The General Services Administration — one of the country’s largest landlords and biggest buyers of materials such as steel and concrete — is now racing to remake its real estate portfolio, from Denver to D.C, actions that could have a significant climate impact.
Julian Santos, an employee at Alpen High Performance Products, works with window materials at the company's factory in Louisville, Colo. an untrained eye, the dozens of buildings in the Denver Federal Center looked unremarkable, even drab. But Carnahan, who leads the General Services Administration, could spot how each structure was a secret weapon in the fight against climate change.
“There’s not a lot of entities that can really move markets. But the federal government is one,” said Ben Evans, federal legislative director at the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council.The GSA’s work is not particularly glamorous. It involves traveling deep into the bowels of buildings to replace hulking, aging machinery with climate-friendly alternatives.
“The association with the Green Proving Ground has provided a lot of credibility,” Alpen chief executive Brad Begin said. “It’s a badge of honor. And we’ve never seen the market move with as much momentum as it has.” “We’re going through a big transition, not just in the United States, but around the world, in how we use energy and how that impacts the climate,” Carnahan said.Carnahan was 12 years old when she realized she wanted to go into public service. It started with a swimming pool.
Mel Carnahan went on to become governor of Missouri, and in 2000, he ran for the U.S. Senate in a hotly contested race. But tragedy struck in the final weeks of the campaign, when he died in a plane crash on his way to a campaign event. He was elected posthumously, and his widow Jean served in the seat for a year until a special election was held.
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