Costa Rica. The country leads the region with the highest number and quality of professionals specialized in sustainable construction issues, which represents business opportunities for national companies.
Currently, Costa Rica has 55 accredited in the LEED evaluation system and 53 in the EDGE, the two most important certifications of the sector in the world, according to the Green Construction Council of Costa Rica (GBC-CR, for acronym in English).
Consulting and auditing of the evaluation system, as well as these services to developers who seek some certification for projects and provide training on the subject are the tasks carried out by the Ticos abroad.
Mexico, Central America and some South American countries are destinations for these specialists.
The national companies Circuito, ENEX Energy & Sustainability and Tecna Consultores are examples of the export of professional services; the first company participated as an advisor in the construction of the new airport in Mexico City.
In addition to international standards, Costa Rica has its own certification tool, RESET, which supports buildings with bioclimatic solutions and technology and registers 60 accredited professionals.
Sustainable construction is one that minimizes the environmental impact in all its phases: design, execution of the work and operation.
