Enzo Tessitore, Licensed Architect & Urban Planner, LEED Fellow, sustainability advocate, local community supporter, amateur baker and classic car lover. He’s a sustainability-driven executive with international experience in bringing people, organizations, and money together to help drive the global property industry toward green practices.
In 2023, in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the global green building movement and LEED, the USGBC recognized him as the youngest LEED Fellow in the world.
As an Architect and Urban planner, Enzo is responsible for the Green Building Council Brazil operations, where he has worked for over seven years. He also served on the global business development team for Latin America at the US Green Building Council, focusing on developing the Brazilian market for Arc buildings’ operational performance benchmark platform.
He participates on several steering and technical committees, such as in the Ministry of Mines and Energy, ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Standards), in the global project Better Places for People, of the World Green Building Council, where strategies are discussed to increase the demand and the adoption of sustainable buildings that support the health, well-being, and productivity of the people within them, as well as in the Advancing Net Zero, also from the WorldGBC, which aims to increase adoption of Net Zero buildings throughout the world.
For the past five years, he has maintained his professional practice in architecture and urban planning, working with projects focused on sustainability at different scales.
Born in Brazil and educated in California and Sao Paulo, Enzo holds a double major in Architecture and Urban Planning from Escola da Cidade in Sao Paulo.
Show Highlight
- Enzo became the youngest LEED Fellow at age 30.
- Brazil’s status as the fifth-largest market for LEED certifications.
- Explains structure of World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and local chapters.
- Focus on decarbonization strategies and biodiversity.
- The absence of supportive legislation contributes to green buildings remaining a niche market despite a growing interest.
- The push for new construction and existing building retrofits is essential for achieving sustainability goals.
- AI’s potential impact on green building design leading to more sustainable choices.
- Clear communication fosters understanding and alignment among diverse stakeholders in green building projects.
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