LEED Certified Buildings in Colombia

LEED Certification: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

The certification LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a green building evaluation and certification system developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC, for its acronym in English). This system measures the sustainability and environmental impact of buildings in several areas, including energy efficiency, the use of sustainable materials, indoor air quality and water management.

Latin America and the Caribbean's performance in LEED certification

The official Viviana Valdivieso, who serves as director of the Colombian Council for Sustainable Construction (CCCS), highlighted the performance achieved by Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of LEED certification. Valdivieso reported that 39 countries in the region have developed a total of 5,964 LEED projects, which cover an area of 46.5 million square meters.

The majority of these initiatives are located in 18 Latin American countries, including Brazil (with 1,465 buildings) and Mexico (with 1,837) regional market leaders. Fourthly, there is Colombia, with 503 projects, behind Chile, which has 527 registered initiatives.

LEED Certified Buildings in Colombian cities

Below is a list of some of the LEED-certified buildings in the Colombian cities of Bogotá and Medellín.

LEED Certified Buildings in Bogotá

• El Edén Shopping Center, located southwest of Bogotá, in Colombia, has received the LEED Platinum certification.
• El Novartis New Building in Bogotá, it was the first project to obtain LEED certification in August 2010.
• El Rochester School achieved LEED GOLD recertification, becoming the first school in Latin America to achieve this recognition.
• El Amarilo corporate building was the first to obtain the double LEED Platinum certification, now recertified by LEED® v4.1.

LEED Certified Buildings in Medellín

• Tigo Colombia inaugurated a building in Medellín that meets the LEED GOLD certification, is part of the first stage of the Rivana Business Park in Medellín. The building has more than 17,000 square meters, nearly a thousand workstations, 46 meeting rooms, an auditorium, training center and collaborative spaces on all floors.
• La Medellín Chamber of Commerce for Antioquia received LEED GOLD certification for its El Poblado Business Center whose construction was carried out in two and a half years with high standards of quality and sustainability.

We expect to see more LEED-certified buildings in the future, as this will help reduce the environmental impact of construction and create a more sustainable future for all.

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