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New Executive Order today on the Clean Energy Economy and Federal Sustainability

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Clark Brockman
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Check out this new executive order. It is broad and includes a lot of items, but of interest to this group, there are some things in here that we pointed towards in our letter back from the beginning of the year, including 24/7 carbon-free electrical energy, a net-zero emissions portfolio by 2045 and net zero emissions from procurement including the promotion of construction materials with lower embodied carbon emissions.

Here's a link to White House Fact Sheet on the order:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/08/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-executive-order-catalyzing-americas-clean-energy-economy-through-federal-sustainability/ 

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Wed, 12/08/2021 - 21:24

Woo hoo! I think we should take this as a win. Thanks Clark et al. Sent from my phone maryannlazarus2@gmail.com 314.805.9332 Any spelling errors I blame on autocorrect
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Kristen Fritsch
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Thu, 12/09/2021 - 14:00

Wow. This is incredible Clark! I have never before read an executive order and been this giddy and excited! Congrats and thank you to all who worked on the letter. Kristen Kristen Fritsch AIA LEED AP BD+C WELL AP Sustainability Coordinator ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS [tel] 617.695.7954 [email] kfritsch@elkus-manfredi.com WFH# 206-356-5296
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Fri, 12/10/2021 - 03:41

Wow that is just what I needed to hear/see Thank you all you wonderful people!
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Fri, 12/10/2021 - 20:31

Adding to Clark's post.  The day after the Executive Order was released, we reached back out to Gina McCarthy and some of the other climate leads at the White House to thank them for the work they had done and noting that we will help spread the word within our industry.  She wrote back almost immediately to thank us for helping them to get the ball rolling so quickly with the letter that so many of you helped draft and then sign.  A great lesson in being proactive with our expertise, passion and enthusiasim for improving sustainability.  So, thank you all who participated.  I'm sure you'll be hearing from us again soon about more opportunties.   (I'm also including a nice summary graphic from Gina McCarthy on some of what this EO entails.)  Chris Hellstern Living Building Challenge Services Director The Miller Hull Partnership 

Fri, 12/10/2021 - 23:00

Chris: thanks for your note. It's terrific to hear that we're making a difference. Just what we needed on a Friday evening! best to all. Mary Ann Mary Ann Lazarus maryannlazarus2@gmail.com mobile: 314.805.9332

Fri, 12/10/2021 - 23:19

Hi all Thanks for sharing, I wanted to share the link but I get an error message when I click on the link to White House Fact Sheet on the order: 404 / Page Not Found We couldn't find that page. Back to home. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks Pablo Pablo La Roche Ph.D. LEED AP BD+C Principal Sustainable Design Lead +1 213 633 1194 Direct |+1 213 631 6203 Cell

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