Webinar Recordings

This webinar is part of SCUP’s Sponsored Series and is presented in partnership with Ayers Saint Gross.

Join us for an engaging introduction to LEEDv5 and what it means for the future of sustainable design. This session explores how the newest rating system reframes sustainability around climate action, ecological restoration, and quality of life while raising the bar on decarbonization, electrification, resilience, embodied carbon, and transparency.

You’ll gain a clear overview of what’s changed across major credit categories, how performance metrics are shifting from cost-based to carbon- and outcomes-based measures, and what new expectations, like operational carbon neutrality for LEED Platinum, mean for your projects.

Through real examples and practical discussion, we’ll unpack how LEEDv5 may impact scope, owner engagement, and team coordination so you can prepare your projects and partners with confidence.

In this session, we will explore:

• Key Changes in LEEDv5
• Impacts on Projects and Teams

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify the foundational goals and structural differences of LEEDv5 compared to previous LEED versions, including changes to prerequisites, credits, and certification thresholds.
2. Explain how LEEDv5 addresses climate action through electrification, energy benchmarking updates, renewable energy, grid interactivity, and embodied carbon assessment.
3. Evaluate the impacts of new LEEDv5 requirements on project delivery, including expanded assessments, owner responsibilities, documentation platforms, and interdisciplinary coordination.
4. Apply an informed framework for evaluating LEEDv5 readiness, certification strategy, and the implications for project performance and long-term building operation.

Presenters:

Allison Wilson, Associate Principal, Sustainability Director, Ayers Saint Gross
Thomas Lagarde, Associate, Ayers Saint Gross
Zoey Spangler, Sustainable Design Coordinator, Ayers Saint Gross

Thank you to our sponsor!



Delivered April 30, 2026.