Leonardo Academy develops sustainability standards to help guide sustainability actions and to help create competitive markets for sustainable goods, services and organizations. We are a member of the American National Standards Institution (ANSI), an organization that coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States. As an ANSI Accredited Standards Development Organization (SDO), we are actively engaged in the development of consensus standards.

Program Activities

Leonardo Academy Standards Under Development

• Sustainable Organizations (LEO-1000)
• Emission Inventories, Reduction Credits and Offsets (LEO-5000)
• Sustainable Vehicles (LEO-6000)
• Sustainable Events (LEO-7000)
• Sustainable Gaming (LEO-8000)

Standards Development Administration for Other Organizations

• Sustainable Agriculture Standard (LEO SCS-001-200x) -- This standard setting process was initiated Scientific Certification Systems, with the publication of the draft Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber and Biofuel Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (LEO SCS-001-200x) in ANSI Standards Action, April 2007. Since that time, the Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee has agreed to treat the draft standard as a reference document, and a PINS has been filed for this project. >>More

• Type III Life-Cycle Impact Profile Declarations (LEO SCS-002-200x) -- The SCS-002 draft standard and derivative Climate Metrics standard, both published by Scientific Certification Systems, are now available for public comment.  >>More

Past Standard Development Activities

• Leonardo Academy played a leading role in the development of the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for Existing Buildings rating system, and also managed the LEED-EB pilot program. This standard is successfully driving vigorous development of sustainable buildings across the country. For more information, see Leonardo Academy's Green Building – LEED Program.

Training

• Leonardo Academy provides training on sustainable ANSI standards development
  • In person
  • Webinars
  • On demand
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Sustainability Standards Consulting Services

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Important Notice Regarding Draft American National Standards for Trial Use (DSTUs) -- On October 2, 2008, ANSI announced that "Annex B: Draft American National Standards for trial use" of the ANSI Essential Requirements would be eliminated as an option for announcing standard development projects through ANSI. Furthermore, existing documents that are labeled or promoted as "Draft American National Standards for Trial Use" may no longer carry that label or be promoted as such. Deletion of Annex B does not preclude an ANSI- Accredited Standards Developer from developing, approving and disseminating its own standards for trial use, however. Any documents that were originally filed as "Draft American National Standards for Trial Use" no longer have recognized status through ANSI but can still be retained as draft standards for trial use within a standard developer's own system.

In keeping with the actions required by ANSI regarding the elimination of Annex B, Leonardo Academy has: 1) revised its standard development procedures to eliminate the DSTU option through ANSI (revised procedures are pending approval by ANSI), 2) removed all references to "Draft American National Standard for Trial Use" on existing DSTUs that have been announced as such and 3) filed a PINS to continue the development process for any document previously filed as a Draft American National Standard for Trial Use. In addition, Leonardo Academy will no longer refer to any standard under development as a "Draft American National Standard for Trial Use."