LEO provides comprehensive sustainability consultant services that help companies and organizations understand, quantify, manage and report their overall sustainability, with consideration for all three components of sustainability.  The three legs of sustainability are described in various ways. Our favorite is: Environmental Stewardship, Social Responsibility, Economic Prosperity.

When you use a sustainability consultant for your project, we guide you through every choice ensuring you receive the certifications you desire. A sustainability expert allows you to reach your goals while staying on budget and in compliance across  guidelines from various sources. Contact us today to schedule an appointment with our qualified sustainability consultants!

LEED®/ Green Buildings

Enterprise /Overall Sustainability Services

Sustainability assessments/audits

Sustainability improvement strategies

Sustainability achievement tracking

Sustainability reporting & Annual Sustainability Reports

Evaluate which sustainability reporting programs best fits your objectives

Report preparation (Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) & others)

Training on sustainability

Both executive and staff training on sustainability issues.

Emissions

Emissions that affect climate

Emissions that affect health

Events

Emissions Offsets

Sustainable Exhibits

Transportation

Land Management

Standards

Training

Education

We Support the Following Building Recognition and Performance Improvement Programs:

• EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is a building performance benchmarking tool and a verification tool for earning the ENERGY STAR Label.
• EPA WaterSense® Program is a partnership with manufacturers, retailers and distributors, and utilities to bring WaterSense labeled products to the marketplace and make it easy to purchase high-performing, water-efficient products.
• EPA Green Lights Program helps to reduce pollutants released into the environment (mercury reduction).
• LEED® Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to improve the sustainable performance of buildings.
• Cleaner and Greener® Certification is achieved based on the percent of building energy use emissions that are offset and can earn a credit point for LEED-EB O&M EAc6 or LEED-EB v2 EAc5.4.
• Carbon Disclosure Project is a global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share environmental information
• Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). Sustainability tracking for building portfolios

Program Goals

• Secure grants for partners to support emission reduction projects for on and off road vehicles and equipment, construction equipment, stationary engines and alternative fuel fueling stations.
• Create a repository of credible information on sustainable transportation.
• Educate and raise awareness on the need for sustainable transportation through our newsletters and outreach materials for interested parties and transportation professionals and through participation at seminars and conferences.

Offsite Native Vegetation Credits can add up to 2 points for both LEED v3 and v4 rating systems, New Construction (NC) and Existing Building (EB) projects, and applies to all US states and all countries around the world. These credits protect native vegetation outside of the LEED project boundary and help provide vital habitat for native species as well as support local biodiversity.

Native Vegetation Credit Support World-Wide

Leonardo Academy secures native vegetation credits for those seeking to earn LEED credit and support native vegetation and species habitat in the US or internationally.

The Valley Ridge Preserve

Valley Ridge Preserve is a 145-acre parcel located in Richland County, Wisconsin. We are restoring the preserved lands to native woodland, oak savanna, and prairie vegetation. The Valley Ridge Preserve is a research, demonstration, and education site for sustainable land management practices. Offsite Native Vegetation Credits can be purchased to directly support the Valley Ridge Preserve.