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The funds are the second major tranche of funding from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program.

The funding is part of DOE's efforts to reduce buildings-sector energy use and costs, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy and resilience megaprojects starting and planned in New York and New Jersey pose big logistical challenges but will generate economic and quality of life benefits, said public and private industry experts at Sept. 15 ENR forum in New York City.

Green building revenue jumped in 2022 with more projects seeking third-party sustainability certifications. Federal spending and new carbon-cutting standards helped advance climate-friendly design, but Top 100 Green Design and Contracting firms say greater isn’t always greener when it comes to environmental impact.

Veteran structural engineer Don Davies has donned an owner-developer's hat to demonstrate how to drastically reduce embodied carbon in buildings.

Five projects awarded for Excellence in Safety and Excellence in Sustainability

The agency picked 273 projects to share in the grants, which are not generally greater than $50 million.

Regulation 28 applies to about 8,000 buildings, but some already meet the energy use requirements.

U.S. General Services Administration announces Custom House project as a "showcase" for sustainable retrofits.

The Green Cement Technology Tracker currently includes only cement producers' carbon-capture projects.