Green Buildings in Colombia Part 1: Architect & Engineer Esteban Martinez

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Esteban Martinez is an architect and civil engineer from the</span> <a href= "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/universidad-de-los-andes"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Universidad de los Andes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.  He received his Master’s Degree in Sustainable Design from the Boston Architectural College and complementary studies in Sustainable Urbanism from the Rotterdam School of Architecture. Esteban holds the following credentials: LEED AP BD&C, LEED AP O&M, GREEN RATER, and Certified Building Commissioning Professional from the Association of Energy Engineers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Martinez is Co-Founder and Director of Sustainability at Green Loop, in Bogota, Colombia – South America where he brings his vast array of experience as a sustainability consultant, energy modeler, and commissioning agent. Esteban has worked on over 180 different projects located in Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador and EEUU.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Colombia there are very few companies that develop sustainable architecture in every sense of the word. Most of them are exclusively limited to bioclimatic</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">development,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">which represents only a small branch of sustainability in buildings.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At an industrial level, most of the companies that work on ERUs are limited only to the analysis at the energy level, without going into the design and layout of buildings, and therefore the correct use of natural resources. By integrating the energy branch, with the design and rational use of other resources, it is possible to maximize the reduction of operational costs and therefore greater competitiveness of its products both nationally and internationally.</span></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Show Highlights</strong></h2> <p> </p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Building in