White House 'Buy Clean' effort to boost buys of green construction materials

The White House on Thursday announced federally funded projects will prioritize the purchase of low-emission construction materials as part of the administration’s new “Buy Clean” initiative, a move it says will encourage the development of green construction materials and create manufacturing jobs. A prominent manufacturing group, however, is calling on the administration to ensure the Buy Clean initiative also prioritizes the purchasing of U.S.-made goods. The White House in February announced the Buy Clean Task Force , which it said...