Green Badger LEED & Sustainable Construction Resources
The Ultimate Guide to LEED v4 and v4.1 Construction Credits for General Contractors
The most comprehensive educational resource for general contractors, filled with practical guidance on how to achieve LEED construction credits.
It's essential for project teams to opt into LEED v4.1 for all the BPDO credits and for Low Emitting Materials. It may or may not be useful for Construction Waste Management, and won’t make a difference for Construction Activity Pollution prevention or Indoor air quality management.
Ebooks
The LEED Product Guide
A framework of the product categories with the broadest number of manufacturers and product lines with EPDs, HPDs, Cradle to Cradle certifications, Declare labels. Along with anything else you need to earn LEED materials credits for Environmental Product Declarations, Option 1 & Material Ingredient Reporting, Option 1.
LEED v4.1 BioBased Product Guide – January 2024 Update
Biobased products meet one of the Leadership Extraction Practices requirements for Sourcing of Raw Materials under LEED v4.1. Green Badger has compiled a list of Biobased products to help guide you in your LEED journey.
EPD and MIR Option 2 Product Guide – January 2024 Update
There aren’t currently a lot of products that comply with Materials and Resources Option 2 optimization requirements. That’s why we release EPD and MIR Option 2 product updates to keep your teams in the loop when new products hit the market.
The General Contractor’s Roadmap for ESG Implementation eBook
This roadmap will equip General Contractors with the essential tools and strategies needed to become more profitable, attract and retain talent, and become a market leader through ESG.
IEQc4: Indoor Air Quality Assessment
In this ebook, we give you best practices and strategies to earn IEQc4 Indoor Air Quality Assessment in LEED v4 and v4.1.
IEQc3: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan
In this ebook, we give you best practices and strategies to earn IEQc3 Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan in LEED v4 and v4.1.
The Essential Guide to Achieving LEED v4 and v4.1 BPDO Credits
Download the BPDO Guide to get expert advice and strategies for achieving all of the LEED v4 and v4.1 construction materials credits.
IEQc2: Low Emitting Materials
In this ebook, Green Badger gives you best practices and strategies to earn IEQc2: Low Emitting Materials in LEED v4 and v4.1.
MRc4 Option 2: Material Ingredient Optimization
In this ebook, Green Badger gives you best practices and strategies to earn MRc4 Option 2: Material Ingredient Optimization in LEED v4 and v4.1.
MRc4 Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting
In this eBook, Green Badger gives you the best practices and strategies to earn the MRc4 Option 1: Material Ingredient Reporting in LEED v4 and v4.1.
MRc3: Sourcing of Raw Materials
In this eBook, Green Badger gives you the best practices and strategies to earn the MRc3 Sourcing of Raw Materials in LEED v4 and v4.1.
MRc2 Option 2: Multi-Attribute Optimization
In this eBook, Green Badger gives you the best practices and strategies to earn the MRc2 Option 2 credit for Multi-Attribute Optimization in LEED v4 and v4.1.
Upcoming Webinars
Specifications & Submittals
This session will focus on the importance of specification content in Division 1 as well as other technical sections, and how the requirements outlined can be improved from standard industry templates commonly used as starting points for projects. It will additionally include the transition from the design documents to the construction team, and final implementation in the submittal process.
On-Demand Webinars
How to save 200 hours annually managing LEED projects
Did you know that project teams sacrifice an average of 400 hours on LEED annually? Join us for an upcoming webinar where you’ll learn how to streamline your LEED construction administration, so you can give your team back hours and ensure your projects do not come up short.
LEED Construction Pilot Credits
Want to earn LEED construction pilot credits, but don’t know where to start? Our panel of LEED experts will give you tips to earn these credits.
Introduction to Embodied Carbon and the EC3 Calculator Webinar
Green Badger is partnering with Building Transparency for this free, educational webinar on embodied carbon and the EC3 calculator.
September LEED Construction User Group
Connect with Green Badger the last Wednesday in September to discuss increased software functionality, updates to LEED requirements, and get answers to your LEED construction questions.
Monthly LEED Construction User Group: August 2022
Connect with Green Badger the last Wednesday in August to discuss increased software functionality, updates to LEED requirements, and get answers to your LEED construction questions.
Monthly LEED Construction User Group: June 2022
Connect with Green Badger the last Wednesday of every month to discuss increased software functionality, updates to LEED requirements, and get answers to your LEED construction questions.
Monthly LEED Construction User Group: April 2022
Connect with Green Badger the last Wednesday of every month to discuss increased software functionality, updates to LEED requirements, and get answers to your LEED construction questions.
LEED Construction from Specification to Installation
Successful LEED construction documentation starts well before submittals start rolling in. Proper planning and clear specifications set the construction team up for success once subcontractors are on board and product data starts to appear.
The 30 Most Popular Products to Earn v4.1 BPDO Credits: Updated
This session will provide a roadmap for project teams to create their own pathways towards nailing the BPDO credits. Project teams can be overwhelmed by choices, and spend hundreds of hours researching products and compliance opportunities. Attendees will come away with a proven package of products to jumpstart their path to earning these LEED credits.
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Templates
Construction Waste Management Template Download
Template Download Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore Having a good construction waste management plan is the first step towards earning MRc5 Construction Waste Management in LEED v4.1. First of all, it is required for the…
Indoor Air Quality Template Download
Developing and implementing an indoor air quality (IAQ) management plan for the construction and preoccupancy phases of the building is required to earn the IEQc3 credit – and this template is a great place to start!
LEED v4.1 Submittal Cover Sheet
There is no industry standard for LEED submittal cover sheets. You can create your own, see if anyone on your project team has a standard template – or you can download our free submittal cover sheet template for submitting your LEED v4.1 product data.
Flush Out Kit
During construction, various materials and processes can introduce airborne pollutants such as dust, particulates, and off-gassing from building materials. Implementing flushing out procedures during this phase helps to mitigate the accumulation of these pollutants, ensuring that the indoor environment remains healthier and more comfortable for both construction workers and future occupants.
ESG Metrics Worksheet
Benchmarking is a critical part of implementing ESG in your organization, because you need to know where you are before you can determine where you need to go. We’ve all heard the phrase, “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” and that is absolutely the case when it comes to ESG.
General Contractor Submittal Example
To make your construction business shine, you gotta know what these submittals are, why they matter, the basics of a good template, what goes into them, and how to make the whole process easier.
LEED Credit Cheat Sheets
LEED Low Emitting Materials Cheat Sheet
Access the Low Emitting Cheat Sheet with Green Badger's recommendations for which categories to track to earn the LEED v4/v4.1 Low Emitting Materials credit.
LEED Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Cheat Sheet
This is the only LEED construction-related prerequisite. You have to achieve this or your project cannot earn certification; it's required on all LEED projects.
LEED Construction Waste Management Plan Cheat Sheet
Access the cheat sheet to see Green Badger's recommendations for how to earn the LEED v4/v4.1 Construction Waste Management credit.
LEED Indoor Air Quality Management Cheat Sheet
Access the Indoor Air Quality Management Cheat Sheet with Green Badger's recommendations for which categories to track to earn this LEED v4/v4.1 credit.
LEED Indoor Air Quality Assessment Cheat Sheet
Access the cheat sheet for Green Badger's recommendations for which path to take for earning IEQc4 Indoor Air Quality Assessment for LEED v4.1.
Green Badger Blog
Specification and Submittals – The Keys to Project Success
Project specifications are a pretty important piece of the project documents, and are critical to ensuring sustainability goals will be met. Unfortunately, there are way too many generic specifications that don’t set up the project team for success. And that’s what they are supposed to do, right? Specifications don’t have to be generic – where…
Green Badger’s 2023 Annual Sustainability Report
2023 was a busy year for Green Badger – we launched our full ESG platform, spoke at events across the country, produced some great educational resources including the General Contractors Roadmap to ESG implementation as well as a number of product guides, cheat sheets and templates to help our project teams and the entire green…
The Basics of Embodied Carbon
Embodied carbon is one of the hottest topics in the sustainable building industry, and for a good reason. 51% of carbon emissions from construction will be from embodied carbon between 2020 – 2050 (Architecture 2030). Reducing embodied carbon emissions is going to be a key strategy for sustainability in the building industry. Embodied Carbon, Explained…
This Badger Packs a Byte
People in construction are busy. If I pop onto a jobsite, I don’t see too many people twiddling their fingers (though if you’re using Green Badger already to manage LEED, you’ve definitely got a bit of extra time in the day!). While I’m super proud of all the awesome FREE resources we provide the industry,…
Sourcing of Raw Materials-Biobased Materials & FSC Wood
Earning LEED points toward the Sourcing of Raw Materials credit is a hard credit for most teams to earn. There are five ways to achieve contributions and Green Badger finds it’s best to use the entire menu of options to reach at least 15% of total materials costs to earn 1 point, or at least…
Sustainability compliance has never been this easy.
Learn more about how you can eliminate the headache of LEED paperwork and streamline construction ESG tracking. Schedule a personal demonstration with one of our LEED gurus to see the impact Green Badger can have on your green building compliance.