Inspiring Companies to Go Green on Earth Day 2024
On this Earth Day, we want to encourage companies to reduce their environmental impact and inspire others to do the same. You have the power to implement easy actions that support sustainability in your work…
Finding EPDs for LEED v4 and v4.1
Today, we’re going to take a look at what you need to know about Environmental Product Declarations, or EPDs, to qualify for LEED version 4 and 4.1.
Interview with Dave Hubka & Jing Hong, Rivion
Green Badger features green building sustainability experts, Dave Hubka and Jing Hong from Rivion.
LEED v4 Compliant Flooring Products with EPDs
Green Badger has written on a bunch of LEED product categories that have multiple options to help you earn EPDs and HPDs, but no category has been as chock-full of manufacturers and products as the flooring category.
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.
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
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
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
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
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…
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
The easiest entrance into EPDs for your LEED project may be your doors and hardware submittal.
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.
