Future-Ready Design: Navigating the LEED v5 Rating System  

Get up to speed on the next evolution of LEED

Sponsored by OX Engineered Products and TAMLYN | Presented by Daniel Overbey, AIA, NCARB, LEED Fellow, LEED AP

Live Webinar Airing on December 17, 2025 at 02:00 PM ET

This session provides an overview of the LEED v5 BD+C: New Construction rating system, including its structure, goals, and credits. An emphasis will be placed on critical changes in the rating system since LEED v4/v4.1.

Photo courtesy of Browning Day

 

Speaker

Daniel Overbey, AIA, NCARB, LEED Fellow, LEED AP (BD+C, ID+C, O+M), WELL AP, EcoDistricts AP, Fitwel Ambassador, is an Associate Principal and Director of Sustainability for Indianapolis-based Browning Day and an Associate Professor of Architecture at Ball State University’s R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning. His work focuses on high-performance and zero net energy/zero net carbon building design and construction, environmental systems research, energy/life cycle assessment modeling, and resilient design. Daniel has over 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and practice.

Originally published in Building Enclosure

Originally published in October 2025

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. Define the role of third-party verified rating systems, including LEED, in facilitating green building design and construction practices.
  2. Describe the overall structure of the LEED v5 BD+C rating system.
  3. Identify the three LEED v5 system goals and describe how green building design and construction can address each goal. 
  4. Explain how LEED v5 differs from LEED v4/v4.1 with regard to the Building Design and Construction (BD+C): New Construction rating system.