Building on the 25-year legacy program, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched LEED v5. The new version includes updates to strengthen the most widely recognized, influential sustainability standard and user-friendly tools to pursue certification through enhanced technology updates.
"Since its public launch 25 years ago, LEED has profoundly impacted millions of people in cities and communities around the world,” says Peter Templeton, president and CEO of USGBC. “LEED v5 raises the bar, further defining and evolving best practices and giving stakeholders across the building industry clear pathways to address today’s challenges to our health, climate, and communities.”
Developed with input from more than 7,000 green building professionals, LEED v5 further defines what makes a high-performance building today and focuses deeper on impact areas of decarbonization, resilience, and human and ecological health.
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