August 2023 LEED Construction User Group
Recorded Wednesday, August 30th 2:00 PM EDT
Did you miss our August LEED Construction User Group meeting? Good news! You can watch the recording here.
The General Contractor’s Roadmap for ESG Implementation
ONDEMAND WEBINAR
Recorded on Wednesday June 21, 2023 from 2pm to 3pm EDT
ESG is everywhere nowadays. But what does it mean for general contractors and the construction industry? In this highly anticipated webinar, we unveil Green Badger's groundbreaking ESG Implementation Roadmap for General Contractors. Designed to navigate the uncharted waters of ESG in construction, this roadmap equips General Contractors with the essential tools and strategies needed to survive in this new world managing environmental, social, and governance impacts.
Whether your company is a team of 5 or 5,000, this webinar provides valuable insights and practical tips to successfully implement ESG within your organization, gain a competitive edge, attract and retain employees, and unlock the immense benefits that come with embracing ESG.
Meet the Speakers
Join Kristin as she walks you through Green Badger's highly anticipated ESG Implementation Roadmap.
Kristin Brubaker
Education Manager at Green Badger
I have a profound understanding of sustainability in the built environment through my degree in environmental science and previous experience working in the general contractor realm. I am passionate about educating individuals about the environmental impact of construction and helping them to implement sustainability practices efficiently and effectively. I have led multiple corporate responsibility initiatives focused on reducing environmental impact, and earned my LEED AP BD+C in 2021. I'm currently the Customer Acquisition and Education Manager for Green Badger where I focus on ESG (Environmental Social Governance) implementation in the construction industry and supporting our customers on their sustainability journey.
April 2023 LEED Construction User Group
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Recorded Wednesday, April 26th 2:00 PM EDT
Did you miss our April User Group meeting? You can watch the recording here! Check out Green Badger's upcoming meetings section on our Resources page to register for future webinars.
Furniture for a Sustainable Future: Steelcase and LEED Credits
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Recorded on Thursday April 20, 2023 at 1pm EDT
Green Badger and Steelcase’s Global Sustainability Consultant, Eric Doyle, recorded an insightful webinar on how furniture products can be a valuable asset in achieving LEED credits. Gain a deeper understanding of LEED documentation for furniture products and the BIFMA LEVEL certification system from Eric's expertise. Discover how Steelcase products can contribute to meeting your sustainability goals, and the seamless process of working with Steelcase dealers. Learn about Steelcase's commitment to materials transparency and eliminating chemicals of concern.
Elevate your sustainability efforts and achieve LEED credits with Steelcase furniture products!
Meet the Speakers
Green Badger is excited to be hosting this webinar with Steelcase!
Tommy Linstroth
Green Badger Founder & CEO
"I’ve combined my passion for sustainability and the built environment to create Green Badger, an innovative SaaS company that automates green construction compliance. As a LEED Fellow with more than a decade of industry knowledge and experience on over 150 green construction projects, I know that the certification process can be unnecessarily over-complicated. To help construction professionals with this process, I founded Green Badger to provide a comprehensive solution for ensuring LEED compliance as efficiently as possible, because project teams should be focusing on getting green buildings built on time and on budget, not chasing paperwork."
Eric Doyle
Global Sustainability at Steelcase
Eric Doyle has nearly three decades of combined experience in the commercial office interiors and sustainable design/build construction industry. Eric started his professional career at Steelcase in product development and later transitioned to a role as Sustainability Manager for a Design-Build Construction firm. For a dozen years, Eric focused his passion and skillset on the field of environmental sustainability at a consulting firm. Here he navigated various roles, from LEED project reviewer to review team quality manager. As a sustainability consultant, he established and maintained strong client relationships, managed projects and teams, facilitated integrative design meetings, conducted presentations, and collaborated with subcontractors, design teams, and manufacturers. He helped many clients define and achieve sustainability goals for energy, waste, water, and carbon reductions and influenced overall strategic direction. He led a building performance team that focused on improving existing operations through ASHRAE Level I-III energy assessments, systems and envelope commissioning, energy modeling, blower-door testing, and utility/tax incentives. Eric has been intricately involved in over one hundred LEED, WELL, and LBC certification projects totaling over several million square feet from coast to coast.
Subcontractor Training: Tips and Tricks for GCs
ON DEMAND WEBINAR
Recorded on Wednesday, March 29th at 1:00pm EST
Subcontractors play an essential role in the success of LEED construction credits. The Green Badger team discusses best practices General Contractors can use to ensure subcontractors provide clean LEED submittals to avoid the dreaded Revise and Resubmit. The topics covered include best practices for subcontractor training, lessons learned from hundreds of projects, and insights into common stumbling blocks.
If this interests you, check out our Subcontractor Training video which can be used as part of your sub's onboarding process.
Meet the Speakers
Green Badger is excited to be hosting this webinar!
Tommy Linstroth
Green Badger Founder & CEO
"I’ve combined my passion for sustainability and the built environment to create Green Badger, an innovative SaaS company that automates green construction compliance. As a LEED Fellow with more than a decade of industry knowledge and experience on over 150 green construction projects, I know that the certification process can be unnecessarily over-complicated. To help construction professionals with this process, I founded Green Badger to provide a comprehensive solution for ensuring LEED compliance as efficiently as possible, because project teams should be focusing on getting green buildings built on time and on budget, not chasing paperwork."
Lauren Richardson
Sustainability Manager at Green Badger
I have a background in LEED, quality management, training, team facilitation, ISO certification, and 10 years of experience in the design-build industry as a commercial interior designer and project manager. I completed an HBS Online course in Sustainable Business Strategy. I'm currently the Sustainability Manager for Green Badger, which offers cloud-based solutions, training, and consulting for LEED project teams. Keeping "Sustainability Simplified" as Green Badger's motto is what I strive to do through all of my training sessions.
Kristin Brubaker
Customer Acquisition and Education Manager at Green Badger
I have a profound understanding of sustainability in the built environment through my degree in environmental science and previous experience working in the general contractor realm. I am passionate about educating individuals about the environmental impact of construction and helping them to implement sustainability practices efficiently and effectively. I have led multiple corporate responsibility initiatives focused on reducing environmental impact, and earned my LEED AP BD+C in 2021. I'm currently the Customer Acquisition and Education Manager for Green Badger where I focus on ESG (Environmental Social Governance) implementation in the construction industry and supporting our customers on their sustainability journey.
Moving Beyond the LEED Checklist: Measuring ESG Impacts
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Recorded on Wednesday, February 15th at 1 pm EST
LEED buildings are critical to addressing climate change and meeting ESG goals, enhancing resilience, and supporting more equitable communities. However, many projects fall short of meeting such ESG initiatives through a lack of rigor and measurement. Companies, investment funds, and building assets are now increasingly being asked by investors and regulators to back up ESG commitments with real-world measured performance - but how?
Meet the Speakers
Green Badger is excited to be presenting with these awesome sustainable construction experts!
Tommy Linstroth
Founder & CEO
Green Badger
"I’ve combined my passion for sustainability and the built environment to create Green Badger, an innovative SaaS company that automates green construction compliance. As a LEED Fellow with more than a decade of industry knowledge and experience on over 150 green construction projects, I know that the certification process can be unnecessarily over-complicated. To help construction professionals with this process, I founded Green Badger to provide a comprehensive solution for ensuring LEED compliance as efficiently as possible, because project teams should be focusing on getting green buildings built on time and on budget, not chasing paperwork."
Michael Orbank
Sustainability Manager, Northeast Region
STO Building Group
"I believe that everything can be improved on, from time management to resource efficiency, encompassing every industry. For me, I believe that sustainability, green engineering and environmentally conscious construction are the methods in which all future buildings will be made. Approaching green construction projects (LEED, WELL, Passive House, Living Buildings), how they can be managed, and figuring out the best way to achieve project success is a cornerstone of my developing career. I hope to take my experience in the civil and environmental engineering fields, and grow into sustainability and project management roles to better understand how projects can evolve and how best to guide them towards success."
2023 February LEED User Group
upcoming webinar
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 at 2:00 PM EST
Bring all of your LEED questions and headaches to our monthly LEED construction user group on the last Wednesday of every month!
2023 Jan LEED User Group – Webinar
On Demand Webinar
Recorded on Wednesday, January 25th 2023 at 2:00 PM EST
Bring all of your LEED questions and headaches to our monthly LEED construction user group on the last Wednesday of every month!
How to save 200 hours annually managing LEED projects
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Recorded on Wednesday, November 16th at 12 pm EST
Did you know that project teams sacrifice an average of 400 hours on LEED annually? Join us for an upcoming webinar where you’ll learn how to streamline your LEED construction administration, so you can give your team back hours and ensure your projects do not come up short.
Meet the Speakers
Green Badger is excited to be presenting with these awesome sustainable construction experts!
Tommy Linstroth
Founder & CEO
Green Badger
"I’ve combined my passion for sustainability and the built environment to create Green Badger, an innovative SaaS company that automates green construction compliance. As a LEED Fellow with more than a decade of industry knowledge and experience on over 150 green construction projects, I know that the certification process can be unnecessarily over-complicated. To help construction professionals with this process, I founded Green Badger to provide a comprehensive solution for ensuring LEED compliance as efficiently as possible, because project teams should be focusing on getting green buildings built on time and on budget, not chasing paperwork."
Michael Orbank
Sustainability Manager, Northeast Region
STO Building Group
"I believe that everything can be improved on, from time management to resource efficiency, encompassing every industry. For me, I believe that sustainability, green engineering and environmentally conscious construction are the methods in which all future buildings will be made. Approaching green construction projects (LEED, WELL, Passive House, Living Buildings), how they can be managed, and figuring out the best way to achieve project success is a cornerstone of my developing career. I hope to take my experience in the civil and environmental engineering fields, and grow into sustainability and project management roles to better understand how projects can evolve and how best to guide them towards success."
LEED Construction Pilot Credits
UPCOMING WEBINAR
Recorded on Wednesday, October 19th at 2:00pm EST
Looking to tackle some LEED construction pilot credits, but don't know where to start? This webinar is for you! Our expert panelists, Patty Lloyd, Director of Sustainability at Leopardo, and Sara O'Mara, Director of LEED and Environmental Services at Choate Construction will walk through their go-to pilot credits and experiences with them.
During this webinar, you'll learn about LEED construction pilot credits, including:
MRpc131 Circular Products
MRpc103 Integrative Analysis of Building Materials
IPpc90 Social equity within the project team
Meet the Speakers
Green Badger is excited to be presenting with these awesome sustainable construction experts!
Tommy Linstroth
Green Badger Founder & CEO
"I’ve combined my passion for sustainability and the built environment to create Green Badger, an innovative SaaS company that automates green construction compliance. As a LEED Fellow with more than a decade of industry knowledge and experience on over 150 green construction projects, I know that the certification process can be unnecessarily over-complicated. To help construction professionals with this process, I founded Green Badger to provide a comprehensive solution for ensuring LEED compliance as efficiently as possible, because project teams should be focusing on getting green buildings built on time and on budget, not chasing paperwork."
Patty Lloyd
Director of Sustainability at Leopardo
Patty Lloyd is a sustainability advocate with more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry, along with 17+ years of experience coordinating sustainable projects. As a construction professional fluent in sustainability, she provides direction to owners, colleagues, and subcontractors in planning, coordinating, and executing LEED project criteria. She regularly creates LEED scorecards and sustainability plans for Leopardo’s projects seeking LEED certification and excels at exceeding sustainability goals set during the planning phase of a project. As chair of Leopardo’s Beyond Green Committee, Patty works to continually improve sustainability practices and education within the company and on their projects.
Sara O'Mara
Director of LEED and Environmental Services at Choate
Sara O’Mara is a leader in the construction market who has led Choate to the top of the class in sustainable construction in the Southeast. She is a LEED Fellow and held the Constructor of Buildings seat on USGBC’s National Board of Directors as well as USGBC’s Advisory Council. Sara has personally worked on 150 high-performance buildings (17+ million square feet) each of which sought a third-party review for certification through such rating systems as LEED, WELL, Fitwel, and Green Globes. Sara is always looking at new innovative marketplace solutions which can provide owners with healthier building features while delivering maximum return on investment.
Introduction to Embodied Carbon and the EC3 Calculator Webinar
UPCOMING WEBINAR
Wednesday, September 21st at 2:00pm EST
Green Badger is partnering with Building Transparency for this free, educational webinar. This introductory webinar to the EC3 calculator and embodied carbon will show project teams how to get started - what to look for, how to best evaluate low-carbon options, and how to begin evaluating their buildings.
Webinar Outline:
- Introduction
- Intro to EC and EC3
- Embodied carbon 101 + EPDs
- EC3 tool intro - demo
- Designer perspective
- Contractor perspective
- Q&A (15 minutes)
Meet the Speakers
Green Badger is excited to be presenting with these awesome sustainable construction experts!
Tommy Linstroth
Founder & CEO
Green Badger
"I’ve combined my passion for sustainability and the built environment to create Green Badger, an innovative SaaS company that automates green construction compliance. As a LEED Fellow with more than a decade of industry knowledge and experience on over 150 green construction projects, I know that the certification process can be unnecessarily over-complicated. To help construction professionals with this process, I founded Green Badger to provide a comprehensive solution for ensuring LEED compliance as efficiently as possible, because project teams should be focusing on getting green buildings built on time and on budget, not chasing paperwork."
Vaclav Hasik
Data Manager at Building Transparency
Vaclav Hasik is a Program Manager at Building Transparency, a non-profit organization behind the EC3 Tool and Tally. Vaclav works on methodology, data quality, and LCA research supporting both tools. Vaclav was previously a sustainability analyst and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) expert at Urban Fabrick, where he managed projects pursuing LEED certification and helped design teams address embodied carbon through whole-building LCAs. Vaclav also worked as a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was involved in university-wide carbon accounting, sustainability planning, and research on data and methods for LCA of buildings.
Rowan Parris
Sustainability Program Manager at Turner Construction
Rowan Parris is a Sustainability Program Manager at Turner Construction Company, a leading general contractor and green builder serving diverse market segments. She leads Turner's Embodied Carbon program, which supports projects seeking to reduce the use of carbon intensive materials through collaborative processes and highly informed decision-making. Prior to her current role, Rowan worked as an Estimator and leverages that preconstruction experience to proactively bring embodied carbon into the value management conversation.
Jesce Walz
Architect at Perkins&Will
Jesce Walz is an Architectural Designer and Living Design Leader at Perkins&Will. She approaches emissions reduction from a systems perspective, with an interest in carbon-storing, circular, and innovative materials. Jesce completed master’s degrees in both Architecture and Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington, where she began work with the Carbon Leadership Forum. Today at Perkins&Will, she practices research-informed design. co-leads the Firm’s Embodied Carbon assessment efforts and contributes to tools and methodologies to reduce carbon, including Building Transparency’s EC3 tool, tallyCAT, and Open Carbon initiative.
September LEED Construction User Group
upcoming webinar
Recorded on September 28th 2022 at 2:00 PM EST
Bring all of your LEED questions and headaches to our monthly LEED construction user group on the last Wednesday of every month!
