With more than two million m2 certified and three million m2 waiting, the Chile Green Building Council (GBC) accounted for a total of 409 registered buildings until March of this year. Of these, only 44 belong to housing developments that integrate the concept of sustainability, most concentrated in four communes in the eastern part of the capital.

The interest in reducing the environmental impact on the lifestyle of people has come to be reflected in the type of buildings they inhabit. There are more and more residential projects that are designed to contribute to the reduction of water and energy consumption, and instead to implement renewable resources that enhance sustainability.

Under this idea, several real estate companies have put their effort to create new prototypes and validate their "green" buildings with a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, developed by the USGBC.

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