September 25, 2025

Understanding A1-5 Carbon Emissions

Your Complete Guide to Construction Stage Emissions If you’re new to the world of sustainability and construction, you might be wondering what A1-5 carbon emissions are and why they matter. Simply put, carbon emissions are…

Categories

LEED v4.1 Construction Waste Management
June 16, 2019

LEED v4.1 Construction Waste Management

This is part five in Green Badger’s series of deep dives into the changes for LEED v4.1 and how they may affect project teams moving forward. In this post, we cover changes to construction waste management.

May 29, 2019

Interview with Jonathan Weiss & Emily Reese Moody, Jacobs

Green Badger features green building sustainability experts, Jonathan Weiss & Emily Reese Moody at Jacobs.

LEED v4.1 Low Emitting Materials
May 28, 2019

LEED v4.1 Low Emitting Materials

This is part four in Green Badger’s series of deep dives into the changes for LEED v4.1 and how they may affect project teams moving forward.

LEED v4 Compliant Insulation Products
May 24, 2019

LEED v4 Compliant Insulation Products

Every building has insulation (in the US anyway). Fiberglass, cellulose, spray applied – for thermal, sound and mechanical, you’re building is bound to have multiple applications, and that can heat up (and keep warm) your EPD and Ingredient reporting count.

LEED v4.1 Sourcing of Raw Materials and Material Ingredient Reporting
April 29, 2019

LEED v4.1 Sourcing of Raw Materials and Material Ingredient Reporting

This is Part 3 in Green Badger’s series of deep dives into the changes for LEED v4.1 and how they may affect project teams.

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…

Vandita Mudgal Sustainability LEED AP
April 23, 2019

Interview with Vandita Mudgal, Hensel Phelps

Green Badger features green building sustainability expert Vandita Mudgal at Hensel Phelps.

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.

Introducing the LEED v4.1 Update
February 14, 2019

Introducing the LEED v4.1 Update

USGBC recently released a long overdue update to LEED version 4, aptly titled LEED v4.1 (though maybe we all have very high hopes up for v4.20?) and it has some pretty beneficial changes for project teams.

LEED v4 Compliant Fireproofing Products
January 10, 2019

LEED v4 Compliant Fireproofing Products

Highlighting fireproofing products that will help you earn LEED v4 low-emitting and materials credits.

LEED v4 Compliant Duct Mastic
February 28, 2018

LEED v4 Compliant Duct Mastic

Highlighting duct mastic that will help you earn LEED v4 low-emitting materials credits.