Leonardo Academy develops and maintains 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.

Leonardo Academy and ANSI Standard Development Process

• Leonardo Academy's ANSI Standards Development Constitution
• ANSI Essential Requirements

Leonardo Academy American National Standards

• Emission Inventories, Reduction Credits and Offsets (LEO-5000)
• Sustainable Gaming (LEO-8000)

Leonardo Academy Standards Under Development

• Sustainable Organizations (LEO-1000)
• Sustainable Agriculture Standard (LEO-4000)
• Sustainable Vehicles (LEO-6000)
• Sustainable Events (LEO-7000)
• Sustainability Master Plans (LEO-9000)
• Type III Life-Cycle Impact Profile Declarations (LEO-SCS-002)

Other  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 for the USGBC. The LEED Rating System 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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