The Alphabet Soup of Sustainable Construction
When researching sustainability in construction, there are a lot of acronyms that can be confusing to anyone new to the field. This blog is your guide to the 15 most common terms related to sustainability…
Switching from LEED Version 4.0 to Version 4.1
Project teams can switch from LEED v4.0 to v4.1 on a credit by credit basis. Here are Green Badgers tips and recommendations for how to do so.
Flooring Adhesives for LEED v4 Low Emitting Materials
Highlighting construction flooring adhesives that will help you earn the LEED v4/v4.1 low-emitting materials credit.
Join Green Badger’s New LEED Construction User Group
Green Badger is bringing together players in the green construction industry to connect on sustainability best practices with a LEED construction user group.
LEED v4/v4.1 Compliant Plumbing Adhesives and Sealants
Highlighting construction plumbing adhesives and sealants that will help you earn LEED v4/v4.1 low-emitting materials credits.
What are Declare Labels?
Declare labels are another form of material ingredient reporting that are growing in popularity. Learn more about Declare and how it complies with LEED.
Understanding Cradle to Cradle Certification
Understanding Cradle to Cradle Certified Products® is basic knowledge that you should have if you’re working on a LEED project
The Growth of ESG and Sustainable, Impact Investing
Impact investing has exploded over the past few years with investors putting a lot more money into ESG funds.
Growing Importance of ESG Reporting in the Construction Industry
ESG reporting data has become a standard in commercial real estate, and is now being driven into construction and development related activities.
LEED QAQC: Invest in the QA to streamline the QC
Being more effective and strategic with LEED quality assurance plans will result in more effective documentation submittals.
Setting up for Successful LEED Submission to GBCI
Keep your GBCI LEED reviewers happy during your LEED submission with these six strategies presented by Lauren Rochell at CMPBS.
Consistency is Key for LEED Online Submission to GBCI
Let’s assume that our LEED Reviewers are happy in the first place and keep them happy with consistency, consistency, consistency! The problem is, the dates aren’t always going to be consistent so we need to explain our process to our LEED Reviewers.
How to Keep Your LEED Reviewers Happy
Nothing dampens the mood like 20 pages of comments on your LEED certification review. Making sure your LEED documentation for submission to the GBCI meets all the proper requirements will keep your reviewers happy and can increase credit achievement rates.