ISI Announces Partnership with Chile GBC

“We are excited to continue the growth of Envision in Latin America through this partnership with Chile GBC, the leading organization in Chile for sustainable development,” says Anthony Kane, ISI President & CEO. “Together ISI, Chile GBC, and our other partners in the region will work together to increase the sustainability of infrastructure across the Americas.”

Chile GBC is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 with the aim of accelerating the transformation of the built environment to be more sustainable. An established member and part of the board of the World Green Building Council, this organization works together with its members and strategic allies to promote technological innovation, capacity building, the generation of public policies, and the development and implementation of different certification systems in order to encourage the preservation and efficient use of resources and improve the quality of life, health, and well-being of people and their communities.

Chile GBC is a regional leader in the development and management of information facilitating platforms that seek to contribute to accelerating the implementation of sustainability solutions and foster market transformation. Additionally, they are an UNEP Global ABC member and are integrated into several working groups related to financing, advocacy and regulation, materials and carbon neutrality both in this organization and WorldGBC. Chile GBC is also a local and regional leader in training on various topics related to the circular economy; health and well-being; certifications for materials, buildings, infrastructure and cities, and strategies for carbon management, among other technical content.

“Emerging economies need to increase investment in the development of new infrastructure, which in a country like Chile that meets seven of the nine climate vulnerability criteria, needs to be sustainable, resilient and aligned with carbon commitments, while minimizing environmental impacts and generating greater benefits for communities,” remarked María Fernanda Aguirre, Executive Director of Chile GBC. “For several years, Chile has been highlighted in international rankings as the Latin American country that leads in terms of competitiveness in infrastructure, so the implementation and growth of Envision in Chile allows us to go one step further. This alliance will help us to increase the ambition of new public and private construction assets in terms of environmental and social sustainability, and promote better quality standards and practices of excellence in design, construction and management of the operation of projects of different scale and complexity.”

ISI was founded in 2010 by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Public Works Association (APWA), and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) to support the development of a guide for sustainable infrastructure. In collaboration with the then Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, ISI integrated the best of industry experience with cutting-edge academic research to produce the Envision framework and rating system. Envision now serves as a benchmark guidance tool for infrastructure owners, engineers, designers, architects, planners, contractors, operators, and other stakeholders in the early planning and design stages of infrastructure development. To date, more than 9,000 individuals around the globe have earned the Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) credential, and more than 170 projects have been verified by the Envision framework.

Chile GBC and ISI will formalize this alliance during the “América Sostenible” ​​event that will take place from September 9 to 13 in Guatemala City. Likewise, the 2025 work agenda will be launched to strengthen the promotion of Envision in Chile during the annual assembly of members and allies on November 28.

To learn more about Chile GBC, please visit https://www.chilegbc.cl