LEED & Sustainable Construction Resources
Access a comprehensive collection of educational resources from Green Badger, including guides, webinars, templates, and eBooks, to help general contractors navigate and document LEED construction credits.
The Ultimate Guide to LEED Construction Credits for General Contractors
The most comprehensive educational resource for general contractors, filled with practical guidance on how to achieve LEED construction credits.
Upcoming Live Webinars
Platform Updates: Office Hours
Walkthrough and Office Hours Thursday, October 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM EDT Attend the session(opens in new tab) After a decade of empowering project teams with industry-leading sustainability software, Green Badger is rolling out a…
Platform Updates: Office Hours
Walkthrough and Office Hours Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM EDT Attend the session(opens in new tab) After a decade of empowering project teams with industry-leading sustainability software, Green Badger is rolling out a…
Platform Updates: Office Hours
Walkthrough and Office Hours Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM EDT Attend the session(opens in new tab) After a decade of empowering project teams with industry-leading sustainability software, Green Badger is rolling out a…
2026 October LEED Construction User Group Webinar
Wed, October 28, 2026 | 2:00 PM EDT Live Webinar: Monthly LEED Construction User Group Attend this free live session Join our expert-led live webinar! Stop Guessing LEED. Get Clear Answers from Experts. WHY THIS…
Templates
LEED v5 Submittal Cover Sheet
Green Badger’s free LEED v5 Materials Submittal Coversheet simplifies project documentation by organizing all key product and sustainability information needed for LEED v5 compliance in one place.
Indoor Air Quality Management Plan | LEED v5 Template
Use the plan template as a framework to fill out and to determine whether you are on course to meet the requirements for the credit.
Construction Waste Management Plan | LEED v5 Template
Use the plan template as a framework to fill out and to determine whether you are on course to meet the requirements for the credit.
LEED Credit Cheat Sheets
Low-Emitting Materials ID+C | LEED v5 Cheat Sheet
Access recommendations for which categories to track to earn the LEED v5 ID+C Low-Emitting Materials credit.
Low-Emitting Materials BD+C | LEED v5 Cheat Sheet
Access recommendations for which categories to track to earn the LEED v5 BD+C Low-Emitting Materials credit.
Construction & Demolition Waste Diversion | LEED v5 Cheat Sheet
Access recommendations for which categories to track to earn the LEED v5 Construction & Demolition Waste Diversion credit.
Ebooks
Guide to EPD and MIR: Options 1 & 2
The general contractor gets a generic spec that says “Obtain EPDs where available,” but no strategy/guidance of where to look, or a spec that calls for a product with an HPD but it costs 20% more. That’s where this guide comes in. It’s a starting point for where to most easily and readily find products that meet the requirements for EPDs and MIR.
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.
On-Demand Webinars
August 2026 LEED Construction User Group
Rewatch the LEED Construction User Group to get your LEED questions answered and find solutions to your construction challenges.
Innovation in Construction Waste Management – Practices That Make a Difference
Learn how top GCs use onsite waste strategies, digital ESG tools, and LEED principles to turn project waste into cost savings and carbon reduction.
April 2026 LEED Construction User Group
Rewatch the LEED Construction User Group to get your LEED questions answered and find solutions to your construction challenges.
Green Badger Blog
Embodied Carbon Has Left the Building — and Landed in Your Contract
by Lauren Richardson Sustainability Manager at Green Badger For a long time, embodied carbon was something everyone agreed was important, but almost nobody had to deal with it. It lived in conference keynotes and pilot credits. That’s over. Embodied carbon is now a prerequisite in LEED v5 and a mandatory requirement in California’s building code….
What Is the LEED v5 Closeout Problem, and How Do You Avoid It?
Any general contractor who has gone through LEED certification knows the closeout scramble. The building is almost finished, the punch list is shrinking, and suddenly someone requests documentation. This leads to months of chasing subcontractors for EPDs, searching for hauler tickets, and trying to reconstruct a year’s worth of job site decisions from memory and…
From Resilience Commitment to Project-Level Action
The new AIA Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Pledge challenges architecture firms to make resilience a more consistent part of their practice. LEED v5 helps translate that commitment into project-level requirements, including the required Climate Resilience Assessment. Green Badger’s free Signals tool gives teams a faster way to find relevant location-specific data and begin that…
