{"id":11735,"date":"2024-03-20T10:47:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acmanet.org\/?p=11735"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:07:42","slug":"composites-sustainability-acma-insider-march-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acmanet.org\/composites-sustainability-acma-insider-march-21-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Composites Sustainability – ACMA Insider – March 21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In\u00a0comments<\/a>\u00a0filed with the Biden Administration\u2019s proposed labeling program ACMA argues that a proposed green labeling initiative for construction materials will fall short of its goals by limiting the types of materials covered.\u00a0ACMA argued the most significant emission reductions will often be achieved by considering, during the design phase of a project, the full lifecycle emissions associated with functionally equivalent alternative products such as steel and composite rebar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACMA also believes the proposed program will inappropriately pick winners and losers and distort the market for construction materials, increasing prices and introducing supply uncertainty, and shift the market to larger companies better able to comply with EPA\u2019s administrative requirements for participation in the labeling program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n