Becoming the first project in Latin America to achieve LEED v5 Interior Design + Construction: Commercial Interiors certification is much more than a milestone for Green Loop. It represents the beginning of a new chapter for sustainable buildings across the region. For more than 17 years, we’ve helped developers, architects, contractors, investors, and building owners…
Un operador comercial en Barranquilla vio subir el costo unitario de la energía de $796 a $840,15 por kilovatio hora entre enero y junio de 2026. Esto según el cuadro tarifario de su comercializadora. Sobre ese valor, los usuarios comerciales asumen además una contribución del 20 %, así que la cuenta real supera los $1.000…
Sustainable Restaurant Design in 2026: A Complete Guide for US Operators Sustainable restaurant design starts on the utility bill, not the mission statement. Restaurants use roughly five to seven times more energy per square foot than other commercial buildings such as offices or stores, and high-volume quick-service restaurants can reach ten times that figure. Guests…
Green Loop led the LEED strategy, energy modeling, and commissioning behind Viva Envigado, the largest shopping center in Colombia to earn LEED Platinum and the highest-scoring retail project in the system. This case study covers Viva Envigado, the largest shopping center in Colombia to earn LEED Platinum and the highest-scoring retail project in the system….
Sustainable architecture firms like Green Loop steered El Edén in Bogotá to LEED Core & Shell Platinum, scoring 82 points and delivering 51% water and 32% electricity savings against baseline. Florida developers tracking high-performance retail rarely look south for benchmarks. They should. Sustainable architecture firms operating across Latin America have closed some of the hemisphere’s…
El sector edificador colombiano vive un cambio estructural. Las construcciones sostenibles en Colombia dejaron de ser un nicho premium y ahora marcan el estándar técnico, normativo y comercial. La Resolución 0194 de 2025 elevó los porcentajes obligatorios de ahorro de agua y energía hasta el 45%, y el país ya supera los 25 millones de…
LEED projects in Florida live or die by what happens inside an HVAC system on an August afternoon. Energy modeling buildings turns that uncertainty into measurable data, letting design teams compare options, cut consumption, and prove savings before a single slab gets poured. You might be thinking: “What is energy modeling for buildings”? Energy modeling,…
Aprende cuánto cuesta hoy la construcción sostenible en Colombia: sobrecosto inicial de 2% a 5%, ahorros operativos hasta $1.5M anuales y tasas hipotecarias preferenciales por certificación EDGE, LEED o CASA Colombia. Construir una vivienda eficiente en recursos cuesta hoy entre 2% y 5% más que una obra convencional, según estudios sobre certificaciones LEED y EDGE….
What does it take for a South America city to earn a global sustainability benchmark? Barranquilla just made history as the first city in the region with over one million inhabitants to achieve LEED for Cities Gold certification.
What happens when buildings continue depending on gas in a rapidly changing energy landscape? As regulations tighten, markets evolve, and electrification accelerates worldwide, developers and asset owners are beginning to rethink the long-term role of fossil fuels in real estate.
