LEED Certification
The best buildings · spaces use LEED
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design · LEED is the world’s most widely used rating system and voluntary Green Building Certification for resilient, efficient, and cost-effective sustainable buildings · spaces.
The built environment is responsible for 42% of annual global GHG emissions, so the Real Estate industry is well placed to play a leading role in Decarbonising our planet.
The NEW version 5 of LEED is here!
LEED v5 is about building a better future, designed to drive the Real Estate towards a Near Zero Carbon reality promoting the wise and safe use of all resources through regenerative design. At its core - 3 Key Impact Areas:
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Delivering low-carbon buildings · spaces by targeting emissions reductions across all aspects of the project lifecycle: embodied carbon, operational carbon, refrigerants & transportation.
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Promoting biodiversity by emphasizing strategies that limit environmental degradation & contribute to the restoration of ecosystems, ensuring that our built environment exists harmoniously with nature.
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Integrating human-centred strategies that improve health & well-being, equity & inclusion for building · space occupants and their communities, making projects not just environmentally friendly but also people friendly.
The LEED Rating System
The U.S. Green Building Council · USGBC helps buildings · spaces thrive by developing the LEED Flashship program.
A comprehensive solution that helps project teams achieve their ESG & Sustainability goals. With Tiaki, design, construction and O&M teams can confidently navigate the complex LEED Rating System and deliver environmentally responsible and economically efficient buildings · spaces.
Existing projects apply LEED O+M to recognise top sustainable strategies for its Operations & Maintenance.
New Construction & Major Renovations, Core & Shell and Fit-out projects apply LEED BD+C or ID+C to recognise top sustainable strategies for its Design & Construction.
LEED operates on a points-based system: 110 points are available in each project Scorecard.
After ensuring compliance with the Minimum Program Requirements · MPRs and the LEED Prerequisites, projects are eligible to achieve:
Certified: 40-49 points
Silver: 50-59 points
Gold: 60-69 points
Platinum: 80+ points
Points are awarded to building · spaces by pursuing flexible LEED Credits in 8 main Categories + Innovation:
Integrative Process, Planning & Assessments · IP
Location & Transportation · LT
Sustainable Sites · SS
Water Efficiency · WE
Energy & Atmosphere · EA
Materials & Resources · MR
Indoor Environmental Quality · EQ
Project Priorities · RP
Innovation · IN
All LEED Strategies are third-party verified by GBCI through documentation during a combined/split review.
A wise Sustainable Investment!
LEED-certified assets are proven to drive return on investment and greater future earning potential:
21.4% higher average market sales price per surface over non-LEED assets.
11% higher rent rates in average.
Attract more favorable and stable financing options.
Reduce water, energy and waste by more than 20%.
For buildings · spaces of all types and phases including Commercial, Retail, Data Centers, Healthcare, Hospitality…
A LEED Accredited Professional · AP, trained by the U.S. Green Building Council · USGBC cares for your project’s people, place, and culture, adding Sustainable value.
Tiaki guides you through the entire LEED Certification process, the starting point is to enrol in our Positive Impact Assessment: Asset Screening journey.
Key Steps:
1) Find out your starting point with a Pre-Assessment.
2) Register your project with the GBCI at Arc platform, and pay the flat Certification fee per building.
3) Follow Tiaki’s Roadmap to meet the LEED v5 criteria: co-develop your Strategy with our LEED APs and experts.
4) Submit your LEED documentation for GBCI review, and pay the Certification fee depending on the project size.
5) Exhibit transparency thanks to the USGBC Directory!
Consider LEED + WELL Streamlined Process and 15% Parksmart Certification discount if applicable!
LEED v4-v4.1 Registration will be closed by Q1 2026 and LEED v5 Registration is now available in Arc new platform!
What’s is new in LEED v5?
New Project Priorities Credit category offering greater flexibility to address unique project contexts, culture, location, areas of innovation and individual performance objectives.
New Assessments as Prerequisites focused on climate resilience and human impact.
New Requirements for Platinum Certification have been created addressing energy efficiency, carbon emissions and renewable energy use.
Keep Improving:
Monitor annual Sustainable performance with Tiaki
Recertify with LEED O+M every three years (optional)
