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.
This session focuses 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.
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…
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…
Having completed construction in the fall of 2022 and gone through the LEED certification review process to earn Silver LEED Certification, Carbice’s new facility in the Lee + White building in Atlanta, GA is a testament to the power of collaboration to achieve sustainability goals during a challenging historical moment. As an interior fit-out project…
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,…
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…
There are five distinct avenues for achieving contributions towards the Sourcing of Raw Materials credit for LEED. This credit poses a significant challenge for most LEED project teams–reaching at least 15% of total materials costs for one point or at least 30% to receive two points–but Green Badger is here to help. This can be…
Contractors COMMITMENT Green Badger’s ESG Portal – Current Alignment with the Contractor’s Commitment Green Badger’s ESG portal has everything you need to track and report your progress towards the Contractor’s Commitment. See the Platform Live Download Our Contractor’s Commitment Alignment Document Green Badger is your comprehensive solution, designed to empower project teams of all experience…
Learn how you can slash time spent on LEED documentation by 65%. Sign up for a live 15-minute demo and 14-day trial to see how Green Badger can automate your LEED documentation by allowing you to: Make OAC meetings a breeze with real-time LEED credit progress Track vital LEED project activity without Excel spreadsheets Auto-populate…
The Construction ESG platform built for real estate construction and development activities. Sign up for a 15-minute live demo to learn how Green Badger’s construction ESG software can automate project and corporate reporting requirements. Track the metrics that matter to you including carbon, energy, water, waste, M/WBE, wellness and more Track progress toward sustainability targets…
Developing a proven method for implementing the LEED documentation process returns immeasurable value in time and effort saved and a greater peace of mind during the entire project. Green Badger supported a talented and well-organized project team on a major renovation for Arizona State University and these are 10 Best Practices the team used to…
