GSA Breaks Ground on Expected First Net-Zero Land Port in the Country

On June 27, 2023, GSA and partners broke ground on the southwest gateway for agriculture, the San Luis Land Port of Entry in Arizona. The port is slated to be the first net-zero land port in the country with features like an all-electric design, solar panels, and storage technologies funded by $100 million in IRA funds allocated to GSA for acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions. IRA section 60503 provides $2.15 billion for GSA acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions as compared to estimated industry averages. IRA section 60504 appropriates $975 million to the Federal Buildings Fund for emerging and sustainable technologies.