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Healthy Buildings for Life - Implementing Healthy Building Principles through LEED v5 BD+C Indoor Environmental Quality

Master LEED v5’s new IEQ standards - and design healthier spaces for life.

GBCI-Approved
1.5 CE Hours
On-Demand
Certificate Included
Course Fee
$27
Enroll Now
Included
  • Instant Enrollment
  • Secure Checkout
  • Certificate Included
  • Learn at Your Own Pace

Healthy Buildings for Life - Implementing Healthy Building Principles through LEED v5 BD+C Indoor Environmental Quality

Master LEED v5’s new IEQ standards - and design healthier spaces for life.

GBCI-Approved
1.5 CE Hours
On-Demand
Certificate Included
Course Fee
$27
Enroll Now
Included
  • Instant Enrollment
  • Secure Checkout
  • Certificate Included
  • Learn at Your Own Pace
The Five Pillars of Healthy Buildings

Indoor Air Quality

Thermal Comfort

Acoustic Comfort

Visual Comfort

Safe Water

Why this course

This course provides a practical understanding of what makes a building healthy, comfortable, and sustainable for its occupants. It explains the key principles of healthy buildings and shows how they are applied through the LEED v5 Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) requirements. Participants will learn about topics such as indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lighting, acoustics, safe water, and resilient building design, along with the latest updates in LEED v5. By the end of the course, participants will have the confidence to apply these concepts effectively in their own projects.

About

We spend most of our lives indoors, yet the quality of our indoor environment is often overlooked in building design. This course puts Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) at the centre of healthy building design. Built around ASHRAE’s 2025–26 Presidential Theme, “Healthy Buildings” the course begins with the principles and evidence behind healthy indoor environments. It explores five key areas: indoor air quality, thermal comfort, acoustic comfort, visual comfort, and safe water. It examines how these conditions can affect health, comfort, focus, productivity, and overall occupant well-being.

It walks through the EQ prerequisites and credits and explains how their requirements translate into practical design, compliance, and implementation decisions. Topics include ventilation and filtration, air quality testing and monitoring, smoking and vehicle-idling controls, construction management, resilient spaces, occupant experience, biophilic design, thermal and acoustic comfort, lighting and daylight, accessibility, and inclusion.

How It's Structured
2 Modules ⏱ 2 Hours Total

Self-paced with instructor notes, no video lectures included.

  • The 2025–26 theme, "Healthy Buildings: Designing for Life," and why IEQ sits at the centre of design
  • The five pillars of a healthy building: air quality, thermal comfort, acoustic comfort, visual comfort, and the emerging pillar of safe water
  • The health, productivity, and business case behind each pillar
  • An introduction to LEED and the structure of the LEED v5 BD+C EQ category
  • The EQ category seen through three practical lenses
  • Air quality from construction through operation: Fundamental Air Quality (EQp2), No Smoking or Vehicle Idling (EQp3), Enhanced Air Quality (EQc1), and Air Quality Testing & Monitoring (EQc5) ·
  • Protecting people through disruption: Construction Management (EQp1) and Resilient Spaces (EQc4) - covering wildfire smoke, disease, and power-outage modes
  • Designing for every person: Occupant Experience (EQc2) and Accessibility and Inclusion (EQc3), including biophilic and adaptive design
Who it's for
  • 🎓 Sustainability & Green Building Consultants
  • 🛠️ MEP & HVAC Engineers
  • 🌱 Architects & Designers
  • 🏗️ LEED & WELL Professionals
  • 🏢 Facility & Operations Managers
Prerequisite Knowledge

No prior knowledge of LEED v5 is required. The course builds concepts progressively, beginning with the principles of healthy buildings before exploring the Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) requirements in LEED v5. A general understanding of the built environment or building systems may enhance the learning experience but is not essential.

Learning Objectives

Describe ASHRAE's Presidential Theme tradition, including the focus of the past five years' themes.

Explain the 2025–26 Presidential Theme, "Healthy Buildings: Designing for Life."

Identify the five pillars of Healthy Buildings and explain the health, productivity, and business significance of each.

Compare LEED v5 BD+C Indoor Environmental Quality requirements to LEED v4.1 BD+C, and apply these changes to real-world design decisions.

Meet your instructor
Mr. K.M. Bazeeth Ahamed

Co-Founder & Director

Conserve Solutions

🌍

USGBC Faculty

🌿

LEED
Expert

🏢

Green Building Trainer

⚡

ASHRAE Certified

Energy Auditor

Mr. K.M. Bazeeth Ahamed is a Certified Energy Manager and Energy Auditor. He is a LEED Accredited Professional with two specialties – BD+C and O+M. He is also an ASHRAE Certified Building Energy Assessment Professional and a GSAS Green Certified Professional. He strongly believes certifications are the best way to develop and demonstrate professional skills. He has been delivering LEED training programs since March 2010 and has trained over 8,000 professionals worldwide.

GBCI Approval & Certificate

GBCI Course ID

0920034507

CE Hours

1.5 (LEED-Specific)

Applies toward

LEED AP BD+C, LEED Green Associate credential maintenance

Course Access

30 days from payment

Quiz Attempts

Unlimited

Pass Criteria

80% individually in each of the two modules

Upon successful completion, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion with your name, course name, GBCI Course ID, completion date, and CE hours earned.

Pricing & Enrollment

Enroll today and start learning at your own pace.

GBCI-Approved Course
2.0 LEED-Specific CE Hours
Certificate Included
On-Demand Learning
Course Fee
$27
Enroll Now
Included
  • Instant Enrollment
  • Secure Checkout
  • Certificate Included
  • Learn at Your Own Pace
Frequently asked questions

FAQ's

Yes. This course is GBCI approved and offers 1.5 LEED-specific CE hours, applicable toward LEED AP BD+C and LEED Green Associate credential maintenance. This course is approved for GBCI CE hours, but is not available through Education @USGBC.

After completing the course and passing all module quizzes, you’ll receive a Certificate of
Completion containing your GBCI Course ID, Course Name, Course Provider, Start Date (date of payment), End Date (date of completion), and CE Hours earned. Log in to your GBCI/USGBC credential account and self-report the CE hours using these details from your certificate as documentation.

You have unlimited attempts – review the module content and retake anytime within your 30 day access window.

30 days from the date of payment.

No, this course is delivered through slide-based modules with detailed instructor notes, allowing you to learn and review content at your own pace.

Yes. If you do not access the course within 7 days of payment, the course fee will be refunded.
No prior knowledge of LEED v5 is required. The course builds concepts progressively, beginning with the principles of healthy buildings before exploring the Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) requirements in LEED v5.
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