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Greenbuild 2023 in Washington, DC

Expert Series

(ES03) Expert Series: Powering the Green Building Future: Unveiling Key Opportunities and Policies of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – An Expert Federal Perspective

Friday, September 29, 2023

9:45am – 10:45am US EDT

Location: Room 207A

Earn 1 CE Credit(s)

It’s been just over one year since the historic Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law. Its programs, as well as those under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, are gradually coming to life, creating unprecedented opportunities for the green building community. This is your chance to hear directly from the federal agencies implementing the new programs that our poised to reshape the green building sector. In this roundtable, we’ll ask the pressing questions about what we can expect in the near future as federal guidance continues to roll out, and hear the administration’s vision for how these new policies can successfully work together to accelerate the transition to a green economy. With representatives from the EPA, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and the General Services Administration (GSA), we’ll cover the latest on IRA tax incentives, grant and rebate programs, federal green building activities, and exciting new green financing tools such as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize primary programs supporting green buildings under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Understand how these federal programs can be used by both private-sector companies and public or nonprofit entities to drive green building investment.
Identify important resources for taking advantage of policies and programs supporting green building.
Understand the key challenges and obstacles for taking advantage of implementing federal policy that effectively drives green building activity.

Presenter(s)

Nina Albert

Commissioner, Public Buildings Service
U.S. General Services Administration
Seth Hanlon

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax and Climate Policy
Department of the Treasury
Kathleen Hogan, PhD

Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Infrastructure
Department of Energy
Theodore Toon, MA (he/him/his)

Senior Advisor for Building Decarbonization and Finance
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, District of Columbia

Moderator(s)

Ben Evans

Federal Legislative Director
U.S. Green Building Council
Washington, District of Columbia