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(2013-11-09) 
  
  • 2011-08-09 Update
• ANSI Essential Requirements

Leonardo Academy American National Standards:

• The American National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture Standard (LEO-4000)
• The American National Standard for Emission Inventories, Reduction Credits and Offsets (LEO-5000)
• The American National Standard for Sustainable Gaming (LEO-8000)

Leonardo Academy Standards Under Development:

• The American National Standard for Sustainable Organizations (LEO-1000)
• The American National Standard for Sustainable Vehicles (LEO-6000)
• The American National Standard for Sustainable Events (LEO-7000)
• The American National Standard for Sustainability Master Plans (LEO-9000)
• The American National Standard for 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 managed the LEED-EB pilot program for the USGBC. Today, the LEED Rating System successfully drives 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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