As climate-related threats to the built environment become increasingly urgent, LEED v5 introduces a groundbreaking Climate Resilience Assessment prerequisite, marking the first time that climate risk evaluation is required at the outset of project design. This session will provide an in-depth overview of this foundational prerequisite, which is designed to help project teams identify location-specific climate hazards and align design responses accordingly.
Panelists will demystify the assessment process, outline expectations for documentation and interdisciplinary collaboration, and explore how the prerequisite connects to other LEED v5 credits related to hazards such as flood, fire, and extreme heat, as well as long-term adaptive capacity. As the opening session in a series focused on resilience in LEED v5, this discussion sets the stage for deeper dives into specific hazard mitigation strategies.
Whether you're a designer, engineer, owner, or consultant, this session will clarify how to approach climate vulnerability and site-specific risk through the LEED lens and empower teams to make resilience a core part of sustainable design from day one.
