Embodied Carbon Intergovernmental Coordinating Council (ECICC)

Pursuant to S.L. c. 239, §§ 4B-4F the Embodied Carbon Intergovernmental Coordinating Council (ECICC) is charged with reviewing research and preparing recommendations surrounding the use of low embodied carbon building materials.

The council is set to prepare an embodied carbon reduction plan, which will include strategies to measure, monitor, and reduce embodied carbon in commonly used building materials, with particular attention to cement and concrete mixtures, steel, glass, asphalt and asphalt mixtures and wood. The plan will be issued by January 1, 2026.

Council Members

The ECICC is comprised of a range of members representing state government agencies, as well as experts in the field of building construction and embodied carbon. The council is co-chaired by the Commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenace (DCAMM) and the Climate Chief. The Governor appoints five members of the council, and the rest are dictated by legislation.

Co-Chairs

• Melissa Hoffer, Climate Chief
• Adam Baacke, Commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenace (DCAMM) 

Members

• Greg Abbe, Representing the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
• Colton Andrews, Representative of the building trades
• Senator Michael Barret, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
• Nicole Bilbo, Representing the Executive Office of Transportation
• Luciana Burdi, Representing the Massachusetts Port Authority 
• Wayne Capolupo, Representing the Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader
• Beverly Craig, Representing the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
• Katherine Eshel, Representing the General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
• John Fernández, licensed architect with expertise in using low embodied carbon materials of construction
• Mark Fine, Representing the Executive Office of Administration and Finance
• Eric Friedman, Representing the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
• Michael Gryniuk, structural engineer who shall be a licensed professional engineer with expertise in using low-embodied carbon materials of construction
• David Hart, Representing the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
• Sarah Kalish, Representing the Executive Office of Economic Development
• Patrick Kenny, Representing the Board of Building Regulations and Standards
• Caroline Murray, General contractor
• Jenny Raitt, Executive director of a regional planning agency
• John Tzimorangas, Representing House Minority Leader