What’s next for LEED v5

LEED v5, released earlier this year, raises the bar on sustainability, and unlocks new ways to deliver improvements in ecological conservation and restoration, quality of life, and decarbonization. Project registration has been available since LEED v5 launched, through the enhanced Arc Platform.

However, the market has been eagerly awaiting the LEED Forms, the calculators, and other supporting tools and resources to support certification. Many of these are expected to be released later this year, allowing projects to begin their certification journey with LEED v5. Until these are released, only the project teams that joined the LEED v5 O+M beta testing have been able to complete their certification journey.

Over the last several months, CAGBC’s committees (Energy & Engineering and Embodied Carbon Technical Advisory Groups, the two LEED v5 Accelerators, and the CAGBC LEED Advisory Committee) have reviewed the LEED v5 rating systems and reference guides and are proposing a selection of Canadian Regional Alternative Compliance Paths (RACPs) to the USGBC, for inclusion in LEED v5 in early 2026. These RACPs will reflect Canadian-specific standards that project teams may wish to use, such as the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) 2020. Currently, only one RACP for Canada has been posted, as it was carried over from LEED v4 (and incidentally, LEED Canada 2009), for a definition of prime farmland.

Got questions? Stay informed as LEED v5 resources roll out

CAGBC has consolidated information Canadians need at their fingertips on LEED v5 on the LEED v5 Resource page. This will be updated as more information becomes available.

Canada’s first LEED v5 certification is in Quebec!

Quebec continues to lead the way with the first LEED v5 certification. CAGBC is pleased to congratulate the project team FSFTQ – Edifice Louis-Laberge for achieving the significant milestone of Platinum under LEED v5 O+M beta program.