4 Live Virtual Sessions · 2 Hours Each· Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 23 to March 4, 2027 · 1:00 to 2:00 PM ETÂ
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LEED v5 Changed the Math. Most Teams Are About to Pay for That.
An 8-hour working deep dive into LEED v5. Every category, every new prerequisite, and what each one actually costs to deliver. Built for the people who have to make it work: architects, engineers, developers, LEED consultants, energy modelers, and commissioning agents.
Early-Bird Ends December 31
RESERVE YOUR SEATSThe Problem
v5 is not a version bump. Point allocations moved. New prerequisites landed. Credits your team has documented the same way for years now ask for something different.
The teams that treat it as a delta, reading the summary and carrying forward the v4 workflow, are the ones who find out mid-project. That's when it gets expensive: a prerequisite discovered late, a credit strategy that no longer pencils, a certification cost quoted by someone else that nobody in the room can tell is right.
The cost of getting v5 wrong doesn't show up as a training line item. It shows up as a missed certification level, a compliance requirement you didn't plan for, or an incentive condition you no longer meet.
On a Real Project
A global manufacturer was quoted roughly half a million dollars to certify a project, construction premiums included. All they wanted was LEED Certified. They were not going to spend that.
Nothing about that outcome was luck. It came from knowing which requirements drive real cost, which ones don't, and where teams routinely spend money on things that won't move the scorecard.
That is what this course teaches, applied to v5.
Why This Is Worth the Time
Eight hours of a full project team's time is a serious investment, and the loaded cost of that room is far larger than what this course costs.
So it has to return more than a rating system version update. Every category in this course is taught with cost and feasibility attached: what the requirement is, what it takes to deliver, where the money goes, and what you can stop paying for.
Who This Is For
- Architects and engineers working on LEED projects
- LEED consultants
- Energy modelers
- Commissioning agents
- Developers and owners' representatives making certification decisions
- Sustainability leads inside AEC firms
- Contractors, product manufacturers, and anyone who has to speak to v5 with clients
- Anyone on a project team responsible for delivering, documenting or paying for LEED credits
You do not need to be a v4 expert. The course builds from the structure of v5 itself, so a mixed-experience team can attend together and each person will see their own scope covered, and how it connects to everyone else's.
What You'll Walk Out Able To Do
Read a v5 scorecard and understand what the rating system is asking for and where the weight now sits
Identify which new prerequisites affect your scope and what they require in practice
Advise a client or project team on a v5 credit strategy rather than a carried-forward v4 one
Judge which credits are realistic on a given project and which to let go
Speak to the cost and feasibility of a credit strategy with specifics rather than instinct
What's Covered
Foundations of LEED v5
The v5 Scorecard
Every Category, Credit by Credit
Putting It to Work
"​Fulya's expertise extends beyond theoretical knowledge of green buildings, LEED, and ESG principles. Her hands-on experience from working directly with firms implementing these practices adds a practical dimension to her training sessions. This operational insight enhances the effectiveness of the training, going beyond mere theory and checklist adherence."
Luke Lanciano, Director of Sustainability, The Tower CompaniesÂ
"​Fulya has seen where the rubber meets the road. She has a lot of experience and has learned what has worked and what hasn't worked across wide swaths of the industry."
Mark Bryan, formerly Community Impact Manager, DCSEU
"I came to Fulya's ESG in real estate school not expecting to learn anything new. I have been in this space for a long time and wanted to make sure I felt sound and comfortable in my knowledge. In the end, I learned new things and I really enjoyed the entire experience."Â
Breana Wheeler, Director of Operations, BRE Global
Format
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4 live virtual sessions . 2 hours each . Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 23 to March 4, 2027 . 12:00 to 2:00 PM ET
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Two hours a day, not a lost week. Designed so a project team can attend without clearing their calendars
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Taught live, not pre-recorded. You are in the room with Fulya for all eight hours. Questions welcome throughout, and the material adapts to who's in the room and what they work on
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All sessions recorded. Recordings available through September 4, 2027.Â
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Fulya Kocak, LEED Fellow
Fulya has taught LEED since the rating system's inception, 23 years, through every version of its evolution. In that time she has helped thousands of professionals worldwide earn their credentials, and she authored USGBC's LEED AP BD+C study guide.
She has also certified more than 100 projects. On those projects she priced the premiums and delivered certification within the budget and schedule the owner set. That is a different skill from knowing the rating system, and it is the one that decides whether a project hits its certification goal or falls short. She still runs LEED projects today.
Pricing
| Through December 31, 2026 | After December 31 | |
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| Individual | $675 | $850 |
Four live Zoom sessions. Recordings available through September 4, 2027.
The course runs with a minimum of 10 participants. If it does not reach 10 by February 9, 2027, you choose: a full refund, or a seat in the next cohort.
Full refund up to 14 days before February 23, 2027. After that, you can transfer your seat to a colleague at no cost.
Reserve Seats. Early-Bird Pricing Through December 31Not Ready Yet
Registration is open now and early-bird pricing runs through December 31. If the timing isn't right yet, leave your details and you'll hear about the February sessions and the early-bird deadline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before you register
The teams that understand v5 early will spend less delivering it.
The ones that don't will find out on a live project, with a client waiting, a certification target at risk, and the fix already expensive. What you don't know about v5 doesn't stay quiet. It surfaces late, and it becomes someone's problem to clean up.
Reserve Your Seats. Early-Bird Through December 31