity for manufacturing goods and materials of the future, help address the climate crisis, and create good-paying jobs for American workers.
The Inflation Reduction Act includes nearly $3.4 billion for GSA to build, modernize, and maintain more sustainable and cost-efficient high-performance facilities. This funding includes $2.15 billion specifically for low-embodied carbon construction materials. GSA’s Inflation Reduction Act projects will implement new technologies and accelerate GSA’s efforts toward achieving a net-zero emissions federal building portfolio by 2045. Through these investments, GSA estimates a total greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 2.3 million metric tons, the same amount that 500,000 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles produce each year.
This project is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, focused on growing the American economy from the bottom up and the middle-out – from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to creating a manufacturing and innovation boom, to building a clean-energy economy that will combat climate change and make our communities more resilient.
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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 $100 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 technology services to the government and the American people. For more information, visit www.gsa.gov or join the conversation on social media @US_GSAR4.