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GSA Announces Meeting of Green Building Advisory Committee on November 2, 2023 and Meetings of Federal Decarbonization Task Group from October 2023 through February 2024

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings announced a public meeting of the Green Building Advisory Committee on November 2, 2023 to address the following agenda items, among others: (1) unspecified recommendations from the Federal Building Decarbonization Task Group and the Green Leasing Task Group; (2) a discussion on potential topics for the Green Building Advisory Committee; and (3) a period for public comments. The Green Building Advisory Committee provides advice to GSA on how to rapidly transform federal buildings to utilize sustainable green technologies and practices. The Advisory Committee focuses primarily on reviewing strategic plans, products, and activities of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings and provides advice regarding how the Office can accomplish its mission most effectively. 

The notice also includes an announcement of a series of meetings of the Federal Building Decarbonization Task Group on consecutive Mondays from October 16, 2023 to October 30, 2023 and alternative Mondays from November 13, 2023 through February 26, 2024. The Federal Building Decarbonization Task Group will work to develop recommendations for the full Green Building Advisory Committee to propose to GSA focused on federal building decarbonization strategies.

The meeting of the Green Building Advisory Committee will be held on November 2, 2023 from 10am to 4pm ET and will be available to the public as follows: (1) in-person at GSA Headquarters, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405; and (2) virtually. Those interested in participating in the meeting must register by email to gbac@gsa.gov by 12pm ET on October 30, 2023 including first and last name, organization and email address, and any interest in providing public comment. Requests to observe any of the Federal Building Decarbonization Task Group meetings must be submitted by email to gbac@gsa.gov by 5 p.m. ET on the Monday before the meeting in question.

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