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EPA Announces Over $1.3M to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction
Materials Across Missouri
Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support the
renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon
materials
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
EPA Announces Over $1.3M to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction
Materials Across Missouri
Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support the
renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon
materials
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LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 16, 2024) – Today, July 16, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Holcim U.S. Inc. in
Missouri, to receive $1,371,814 in grants to support efforts to report and
reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA
estimates that the construction materials used in buildings and other built
infrastructure account for over 15% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions.
Billions of tons of concrete, asphalt, steel, glass, and other construction
materials and products are required to build, maintain, and operate our
country’s buildings and infrastructure. The U.S. leads the world in the
production of clean construction materials, and these transformative awards
from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act – the largest climate
investment in history – will reduce climate pollution by helping businesses
measure the carbon emissions associated with extracting, transporting, and
manufacturing their products.
The grants will support the Biden-Harris administration’s Federal Buy Clean
Initiative, which leverages the U.S. government’s sway as the largest
purchaser on Earth to catalyze demand for clean construction materials used in
federal buildings, highways, and infrastructure projects. The grants will be
awarded to businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations serving all
50 states, and will help disclose the environmental impacts associated with
manufacturing concrete, asphalt, glass, steel, wood, and other materials.
In the U.S., Holcim is the largest cement manufacturer and top five producer
of aggregates and ready-mix concrete, with approximately 7,000 employees.
Holcim’s Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Accelerator Project will
increase the transparency of data on environmental emissions associated with
the production of construction materials; generate robust EPDs with a
diversity of manufacturers from across the U.S.; and drive market demand for
lower carbon construction materials. These projects represent the three
construction materials in Holcim’s portfolio: cement, asphalt, and
ultra-high-performance concrete.
“As America continues to build more and upgrade our nation’s
infrastructure under President Biden’s leadership, cleaner construction
materials like concrete and steel are increasingly essential for the
nation’s prosperity,” said EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe. “These
historic investments will expand market access for a new generation of more
climate-friendly construction materials, and further grow American jobs that
are paving the way to the clean energy economy.”  
“We commend Holcim for their work in advancing sustainable practices to
reduce carbon emissions here in the Heartland and across our nation,” said
EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister. “Their innovative approach,
supported by this grant, advances climate-friendly practices and
sustainability in one of our nation’s most important industries.”
The grants will help businesses develop robust, high-quality EPDs, which show
environmental impacts across the life of a product and can catalyze more
sustainable purchasing decisions by allowing buyers to compare. Investments in
data and tools will make high-quality EPDs available for 14 material
categories, which include both new and salvaged or reused materials. These
efforts will help standardize and expand the market for construction products
with lower greenhouse gas emissions. They will make it easier for federal,
state, and local governments and other institutional buyers to ensure that the
construction projects they fund use more climate-friendly products and
materials.
EPA is also announcing expanded technical assistance opportunities to
businesses, the federal government, and other organizations across America.
EPA will initially offer EPD development support and direct businesses to
resources to help them measure and reduce the embodied carbon associated with
their materials, such as those provided by the ENERGY STAR Industrial program.
Federal agencies and their suppliers will be able to compare the climate
impact of various materials to drive near-term greenhouse gas emissions
reductions. Robust EPD data will be further strengthened by a new labeling
program under development that will identify low-carbon construction materials
for the growing Buy Clean marketplace.
Together, the grants and technical assistance programs will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and support American jobs. These programs are made possible by
the Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which
creates significant investments aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
associated with the extraction, transport, and manufacturing of construction
materials and products. The Inflation Reduction Act also provides over $2
billion to the General Services Administration to use low embodied carbon
materials in the construction and renovation of federal buildings, and $2
billion to the Federal Highway Administration to incentivize or reimburse the
use of low embodied carbon construction materials in certain transportation
projects.
Selections are contingent upon completion of legal and administrative
requirements and grantees are tentatively expected to receive their funding in
late summer.
Learn more about EPA’s Grant Program for Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gases
in Construction Materials and Products.
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