Single Buildings

The Cleaner and Greener® Program offers specialized emissions services for single buildings, including helping buildings pursuing LEED-EB certification to earn a credit and helping any building to achieve Cleaner and Greener® Single Building Certification.

 

Participation in the Cleaner and Greener® Program involves using our calculation workbook to determine your building’s annual emissions and emission reductions, and then reporting this information to Leonardo Academy.  For LEED-EB participants, this level of participation satisfies the requirements of the Energy and Atmosphere Emissions Reduction Reporting credit (credit 5.4 under v2.0, credit 6 under O&M).  Specifically, reporting-level participation entails:

  • Documenting the building’s emission reductions resulting from energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other actions
  • Reporting the energy use and emission reductions to Leonardo Academy’s Cleaner and Greener® Program
  • Retiring at least 10% of the emission reductions reported (optional, but required for LEED-EB v2.0)
  • Asking the building’s suppliers to carry out each of these actions as well (optional, but required for LEED-EB v2.0)

Certification involves taking the additional steps of providing energy use documentation and procuring offsets to achieve net zero building emissions.  It entails:

  • Completing the components of reporting-level participation
  • Providing records of building energy use and emission reductions (such as utility bills and renewable energy certificates)
  • Reducing and offsetting the building’s greenhouse gas and/or other emissions affecting health at 100%

Buildings that attain certification can proudly communicate their environmental achievements with a plaque to display in the building as well as by using the Cleaner and Greener® seal in marketing and other materials.  Both reporting-level and certification-level participants are recognized on the Cleaner and Greener® website.  Certification is valid for one year.

Application Materials

The first step in participating in the Cleaner and Greener® Program is to complete the Application Workbook and Supplemental Application Packet, which can be downloaded below.  The Application Workbook contains more detailed information about the program and requirements for the LEED-EB Emission Reduction Reporting credit. 

For more information, contact the Cleaner and Greener® Program Manager: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .