Mexico City’s LEED Pioneer - Alicia Silva

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Director and founder of Revitaliza Consultores in Mexico City, a firm specialized in environmental consulting for green building portfolios, Alicia is responsible for overseeing LEED certification, strategic development, and corporate sustainability initiatives in diverse markets encompassing México, Peru, Colombia and Spain. In 2015, Alicia was recognized by GB&D Magazine as one of the 20 women who are shaping the sustainability landscape of tomorrow.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She has overseen certification projects for several icon buildings: Torre Mayor (a 55-floor multi-tenant corporate building), Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento, (a 500 year old historic building), and  CIINOVA (the highest scoring LEED certified building in Latin America).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alicica was featured in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">LEED in Motion Mexico,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">as one of the leaders in LEED consulting in Mexico.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alicia is a founding member of SUMe Sustentabilidad Para Mexico. She served as its Vice President from 2011-2015. She volunteered on the LEED steering committee with USGBC, and represented Mexico at the LEED international Round Table until 2016. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alicia also works hard to advance gender equality in the construction industry. Her company culture is designed to keep smart women in their jobs. Her company does this by offering flexible schedules and quality of life so nobody has to choose between career and family!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She is the recipient of the Greenbuild Mexico Leadership Award 2019 a recognition for her trajectory as a change maker.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her goal is to build a sustainable future where community and business growth are aligned with the vitality of the planet and the quality of human life. </span></p> <p> </p> <h2><stro