White House, GSA, and DC Officials discuss Clean Energy Initiatives.

We invited several of our business partners to join us at the Government Summit for this year’s Greenbuild Conference.  With $400 Billion earmarked in the Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy and infrastructure improvements, we were eager to hear from government policy makers at the highest levels.

The discussion included officials from the White House, Government Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), State Department, and local officials from Washington DC.

Acting Now to Create a Better Future – Chat with White House Leaders

After a rousing keynote from the Director of the GSA, the first panel welcomed representatives from the Biden Administration as they discussed policy initiatives for the Inflation Reduction Act.  As the bulk of funding rolls out next year, they detailed the importance of Clean Energy, Green Building, and Sustainability in the fight against climate change.

Speakers:  Peter Templeton, President & CEO of U.S. Green Building Council, Robin Carnahan, the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Heather Clark, Director of Building Emissions at the White house Climate Policy Office, Andrew Mayock, Chief Sustainability Officer, of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Yianice Hernandez, Senior Program Officer at the JPB Foundation, Costa Samaras, Chief Advisor for Clean Energy Transition for the White House Office of Science & Technology.

Energizing Stakeholders in the Transition to Clean, Green Buildings

Speakers:  Rachel Posner Ross, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, U.S. Department of Defense, Tommy Wells, Director, Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs, District of Columbia, Elizabeth Beardsley, Senior Policy Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council, Joe Cafferata, Acting Director of Design and Engineering, U.S. Department of State