Most LEED issues do not appear during construction; they emerge at the end, when a missing CDPH certificate, an unverified composite wood letter, or a paper inspection log is found during the GBCI review. At that point, you can no longer obtain the evidence you need from day one. The LEED Construction Readiness Assessment by…
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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…
By Kristin Brubaker Head of Sustainable Construction Services At 6:04 a.m. on a Tuesday, the first concrete truck of the day rolls through a jobsite gate. That one truck carries about 10 cubic yards of concrete and, along with it, roughly 2 to 4 tons of carbon dioxide that were released before the truck ever…
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 under the LEED v4 and v4.1 Building Design and Construction (BD+C) standards: Prerequisites (Required) SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention MRp2:…
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by Lauren Richardson Sustainability Manager at Green Badger A lot of what you already know about LEED v4 and v4.1 still applies. But LEED v5 is the most significant update to the rating system in over a decade, and there are some genuinely new things you need to wrap your head around before your next…
Cheat Sheet Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore Access recommendations for which categories to track to earn the LEED v5 Construction & Demolition Waste Diversion credit for BD+C. Keep this cheat sheet handy for all your LEED projects! Download the Cheat Sheet
If you’ve been rushing to meet the June 30, 2026, deadline for registering projects under LEED v4 or v4.1, there’s good news: you can now relax a bit. LEED v5 is now available for registration, and USGBC still recommends it for new projects, but they’ve extended the registration period by a year, now closing on…
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 MATTERS NOW LEED construction requirements continue to evolve, and many project teams are left trying to interpret credits, documentation, and…
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 MATTERS NOW LEED construction requirements continue to evolve, and many project teams are left trying to interpret credits, documentation, and…
