Latin America: Experts' Visions
L’hôpital Oncopediátrico Erastinho, certifié LEED Gold 2021
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“Brazil ranks among the top five countries for LEED certification worldwide.”
Brazil is now one of the most dynamic markets in the world for sustainable construction, and continues to surprise with the speed and maturity of its transformation. Felipe Faria, CEO of the Green Building Council Brasil, looks back at new industry behaviors, the rise of “constructive intelligence,” and how sustainability is reshaping the residential market.
“In Latin America, sustainable construction can advance social justice.”
At a time when one billion people still live in precarious housing, Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, calls for rethinking sustainability
“In Chile, architects have launched a slow revolution that has taken more than 20 years of work.”
Rosanna Forray, architect and Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, is an expert in neighborhood regeneration processes and urban social development. She shares her perspective on architecture and its sustainability challenges in Chile.
“For too long, architects have aimed for beauty and aesthetics. We need to change the paradigm.”
Agustín Adarve Gómez is a Colombian architect specialized in bioclimatic architecture. He has completed 1,000 bioclimatic architecture projects across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. His firm, Natural Cooling, based in Colombia, has delivered more than thirty projects worldwide certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. He calls for a fundamental overhaul of architectural practice.
“Environmental issues concern everyone, but even more so people in vulnerable situations.”
Faced with the dual challenge of providing affordable housing while reducing environmental impact, Daniela Vilar, Minister of the Environment of the Province of Buenos Aires (Argentina), is innovating by adopting an approach described as “popular environmentalism.” The interview explores the challenges, solutions, and philosophy behind her ministry’s pioneering work.
