Introduced over 25 years ago, the LEED green building rating system has provided a concise guideline for project teams targeting high-performance design, construction and operations practices for their developments and is the most widely recognized system in the marketplace.
With the introduction of LEED v5, the USGBC promises to raise the bar for sustainable design by further defining and evolving best practices by providing stakeholders across the building industry clear pathways to address today’s challenges to our health, climate, and communities. LEED v5 focuses on impact areas that affect today’s building challenges like decarbonization, human and ecological health and resilience. The new version further defines what it means to be a high-performance building today, creating even greater investment potential. The new rating system provides clear, actionable steps to deliver ultra-low-carbon buildings by targeting emissions reductions across all aspects of the building lifecycle, including operations, embodied carbon, refrigerants, and transportation.
LEED v5 will focus on quality of life and human health and well-being of building occupants and the surrounding communities, as well as various strategies to reduce risk and enhance resilience. USGBC chief products officer Sarah Zaleski stated that “LEED v5 provides the best practices and accountability to drive performance across all these dimensions, delivering tangible benefits to building owners and their stakeholders.”
Registration is now open for three LEED v5 rating systems:
1-Building Design and Construction
2-Interior Design and Construction
3-Building Operations and Maintenance
You can learn more about the new LEED v5 rating system by visiting Green Ideas Building Science Consultants website or the USGBC website.