The Impact of Federal Buy Clean Requirements on the Concrete Industry

Most concrete producers find the task of creating Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to be confusing, costly, and time-consuming. But with the new federal procurement requirements in the United States prioritizing the purchase of low carbon construction materials, EPDs are quickly becoming a must-have for all concrete mixes.

As of January 1, 2023, the United States federal purchasing agencies are required to obtain EPDs for concrete building materials used on federal projects. Combined with the growing demand from the AEC community for ways to measure embodied carbon, the use of ‘Buy Clean’ procurement principles by federal agencies will likely create pressure on states and the private sector to follow suit with similar EPD requirements.

So what does this mean for concrete producers?

Watch this webinar to learn about the implications of the Buy Clean Executive Order and hear what some concrete producers are doing to get ahead of the curve on EPDs.

You'll learn:

• What the Buy Clean Executive Order is and what it means to the concrete industry
• What isn’t being communicated about this Executive Order that you need to know
• Ways to create EPDs in an efficient and cost-effective way
• What concrete producers can do now to get ahead of it