Insights
Practical guidance from a practice that does the work — LEED v5, EU Taxonomy alignment, green finance, and how Service as Software changes the maths.
When software does the document-heavy work and experts lead the judgement, the cost and timeline of certification change shape. Here's the maths.
The four systems solve different problems. A short, honest guide to choosing the one that fits your building, market and budget.
v5 keeps the 110-point structure but re-centres energy on decarbonization and adds mandatory climate-resilience, human-impact and carbon assessments — and the v4 registration window is closing.
EDGE's measurable ≥20% savings and its zero-carbon path are increasingly what green loans and bonds want to see — turning certification into a financing advantage.
LEED v5 now maps to the EU Taxonomy — via standard credit language and a central Taxonomy credit. What that means for financing, disclosure, and your credit strategy.