1.5 v4/v5 Transition Dates and Exam Version Choice

The transition calendar

The 2026 LEED Green Associate transition is date-driven, so candidates should use exact dates instead of vague phrases such as current exam or new exam. The source brief says the last day to register for the LEED Green Associate v4 exam was April 21, 2026. It also says the last day to test for the LEED Green Associate v4 exam was April 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. The LEED Green Associate v5 beta became available April 28, 2026. Those three dates are close together, so a candidate should not assume that registering, testing, and beta availability happened on the same day.

The v5 beta has two phases in the source brief. The data-collection phase runs from April 28, 2026 through June 30, 2026, with the last day to opt into data-collection beta registration on June 25, 2026. The testing-only phase is listed as July 2026 through September 2026, subject to shift based on data-collection participation. The final LEED Green Associate v5 exam is expected October 2026, and final exam results are immediate once the final exam is live.

Two other transition facts prevent common mistakes. First, v5 beta exams are English-only standalone exams. Translated v4 exam availability ended with the v4 test date. Second, combined exams are not available during the v5 beta phase. A candidate who was planning around a translated v4 exam or a combined exam should not treat the v5 beta as the same appointment type with a new label.

The transition also affects score-report expectations. Final exam results are immediate once the final v5 exam is live, but v5 beta results are delayed until analysis is complete. That does not change the credential outcome: both v4 and v5 exam versions lead to the same LEED Green Associate credential. It does change what the candidate should expect after leaving the appointment.

A transition study checklist looks like this:

• Use v5 beta dates if registering after the v4 closeout dates.
• Use v4 domain weights only when studying official v4 material or comparing old resources.
• Use v5 beta domain counts when preparing specifically for beta content emphasis.
• Avoid translated v4 assumptions after the v4 test deadline.
• Avoid combined-exam assumptions during the v5 beta phase.

Candidates reading after October 2026 should still understand this transition because older study resources may refer to v4 registration, v4 test deadlines, or beta result delays. The safest behavior is to anchor each resource to its exam version and date. If a practice set says the exam is v4, ask whether its domains align with the v4 specifications. If a guide says v5 beta, ask whether it explains delayed beta results and English-only standalone delivery. This keeps study decisions connected to official facts rather than stale labels.