Mexico has long been a leader in LEED certification, it was recognized in 2019 to be the 8th country in gross square meter LEED certified projects[1] and has certified 232 projects since then (December 2020 to July 2021)[2]. It has been recognized to be a driver of increased rent/sale value, energy consumption savings, reduce maintenance cost, occupants comfort and to be environmentally friendly[3]. The importance of green building certifications, where LEED is the most applied worldwide, is to follow a holistic guideline and have weight the compliance from a recognized third party. Considering these factors why there is not more projects develop in our country? We believe it’s because of:
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[1] U.S. Green Building Council releases 2019 Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED, https://gbci.org/us-green-building-council-releases-2019-top-10-countries-and-regions-leed [2] Country Market Brief, https://www.usgbc.org/resources/country-market-brief [3] World Green Building Trends 2018 Smart Market Report, https://www.worldgbc.org/sites/default/files/World%20Green%20Building%20Trends%202018%20SMR%20FINAL%2010-11.pdf [4] La certificación LEED, ¿se apaga en México?, https://obras.expansion.mx/soluciones/2015/07/10/la-certificacion-leed-se-apaga-en-mexico
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