Business View Magazine l October 2022

11 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 AMERICAN STRUCTURAL STEEL LEADS THE WAY AS WHITE HOUSE PRIORITIZES LOW-CARBON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS F ederal agencies will prioritize the purchase of key low-carbon construction materials, the White House recently announced, the latest action in its Federal Buy Clean initiative. America’s structural steel industry stands ready to support that mission, and it has already exceeded the Kyoto Protocol’s emission reduction requirements by a factor of seven. “We applaud the Biden administration’s efforts to lower emissions in the construction sector, and we look forward to continued collaboration with the Federal Buy Clean Task Force,” said American Institute of Steel Construction Director of Government Relations and Sustainability Max Puchtel, SE, PE, LEED Green Associate. “As America already leads the world in producing low-embodied-carbon fabricated structural steel and transparently disclosing environmental impacts—all while responsibly complying with environmental and labor regulations—the structural steel industry is uniquely positioned to continue its leadership role and deliver on the administration’s Buy Clean and Buy America priorities.” AISC has worked closely with state governments and the federal task force and provides resources and information about Buy Clean programs on OPENING L INES