Green Buildings in Colombia Part 2: Green Factory CEO and LEED Fellow Diego Felipe Prada

The Green Building Matters Podcast with Charlie Cichetti

Experienced Chief Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental services industry. Skilled in Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Design and Sustainability. Strong business development professional graduated from Universidad de Los Andes.

Show Highlights

• Colombia’s use of natural ventilation to fit their mild climate

• Sustainability analysis of LEED versus Edge Certification

• Diego’s project Elemental, was an open letter for sustainability

• Colombia’s push to create over 2 million sustainable social housing

• The push for a good ventilating systems

• The psychology of people and understanding the way to sell them sustainability

• Industry impact in green building now that the world is conscious about the environment

• Green Factory’s entrepreneurial journey to becoming a B-Corp

“Sometimes you need to jump! Jump in and take risks. For me, sometimes I was a bit scared, which blocked me from doing things that I could and even wanted to do! I learned that sometimes you just have to take the leap and learn how to create your wings on the way down.”

-Diego Felipe Prada

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