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
LEED Construction Readiness Assessment
LEED Construction Readiness Assessment Share your LEED scorecard, and we’ll tell you exactly which LEED points you can realistically achieve before you spend months documenting them. The report will review 2 Prerequisites and 6 Credits…
Guide to AIA Materials Pledge Reporting
Ebook Download The Complete Guide to AIA Materials Pledge Reporting A practical, step-by-step workflow for managing AIA Materials Pledge documentation with Green Badger. Learn more about the AIA Materials Pledge functionality in Green Badger. Download…
Concrete Submittal for a LEED Project eBook
This eBook shows how concrete materials and related products can earn LEED credits and guides contractors through documentation like EPDs, recycled content, and VOC compliance. It also offers tools, templates, and brand references to simplify LEED submittals.
On-Demand Webinars
Real-world Strategies to Earn EPD Option 2 and MIR Option 2 for LEED v4.1
Green Badger’s tips, tricks, and strategies for achieving EPD and MIR Option 2 in LEED v4 and v4.1 presented in a one-hour webinar.
Monthly LEED Construction User Group: February 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 User Group: January 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.
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…
