A new 'virtual LEED consultant' tool for builders
Green Badger, a SaaS developer for managing sustainable construction, is rolling out several new features of its LEED documentation software. Not least of which is a "chat assistant" powered by generative AI to enable users to quickly get answers to crucial questions.
"Baili" (Badger AI LEED Intelligence) is a large language model (LLM) chatbot being trained specifically on Green Badger's database of experience, including LEED project advice, ESG tracking and a catalog of approved sustainable construction materials.
Green Badger CEO Tommy Linstroth said: "Innovating ways to make sustainability teams more efficient is our goal every day, and this new age of AI is a really exciting opportunity. Baili, our virtual LEED consultant, will help construction firms save even more time and money."
Green Badger says the new chat assistant provides quick support, answering users' common questions workers encounter on a jobsite. Additionally, the product will help guide users on more complex LEED and ESG questions, such as which paint or insulation to use, what products contribute most to earning LEED points, what strategies can be incorporated to maximize sustainable product use and how to streamline the LEED documentation process.
Among other new features in Green Badger's platform is a streamlined process that allows users to add both "Material Resources" and the "Low-Emitting Material" credits via a single unified entry. It provides a central repository combining all product attributes, including EPDs to VOCs. This should further reduce time and effort to document materials, especially paints, adhesives, flooring and other products that need low emitting documentation but also often have EPDs, HPDs, recycled content and many other attributes companies must increasingly monitor. This single log is sortable and filterable so users can accurately track how projects are performing.
"I keep thinking back to our early days of LEED submittals and am in awe of how far we've advanced. Our new AI chat assistant marks another really cool leap forward, and it's truly a great joy for our team to deliver these new capabilities that enable today's sustainability professionals," Linstroth said.
