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State agencies must consider the emissions performance of suppliers when procuring steel, flat glass, and mineral wool insulation for state infrastructure projects.

The state must achieve a 40% reduction in cement emissions by 2035, and net-zero by 2045, relative to 2019 levels.

CARB must also develop a framework for measuring and reducing the embodied carbon of building construction materials, primarily at the materials production stage, and can utilize an embodied carbon trading system as a potential path to achieve the required GHG reductions.

Public construction projects must meet environmental criteria for the use of seven common construction materials, such as cement, glass, and steel.

Colorado also has a sales and use tax exemption for low-emission building materials, including green concrete, recycled steel and composite wood products. Construction materials with low embodied carbon eligible for the state’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing program and Industrial Clean Energy Tax Credit.

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Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon.

Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon.

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Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon.

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Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon.

Buy clean requirements mandate or incentivize the use of low-carbon construction materials, such as concrete and steel, in public projects to address embodied carbon.

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By January 1, 2026, the Department of General Services (DGS), in consultation with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), must establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential (GWP) for each category of cement or concrete mixture used in the construction of an eligible project. Beginning July 1, 2026, state agencies must specify the cement or concrete mixture that will be used in construction projects, and requires contractors to submit environmental product declarations before installing any cement or concrete mixture.

The Embodied Carbon Intergovernmental Coordinating Council must prepare an “embodied carbon reduction plan,” including strategies to measure, monitor and reduce embodied carbon, by January 1, 2026.

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The Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force is responsible for examining the implementation of a program requiring vendors of the state to measure, report, and limit the lifecycle greenhouse gas impact of certain construction materials.

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Concrete mixes with Global Warming Units (GWUs) below a threshold established by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection are eligible for tax credits up to 8% of the cost of the contract.

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The Office of General Services established guidelines for the procurement of low embodied carbon concrete and requires the state to set an emissions standard for concrete used in public works.

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State regulators must conduct life cycle assessments for select construction and maintenance materials used for public infrastructure projects.

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The state has funded the creation of a database to track building materials purchased for state-funded infrastructure projects and two large Buy Clean and Buy Fair pilot projects.

State contractors must report on large construction projects, including suppliers’ declarations on environmental, health, and working conditions for covered products, such as concrete, steel, and engineered wood. The Department of Commerce must convene a working group to recommend policies to increase production and use of low-carbon construction materials.

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