EPDs

How Green Badger Supports the AIA Materials Pledge
May 30, 2024

How Green Badger Supports Achieving the AIA Materials Pledge

Architects and designers are essential in promoting sustainable architecture and construction practices. As the issue of climate change becomes more pressing, the decisions made in selecting materials and designing buildings have a significant impact on…

Green Badger Logo - Embodied Carbon Emissions image
March 14, 2024

The Basics of Embodied Carbon

Embodied carbon is one of the hottest topics in the sustainable building industry, and for a good reason. 51% of carbon emissions from construction will be from embodied carbon between 2020 – 2050 (Architecture 2030)….

Environmental Product Declaration Examples
August 17, 2021

Environmental Product Declaration Examples

Environmental product declarations examples showing how they are LEED compliant.

environmental product declaration
August 9, 2021

What is an EPD?

Understanding environmental product declarations: what is an EPD, how do I make sure they are LEED compliant, and how do I find them?

Interior metal studs
August 29, 2019

LEED v4 Compliant Metal Studs with EDPs and HPDs

Interior metal studs help you across all three LEED v4 BPDO credits, are nearly zero waste since they always get recycled, and are non-emitting, so you don’t have to worry about anything in the low-emitting category. How much better could you get?

LEED v4 Compliant Drywall
July 24, 2019

LEED v4 Compliant Drywall with EDPs and HPDs

Drywall and gypsum board are on every construction project in the country, but did you know that they can easily earn you multiple EPDS and HPDs for your LEED projects?

Finding environmental product declarations for LEED v4
July 24, 2019

Finding EPDs for LEED v4 and v4.1

Today, we’re going to take a look at what you need to know about Environmental Product Declarations, or EPDs, to qualify for LEED version 4 and 4.1.

LEED v4 Compliant Paint Products and Manufacturers
April 29, 2019

LEED v4 Compliant Paint Products and Manufacturers

LEED v4 Compliant Paint Products and Manufacturers I see a BPDO Calculator and I Want It Painted Black The first line of the Rolling Stones hit ‘Paint It, Black’ is well known, but the original…

LEED v4 Compliant Doors and Hardware Products with EPDs
March 18, 2019

LEED v4 Compliant Doors and Hardware Products with EPDs

The easiest entrance into EPDs for your LEED project may be your doors and hardware submittal.

LEED v4.1 Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1
March 11, 2019

LEED v4.1 Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1

EPD Option 1 doesn’t appear to change much, and since this credit was readily achievable in LEED v4.0, may be a good thing.