Webinar: How LEED v5 changes the game

Discover how LEED v5 is reshaping the sustainability landscape

This webinar explores the key drivers behind the LEED v5 update, highlights the most important changes from LEED v4, and explains what these changes mean for your projects. You will also gain practical insights into common transition challenges and how to approach them with confidence. 

Key takeaways

• Understand the motivations behind LEED v5, including carbon reduction priorities and evolving ESG expectations
• Learn about the major LEED v5 updates, explained clearly without excessive technical detail
• Gain practical insights into how the changes may affect project design, costs, timelines, and certification strategies
• Identify common pitfalls when transitioning from LEED v4 to v5, and how to avoid them
• Stay informed and better prepared to align projects with the latest sustainability standards

Our webinar will tackle these points, focusing on:

• Why LEED v5, and why now?
  Key drivers behind the shift, including carbon performance, measurable outcomes, and evolving ESG expectations
• What’s changed from LEED v4 to v5
  An overview of the most significant updates, focusing on what matters most for project teams
• Implications for your projects
  How LEED v5 influences design decisions, costs, timelines, and certification approaches
• Common pitfalls to avoid
  Where projects typically encounter challenges when moving from LEED v4 to LEED v5 

About the speakers

Michelle Tan
Business Line Manager for Smart and Sustainable Building (SSB) services in Southeast Asia

With a background in mechanical engineering and product marketing, she combines technical expertise with a strong commercial perspective.

Michelle collaborates with developers, asset managers, and portfolio owners to embed sustainability into investment and development strategies, ensuring a balance between environmental performance and business goals. Her cross-functional experience enables her to simplify complex sustainability frameworks into practical strategies for clients.

Having hands-on experience in green certification projects and ESG assessments, Michelle provides valuable insights into the challenges developers face, from initial planning stages to execution

Xiaozheng Zhang
Technical & Ops Lead for Sustainable Building Service in Southeast Asia

With hands-on experience in green building certifications, he works closely with stakeholders to enhance asset performance and future-proof portfolios against evolving regulatory and market expectations.

He has led and managed large-scale, complex projects across the region, working with multidisciplinary teams to embed sustainability requirements from design through to delivery, ensuring both technical performance and commercial objectives are achieved.

He brings a practical, market-oriented perspective, focusing on how sustainability can drive tangible value, from operational efficiency to investment attractiveness.