In an attempt to address climate change, the Biden administration is set to upgrade federal buildings. Roughly $1 billion will be allocated for the project.
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Federal Buildings To Be Upgraded By Biden Administration
Last Tuesday, the U.S. General Services Administration announced that they are currently planning to utilize the roughly $1 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act to upgrade buildings that would suffice the energy and electricity needs of the country. This is all part of the Biden administration‘s Federal Sustainability Plan to address climate change and generate energy jobs of around 5,000 each year.
Robin Carnahan, the current administrator of the GSA, stated that through the Biden administration’s plan to address climate change, the federal buildings to be upgraded are soon to be next-generation models of clean energy production and the generation of energy jobs nationwide. According to the press release by the GSA, around 20% of their federal buildings will be affected by the plan.
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Biden Administration’s Larger Goal
One of the plan’s significant projects would be the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The said project is set to have a budget of $13.5 million. The funds will mostly focus on the installation of heat pumps and LED lights amounting to 57,000. By installing them, it is believed that they would reduce the energy use of the building by 40%.
Biden’s administration aims to decrease the emissions from federal buildings for the next decade by around 50%. The reduction is part of the administration’s larger goal, which is to accomplish net-zero emissions by the year 2045.
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