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 Webinars
2026 August LEED Construction User Group Webinar
Wed, August 26, 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…
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
The 30 Most Popular Products to Earn v4.1 BPDO Credits
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.
Nailing Your LEED Submittals: Expert Advice from Start to Finish
There are a number of pain-points in the LEED documentation process, but one of the most painful is often the LEED Submittal process. In this webinar, three expert sustainability panelists share their insights and best practices to make the LEED submittal process as effective and efficient as possible.
The Essential Playbook to Managing LEED Construction
Access this on-demand webinar where Green Badger CEO and LEED Fellow, Tommy Linstroth, walks you through all of the construction credits you’ll need to handle if you’re tasked with managing a LEED project.
Green Badger Blog
Takeaways from BE+Tech: Waste Data, Material Reuse, and Embodied Carbon in Construction
By Kristin BrubakerHead of Sustainable Construction Services Most green building events are built around long panels and slow build-ups. The BE+ Tech Forum is not. Built Environment Plus held its Tech Forum in Boston on Thursday, August 6, and the format moved fast: three rooms running at once, roughly fifteen lightning talks per room, five…
Advancing Construction Decarbonization 2026: Data Is the New Jobsite Material
by Lauren Breckenridge, LEED AP Sustainability Associate at Green Badger This year’s Advancing Construction Decarbonization conference had one theme running underneath nearly every session, whether the topic was Scope 3 reporting, LEED v5, or waste diversion: decarbonization only works if you can prove it. Teams have ambitious targets, but the numbers to back them up are…
How to Manage LEED v5 BD+C Documentation Without Rebuilding Everything From Scratch
by Wiley Gross Sustainability Associate at Green Badger How to Manage LEED v5 BD+C Documentation Without Rebuilding Everything From Scratch Every time USGBC releases a new version of LEED, the same question comes up on kickoff calls: are we starting from zero? New credits, a new reference guide, new terminology. It’s tempting to assume every…
