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