Each month in 2024, USGBC will share a handpicked education course or two about a specific aspect of green building that will be free for that month only. For the month of May, take advantage of a free course on decarbonization.

LEED v5's Blueprint for Decarbonized, Efficient Buildings in New Construction Projects

Basic level | 1 CE credit | USGBC session at Greenbuild 2023 | Webinar format

The Energy and Atmosphere category of LEED v5 for Building Design and Construction is structured to make it as easy as possible for all design teams to create the 2050 buildings the world needs. The credits provide an intuitive, step-by-step pathway that reward the good design practices that cumulatively deliver the low-carbon buildings of the future. No costly modeling is required to achieve all the credits, removing a potential hurdle to the development of decarbonized buildings. However, a modeling pathway is still available for complex buildings that want to optimize their approach to energy efficiency.

What is the "2050 building"? It is electrified and will be carbon-neutral when the rapidly decarbonizing electrical grids achieve carbon neutrality; it is a good grid citizen, designed to have low winter and summer peaks, which are the times of greatest stress for the grid; and it is designed to be energy-efficient. In addition, it monitors its energy performance, provides and stores some of its energy on-site, and minimizes GHG emissions from refrigerants.

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Free education course in May: LEED v5 and decarbonization