The Environmental Protection Agency has published details of a new label program aimed at increasing the amount and quality of more sustainable U.S.-made construction materials in the marketplace. It supports the agency’s new $160 million grant initiative to spearhead new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The labels will add a formal definition of what constitutes “clean” construction materials in support also of the Biden Administration’s Federal Buy Clean Initiative, which was first formed in February of 2022.
Specifically, the EPA says the program will "prioritize steel, glass, asphalt, and concrete, as there are significant opportunities to reduce climate pollution from these materials, and they represent the vast majority of construction materials and products that government agencies purchase with federal funds."
An associated list of supporting documents, including EPD development guidelines, is available here.
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Colorado has a Buy Clean requirement for all state projects with costs over $500k.
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