May 20, 2025

Make the Most of Your Time at the 2025 AIA Conference

The AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2025 (AIA25) is the largest event of its kind, bringing together architects, design professionals, engineers, contractors, and emerging professionals from across the industry. Held June 4–7 at the…

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ec3 calculator and embodied carbon
November 1, 2022

EC3 Calculator and Embodied Carbon of Materials

The EC3 Calculator is a great resource for construction project teams to start diving into the embodied carbon of materials.

green badger podcast interviews
October 12, 2022

Listen while you work: Podcast Interviews with Green Badger

Podcast interviews with Green Badger from multiple green building podcasts that you can listen to on your way to work!

indoor air quality filters
September 30, 2022

LEED Indoor Air Quality Inspection Checklist

Indoor air quality inspections continue to be a challenge for project teams, so Green Badger has put together this Indoor Air Quality Inspection Checklist.

epd and mir option 2 compliant products
September 1, 2022

Search by LEED BPDO Option 2 Compliance in Green Badger’s Product Database

Green Badger users can now search by LEED BPDO Option 2 compliance in our product database to see which products comply to earn each credit.

supplier diversity mwbe traicking esg
August 29, 2022

Construction ESG Reporting for Supplier Diversity (MWBE) and Social Metrics

The growing importance of ESG in construction means learning how to translate metrics like MWBE on every project, not just the few that require it.

diamond vogel leed compliant paint
August 16, 2022

LEED v4/v4.1 Compliant Paints: Diamond Vogel

Having trouble finding primers? Here’s another manufacturer for you to use! The goal of this post is to highlight paint products from Diamond Vogel that will help you earn the low-emitting materials credit in LEED v4/v4.1.

Real-world strategies for earning EPD and MIR Option 2
August 7, 2022

Real-world strategies for earning EPD and MIR Option 2’s in LEED v4.1

At Green Badger, we work with hundreds of LEED project teams to review their LEED scorecards, provide quarterly project reviews, or even provide LEED consulting services. This allows us to keep tabs on which products actually comply with the EPD and MIR Option 2 credits so that teams can earn these points.

how to read a leed scorecard
June 23, 2022

How To Read a LEED Scorecard

If you’re working on your first LEED project and need some guidance on how to read a LEED scorecard, Green Badger has you covered.

LEED v4/v4.1 Compliant Paints: PPG Edition
May 9, 2022

LEED v4/v4.1 Compliant Paints: PPG Edition

Highlighting paint products from PPG that will help you earn LEED v4 low-emitting and BPDO credits.

Construction ESG Tracking With Green Badger
May 3, 2022

Construction ESG Tracking With Green Badger

Green Badger is now working to solve the emerging challenge of ESG tracking for GC’s. Here are a sample of construction ESG metrics we see tracked on the jobsite.

construction waste
April 28, 2022

How to Create a Construction Waste Management Plan for LEED

LEED project teams can achieve 2 points for construction waste management with proper planning and communication. However, all projects must first develop and implement a construction and demolition waste management plan to achieve any points.

LEED BPDO Option 2 Credits
April 18, 2022

How to Collaborate with your Architect to Earn LEED BPDO Option 2 Credits

The problem with the LEED BPDO Option 2 Credits is that, while they can be achieved, your team really needs to specify which products are going to be used from the beginning of the project in order to achieve them.