Tag: Green Building

By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Monday, a new law aimed at encouraging the construction of "green buildings" is expected to be presented by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes to the City Council.  The presentation of the...

By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – “Innovating and transforming people and organizations for a sustainable life” is what the initiative Sustainable Latin America (América Latina Sustentável) is promoting, and they are taking another big step towards that...

By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - With an annual population growth rate of 1.26 percent, the Brazilian Census Bureau estimates that by 2050, Latin America's largest country will have close to 260 million inhabitants. That is an...