4hour: APPROACHING LEED IN LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN:
A PRACTICAL OVERVIEW
Applied for: 4 GBCI & 4 AIA (HSW) LU

Thursday, February 27, 2014  (8 am to 12 noon) in English
Friday, February 28, 2014  (1 to 5 pm) in Spanish

By Aqua Terra (Panamá)

Aqua Terra presents a panel of LEED accredited professionals who practice LEED in Panama- Juliana Lezama, LEED AP BD+C., Kim Portmess GRP®, LEED AP BD+C, and Maria Fernanda De Mendoza, GRP®, LEED GA- to provide you with a practical overview of the application of the LEED® rating system in Latin America, using references and experiences in the Republic of Panama.

During this course, you will hear first hand about the advantages, as well as the difficulties of building to LEED standards in Latin America. We will also review several credits and pre-requisites in the Core & Shell, New Construction and Commercial Interiors rating systems, and explore how these are applied through different reference case studies in the Republic of Panama.

After this course, you will be able to better understand how to efficiently plan for green building projects in this region, taking into account several variables, such as local weather, resource, material and information availability, lack of regulations, and awareness of the subject.

Learning Objectives:

      1. Comprehend, through project case studies, the idiosyncrasies of the application of the LEED
          rating system in Latin America.

      2. Recognize the benefits and the challenges of green building in Latin America, in order to
          prepare for different circumstances with your own projects.

      3. Learn how to market and publicize LEED projects in Latin America, accurately and effectively,
          without falling into green wash.

      4. Understand how to manage projects in a place where, unlike the United States, lacks
          regulation around many of the prerequisites that are mandatory for LEED certification.

Who should attend:  Architects, Designers, Engineers, Builders, Contractors, Environmental Consultants, Financiers, Project Developers, LEED Professionals, NGO Managers/Staff, Product Manufacturers/ Distributors and Property Managers/Owners.

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Juliana Lezama, M.Sc, LEED® AP BD+C
Education Provider Division
Business Unit Manager 
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Juliana studied a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, at Universidad de los Andes, in Bogotá, Colombia; and a Masters of Science in Sustainability at Lipscomb University, in Nashville, TN. She is a LEED Accredited Professional. Juliana heads the Education Provider Division and works in the development and delivery of courses that provide LEED Continuing Education Credits.

Kim Portmess, GRP®, LEED® AP BD+C
Plant Science & Natural Resource Management
Business Systems & Development
Manager - Associate 

Born in New York, USA, Kim studied a Bachelor in Science with a Dual Major in Plant Science and Natural Resources Management at Cornell University; and a Masters in International Relations at Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and an accredited Green Roof Professional. Kim works to advance the organization in the marketplace by identifying opportunities for organic growth and shared value programs.

María Fernanda De Mendoza, Eng., CAPM®, GRP®, LEED® GA
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Strategic Projects
Manager - Associate

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, she Studied Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida State University. A Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®), accredited Green Roof Professional and a LEED® Green Associate, she works in the fields of Stormwater Management, Erosion & Sediment Control, Riverbank and Coastal Preservation and Low Impact Infrastructure Development.

Questions on this course:
Juliana Lezama
juliana@aqua-terra.ws
+(507) 62 66 86 93