Building Reuse and Waste Diversion in the Southeast
by Lauren Richardson Sustainability Manager at Green Badger How LEED v5 Materials Credits connect to the circular economy movement, reshaping the region A circular economy is a system designed to keep materials in use for…
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…
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:…
How to Manage LEED v5 BD+C Documentation Without Rebuilding Everything From Scratch
by Wiley Gross Sustainability Associate at Green Badger How to Manage LEED v5 BD+C Documentation Without Rebuilding Everything From Scratch Every time USGBC releases a new version of LEED, the same question comes up on…
From EPDs to Action: What LEED v5 Embodied Carbon Rules Mean for Your Projects
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services At 6:04 a.m. on a Tuesday, the first concrete truck of the day rolls through a jobsite gate. That one truck carries about 10 cubic yards of…
LEED v5 Credits Explained: What Changed, What Stayed, and What It Means in Practice
by Lauren Richardson Sustainability Manager at Green Badger A lot of what you already know about LEED v4 and v4.1 still applies. But LEED v5 is the most significant update to the rating system in…
Embodied Carbon on Real Projects: What Teams Are Actually Tracking
by Wiley Gross Sustainability Associate at Green Badger Nobody got into project management because they love chasing paperwork. Yet here you are, opening an RFP that asks you to report embodied carbon, a line item…
50,000 SF Is the New 100,000 SF: CALGreen’s Embodied Carbon Threshold Just Caught Up With Your Projects
by Lauren Breckenridge, LEED AP Sustainability Associate at Green Badger Somewhere in California right now, a project engineer on a 55,000-square-foot tilt-up is Googling “what is a GWP limit” three weeks before a submittal deadline. Here’s…
Now Is the Best Time to Prepare for Next Year’s AIA Materials Pledge Report
Every year, many architecture firms approach the AIA Materials Pledge the same way they approach taxes. They know the reporting deadline is coming, but the work doesn’t really begin until reporting season arrives. By then,…
You Have More Time with LEED v4. Here’s How to Make the Most of It.
If you’ve been rushing to meet the June 30, 2026, deadline for registering projects under LEED v4 or v4.1, there’s good news: you can now relax a bit. LEED v5 is now available for registration,…
How to Collect EPDs Without Losing Your Mind
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services If you have ever managed LEED documentation on a construction project, you know the drill. You send out a friendly request for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). You…
Takeaways from USGBC Transformation in Jersey City
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services The green building industry is accelerating, and the conversations happening at green building events right now reflect that urgency. Last night, the USGBC New Jersey chapter hosted…
Building Reuse and Waste Diversion in the Southeast
by Lauren Richardson Sustainability Manager at Green Badger How LEED v5 Materials Credits connect to the circular economy movement, reshaping the region A circular economy is a system designed to keep materials in use for…
