NOVEMBER 7, 2023 04:37 PM ET

The General Services Administration is committing $2 billion in funding for a series of construction projects using lower-carbon materials, officials said Monday.

In a post on the agency’s website, GSA officials said they would deploy funding from the Inflation Reduction Act towards more than 150 projects around the nation, using low-carbon asphalt, concrete, glass and steel.

The move is part of the Biden administration’s Buy Clean Initiative, which aims to have the federal government use its purchasing power and procure lower carbon materials to reduce the emissions generated from its construction projects.

“By incorporating clean construction materials in more than 150 projects across the country, we’re helping create good-paying jobs in the clean manufacturing industries of the future and sending a clear signal that the homegrown market for these sustainable products is here to stay,” said GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan, in a statement.

The agency’s planned construction projects will leverage “low-embodied carbon” materials, which have less climate impact from their manufacturing process, pledging $384 million for LEC asphalt, $767 million for LEC concrete, $464 million for LEC glass and $388 million for LEC steel.

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