LEEDv5 introduces dedicated prerequisites and credits for climate resiliency for the first time, aligning with industry standards like BOMA BEST, GRESB, and BREEAM. This shift underscores the growing emphasis on assessing and mitigating physical climate risks in the built environment. However, integrating resiliency into design can be complex and time-consuming without the right tools.
By automating the assessment and documentation process required to meet LEEDv5 resilience standards, you can reduce the burden of data collection, analysis, and reporting, allowing your team to focus on what matters most — designing for long-term resilience.
Understanding LEED v5 Resilience Requirements: Three Core Questions
Like most industry standards, the requirements for LEED v5’s resilience framework can be approached by answering three essential questions about a property:
- What are the climate risks at this location?
- Prerequisite: Climate Resilience Assessment – You must identify acute and chronic climate hazards that could impact your project site, including extreme heat, drought, flooding, and high winds.
- What is the financial impact on my building?
- SS Credit: Enhanced Resilient Site Design – Earn points for analyzing which building systems are most at risk (e.g., HVAC, building enclosure, potable water) given the selected hazards and local context.
- What should be done to address the risk?
- SS Prerequisite: Resilient Site Design – You will need to implement design considerations that improve the building’s resiliency.
- SS Credit: Enhanced Resilient Site Design – You can earn points for designing and locating infrastructure to reduce risk. For example, elevating critical equipment above flood lines or using materials resilient to heat and moisture stress.
- EQ Credit: Resilient Spaces – Additional points for designing adaptive indoor environments that enhance occupant well-being in the face of climate risks.
How ClimateFirst Automates Compliance
ClimateFirst answers the three core resilience questions for every building and simplifies compliance with LEEDv5’s resiliency requirements with automated analysis and reports:
- Risk Exposure Screening – Instantly identifies and quantifies exposure to acute and chronic climate hazards, fulfilling the Climate Resilience Assessment prerequisite.
- Climate Value at Risk (CVaR) Assessment – Quantifies the financial impact of climate hazards on your building. This supports compliance with SS Prerequisite: Resilient Site Design, SS Credit: Enhanced Resilient Site Design, and EQ Credit: Resilient Spaces by providing robust risk data.
- Resiliency Planning – Generates a tailored resiliency plan, outlining best practices for mitigating your specific climate risks. These recommendations align with LEEDv5 requirements and provide actionable insights for optimizing design resilience.
Transform Compliance into Opportunity
Rather than treating LEED resiliency requirements as a documentation hurdle, ClimateFirst enables teams to turn them into a value-add design strategy. By automating assessments, financial quantification, and resiliency planning, you can focus on optimizing your building’s performance, protecting your asset’s value, and future-proof buildings with greater efficiency.
