Data is Now the Foundation for Product Compliance with LEED v5 Integrative Process Prerequisites

LEED v5 is significantly transforming the early stages of project development—elevating what was once optional into a new baseline for certification. In the latest update, the Integrative Process (IP) category shifts from a recommended best practice to a set of mandatory prerequisites, requiring teams to assess climate risk, social equity, and carbon impacts before design begins.

This early-phase rigor is captured in four new prerequisites:

• IPp1: Climate Resilience Assessment

• IPp2: Human Impact Assessment

• IPp3: Carbon Assessment

• IPp4: Tenant Guidelines (for Core and Shell projects)

To support consultants, manufacturers, and service providers through this shift, Bold Branch Collective has published the Quick Guide to LEED v5 Prerequisites Integrative Process, Planning, and Assessments.

This practical guide makes one thing clear: data and expertise are no longer a bonus—they are the foundation of compliance. From modeling tools and stakeholder engagement strategies to carbon accounting and reporting platforms, products that offer measurable insights are now mission-critical to project success.

Download the guide to understand the new LEED IP prerequisites and stay ahead in a market now defined by performance and proof .

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