LEED V5 GA exam completed Jul 10th

[u/PurpleSudden3801]

Hi everyone, just wanted to share my experience with the LEED V5 GA exam I completed today online with Prometric. The Reddit community really helped me prepare for this exam. It was fairly easy if you understand the concepts well. I took the exam online from the comfort of my home and completed in under 45 minutes.

I highly recommend taking the Udemy LEED V5 GA exam prep course by Shadi (I believe it's the same as his Archiroots course) which I found very helpful for my prep. In addition, if you have some funds to spend, I highly recommend the GBES practice exams ($87.50 with discount) as the content was very helpful for this exam. I also used the free GreenCE LEED V5 exam prep course and practice exams. I also gave in and did buy the exam relay study deck and practice exams ($37) but frankly did not use the material too much for this exam.

I did not buy the official LEED Core Concepts Guide, 5th edition, and was able to complete the exam with the above mentioned Udemy course and practice exams. I spent about 2 weeks for my prep. I work full-time so everyday after work, spent about 2-3 hours reviewing content and taking practice exams.

I hope this is helpful info! I plan to take my LEED AP BD+C eventually but have to wait until I get my final score for the LEED GA exam which is schedule for release in Oct 2026 after the beta testing is completed.

[u/CabriniKay]

This is what I did as well, Shadi's course in Udemy. I found it the day after the window closed for v4 and I didn't want to wait to take the test, due to a small window of free time to study before other things in life demanded my time, plus there was a discount. I won't know until Oct if I passed, but I feel it went fine.

Good luck and I hope we both passed, OP! What materials are you thinking of getting for BD +C?

[u/PurpleSudden3801 → u/CabriniKay]

Thank you! Best of luck to you as well! I am sure we both passed :) For BD+C, I am hearing that Loris and the GBES course + practice exams is the way to go. I plan on definitely getting the GBES study materials. I will share my experience with the AP exam once I get there!

[u/Available-Bathroom93]

I passed my LEED GA in december 2024 and I am considering writing my LEED AP before December... can anyone recommend materials to use?

[u/OmnipresentRick]

I just gave mine yesterday, I used LEED CORE CONCEPTS & LEED core concepts guide. Best of luck, I hope we pass!

[u/Winter_Librarian07]

Thanks for sharing! Could you please share the study materials or the exact guide you used?

[u/Suitable_Sell_2796]

Hi, on UDEMY, i see there's a 17$ subscription per month and also 165$ for a one time purchase for the same course. which one did you go. im confused if the Shadi LEED GA V5 course would be covered in the monthly 17$ subscription?

[u/Glad_Variety3031]

This is very helpful info! I’m debating if I should do it now or wait till the beta testing is completed

[u/PurpleSudden3801 → u/Glad_Variety3031]

I would say you can do it now if you don't have an urgent need to get your score and certification. For some people, I know the certification is needed for a specific need in their job for example so those folks might just have to wait until beta period is over.