Green Badger LEED & Sustainable Construction Resources
The Ultimate Guide to LEED v4 and v4.1 Construction Credits for General Contractors
The most comprehensive educational resource for general contractors, filled with practical guidance on how to achieve LEED construction credits.
It's essential for project teams to opt into LEED v4.1 for all the BPDO credits and for Low Emitting Materials. It may or may not be useful for Construction Waste Management, and won’t make a difference for Construction Activity Pollution prevention or Indoor air quality management.
Ebooks
Guide to EPD and MIR: Options 1 & 2
The general contractor gets a generic spec that says “Obtain EPDs where available,” but no strategy/guidance of where to look, or a spec that calls for a product with an HPD but it costs 20% more. That’s where this guide comes in. It’s a starting point for where to most easily and readily find products that meet the requirements for EPDs and MIR.
The LEED Product Guide
A framework of the product categories with the broadest number of manufacturers and product lines with EPDs, HPDs, Cradle to Cradle certifications, Declare labels. Along with anything else you need to earn LEED materials credits for Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1 & Material Ingredient Reporting, Option 1.
LEED v4.1 BioBased Product Guide – January 2024 Update
Biobased products meet one of the Leadership Extraction Practices requirements for Sourcing of Raw Materials under LEED v4.1. Green Badger has compiled a list of Biobased products to help guide you in your LEED journey.
EPD and MIR Option 2 Product Guide – January 2024 Update
There aren’t currently a lot of products that comply with Materials and Resources Option 2 optimization requirements. That’s why we release EPD and MIR Option 2 product updates to keep your teams in the loop when new products hit the market.
The General Contractor’s Roadmap for ESG Implementation eBook
This roadmap will equip General Contractors with the essential tools and strategies needed to become more profitable, attract and retain talent, and become a market leader through ESG.
IEQc4: Indoor Air Quality Assessment
In this ebook, we give you best practices and strategies to earn IEQc4 Indoor Air Quality Assessment in LEED v4 and v4.1.
Upcoming Webinars
Platform Updates: Office Hours
Walkthrough and Office Hours Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT Attend the session(opens in new tab) After a decade of empowering project teams with industry-leading sustainability software, Green Badger is rolling out a…
Platform Updates: Office Hours
Walkthrough and Office Hours Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT Attend the session(opens in new tab) After a decade of empowering project teams with industry-leading sustainability software, Green Badger is rolling out a…
2026 October LEED Construction User Group Webinar
Wed, October 28, 2026 | 2:00 PM EDT Live Webinar: Monthly LEED Construction User Group Attend this free live session Join our expert-led live webinar! Stop Guessing LEED. Get Clear Answers from Experts. WHY THIS…
On-Demand Webinars
August 2026 LEED Construction User Group
Rewatch the LEED Construction User Group to get your LEED questions answered and find solutions to your construction challenges.
Innovation in Construction Waste Management – Practices That Make a Difference
Learn how top GCs use onsite waste strategies, digital ESG tools, and LEED principles to turn project waste into cost savings and carbon reduction.
April 2026 LEED Construction User Group
Rewatch the LEED Construction User Group to get your LEED questions answered and find solutions to your construction challenges.
Templates
LEED v5 Submittal Cover Sheet
Green Badger’s free LEED v5 Materials Submittal Coversheet simplifies project documentation by organizing all key product and sustainability information needed for LEED v5 compliance in one place.
Indoor Air Quality Management Plan | LEED v5 Template
Use the plan template as a framework to fill out and to determine whether you are on course to meet the requirements for the credit.
Construction Waste Management Plan | LEED v5 Template
Use the plan template as a framework to fill out and to determine whether you are on course to meet the requirements for the credit.
Material Takeoff Sheet Instructions | LEED v5
INSTRUCTIONS Material Takeoff Sheet Instructions This guide walks you through filling out the Material Takeoff Spreadsheet. Follow three steps to quickly and accurately log your project’s embodied carbon materials.
Material Takeoff Sheet for Embodied Carbon Tracking | LEED v5
TEMPLATE Material Takeoff Sheet for Embodied Carbon Tracking
Construction Waste Management Template Download
Having a good construction waste management plan is the first step towards earning MRc5 Construction Waste Management in LEED v4.1. First of all, it is required for the pre-requisite under MRp2 to have a construction waste management plan.
LEED Credit Cheat Sheets
LEED Low Emitting Materials Cheat Sheet
Access the Low Emitting Cheat Sheet with Green Badger's recommendations for which categories to track to earn the LEED v4/v4.1 Low Emitting Materials credit.
LEED Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Cheat Sheet
This is the only LEED construction-related prerequisite. You have to achieve this or your project cannot earn certification; it's required on all LEED projects.
LEED Construction Waste Management Plan Cheat Sheet
Access the cheat sheet to see Green Badger's recommendations for how to earn the LEED v4/v4.1 Construction Waste Management credit.
LEED Indoor Air Quality Management Cheat Sheet
Access the Indoor Air Quality Management Cheat Sheet with Green Badger's recommendations for which categories to track to earn this LEED v4/v4.1 credit.
LEED Indoor Air Quality Assessment Cheat Sheet
Access the cheat sheet for Green Badger's recommendations for which path to take for earning IEQc4 Indoor Air Quality Assessment for LEED v4.1.
Green Badger Blog
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 that point, you can no longer obtain the evidence you need from day one. The LEED Construction Readiness Assessment by…
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 mid-September, the redesigned interface offers a modern look, faster workflows, and an upgraded user experience without disrupting your existing projects or data. Here is everything you need to know about what is coming,…
Takeaways from BE+Tech: Waste Data, Material Reuse, and Embodied Carbon in Construction
By Kristin BrubakerHead 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 on Thursday, August 6, and the format moved fast: three rooms running at once, roughly fifteen lightning talks per room, five…
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Learn how you can eliminate the headache of LEED paperwork and streamline construction ESG tracking. Schedule a personal demonstration with one of our LEED gurus to see how Green Badger can shave hours off your to-do list and improve your green building compliance.
