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Save Hours on Material Verification with Material Library Software
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services A material library helps design and construction teams research building products, vet them against sustainability criteria, and save the approved products for reuse on future projects. Green…
Green Badger is headed to New York, and we’re proud to be a Greenbuild 2026 sponsor!
Join us at the Javits Center October 20–23, and visit Booth 1218 during the Expo, October 21–22. Bring your toughest sustainability challenge. We’ll help you explore practical ways to spend less time chasing documentation and…
Solving Embodied Carbon Compliance: Turning LEED v5 Embodied Carbon Hurdles into Competitive Advantages
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services LEED v5 embodied carbon requirements are now a prerequisite, so every LEED v5 project must measure the carbon in its materials before certifying. Teams that handle this…
Bring Your Toughest Sustainability Workflow to Greenbuild
Visit Green Badger at Booth 1218 to explore a simpler way to manage LEED, materials and construction sustainability, from one project to your entire portfolio. Greenbuild offers an opportunity to see where green building is…
What Is the LEED v5 Closeout Problem, and How Do You Avoid It?
Any general contractor who has gone through LEED certification knows the closeout scramble. The building is almost finished, the punch list is shrinking, and suddenly someone requests documentation. This leads to months of chasing subcontractors…
From Resilience Commitment to Project-Level Action
The new AIA Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Pledge challenges architecture firms to make resilience a more consistent part of their practice. LEED v5 helps translate that commitment into project-level requirements, including the required Climate…
Meet Site Signal and Water Signal: Two Free Tools to Make LEED v5 Planning Easier
LEED v5, the newest version of the LEED rating system, introduces new requirements for green building projects, which can mean more data to find, more calculations to perform, and more information for project teams to…
Stop Chasing Submittals: Turnkey LEED Construction Consulting for General Contractors
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services LEED construction consulting is outside expert support that owns the credits earned during the construction phase of certification, so your project team doesn’t have to. A turnkey…
Know Your LEED Points Before You Break Ground
Most LEED issues do not appear during construction; they emerge at the end, when a missing CDPH certificate, an unverified composite wood letter, or a paper inspection log is found during the GBCI review. At…
The Next Era of Green Badger: A Redesigned Platform for Faster, Smarter Sustainability Workflows
After a decade of empowering project teams with industry-leading sustainability software, Green Badger is rolling out a major platform update. Launching in October, the redesigned interface offers a modern look, faster workflows, and an upgraded…
Takeaways from BE+Tech: Waste Data, Material Reuse, and Embodied Carbon in Construction
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services Most green building events are built around long panels and slow build-ups. The BE+ Tech Forum is not. Built Environment Plus held its Tech Forum in Boston…
Advancing Construction Decarbonization 2026: Data Is the New Jobsite Material
by Lauren Breckenridge, LEED AP Sustainability Associate at Green Badger This year’s Advancing Construction Decarbonization conference had one theme running underneath nearly every session, whether the topic was Scope 3 reporting, LEED v5, or waste diversion:…
