U.S. General Services Administration
GSA allocates $11 million for low-embodied carbon materials funded by the Inflation Reduction Act for the Appraiser’s Building in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has allocated $11 million for low-embodied carbon materials for facade repairs on the historic Appraiser’s Building in San Francisco.
Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, the project is one of more than 150 low-embodied carbon projects that GSA announced on November 6, 2023.
With a critical investment of $11 million, the Appraiser’s Building Facade Repair Project seeks to address a leaking steel and glass curtain wall on the second through fourth stories on the east side of the building. The reconstruction project will replicate the historic profiles of the deteriorated curtain wall, prevent water leakage and incorporate features to improve overall energy-efficiency. The new construction will use low-embodied carbon steel and glazing to maintain historic character while meeting resilience and sustainability goals.’
The project marks another step toward achieving President Biden’s federal sustainability goals, including a net zero emissions federal building portfolio by 2045, and net zero emissions procurement by 2050, while supporting good American manufacturing jobs.
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 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 Inflation Reduction Act gives us an opportunity to incorporate sustainable construction materials into our mission to maintain the federal buildings in our portfolio,” said Sukhee Kang, GSA’s Pacific Rim Regional Administrator. “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.
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