Policy Lead, Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials / Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, District of Columbia
Alison has focused her 20+-year career on leveraging private sector innovation and billions in federal spending to support cleaner and greener supply chains for all. She co-founded two influential networks within EPA—the Green Building Workgroup and the Sustainable Products Network—which bring together policy and technical staff to advance comprehensive, market-based approaches to furthering EPA’s mission. Alison represents EPA in collaborations with the USGBC (member of LEED MR TAG), Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, Cradle to Cradle Product Innovations Institute, the UN Sustainable Public Procurement Program, ASTM, NSF, and UL, among others. Alison is now focused on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's low embodied carbon materials provisions which will drive significant emissions reductions over the next decade while also laying the groundwork for long-term decarbonization of key manufacturing sectors.
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(H07) How the US Federal Government is Leading on Addressing Embodied Emissions in Buildings
Thursday, September 28, 2023
2:00pm – 3:00pm US EDT