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Navigating the LEED v5 Rating System

Sustainability expert Daniel Overbey joins us to highlight what’s new in LEED v5. Dan breaks down the updated structure, key system goals, major changes from LEED v4/v4.1, and how these shifts will impact real-world project design and certification strategies.

In advance of our upcoming live webinar, “Future-Ready Design: Navigating the LEED v5 Rating System,” airing December 17 at 11:00 AM ET, we sat down with Daniel Overbey—Associate Principal and Director of Sustainability at Indianapolis-based Browning Day and a frequent Building Enclosure contributor—to dive into what attendees can expect.

The LEED v5 Rating System

Get a sneak peek of our December 17 webinar, “Future-Ready Design: Navigating the LEED v5 Rating System,” as sustainability expert Daniel Overbey joins us to highlight what’s new in LEED v5. Dan breaks down the updated structure, key system goals, major changes from LEED v4/v4.1, and how these shifts will impact real-world project design and certification strategies.

In this interview, Dan offers a preview of the major themes behind the new LEED v5 BD+C: New Construction rating system. He breaks down its overall structure, the three core system goals that drive the newest updates, and the most significant differences from LEED v4 and v4.1.

Dan also discusses how LEED v5 responds to emerging sustainability priorities, which credit categories are likely to have the biggest influence on design decisions, and how project teams can apply the new framework on real-world projects.

To help viewers better understand the practical implications of the transition to LEED v5, Dan walks through a hypothetical project scenario and highlights how the changes will shape documentation, project strategy, and integrated design processes moving forward.

This conversation sets the stage for a deeper exploration of LEED v5 during the live webinar—providing industry professionals with a first look at how the rating system is evolving to support decarbonization, resilience, and next-generation sustainable design.

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Lindsay Lewis is the Editor for Building Enclosure magazine. She has been with the publication since 2013 and is a graduate of Central Michigan University. She can be reached at lewisl@bnpmedia.com.

Daniel Overbey, AIA, NCARB, LEED Fellow (LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, O+M), WELL AP is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ball State University and the Director of Sustainability for Browning Day in Indianapolis, Ind. His work focuses on high-performance building design and construction, environmental systems research, green building certification services, energy/life-cycle assessment modeling, and resilient design. He can be reached at djoverbey@bsu.edu.