Jointly hosted by the Embassy of Belgium to the United States, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Penn State-led Global Building Network, and in partnership with the Building Innovation Hub and Consinfra, you are cordially invited to the second Sustainability in the Built Environment Virtual Embassy Talk.
Join to learn about trends at the intersection of science and diplomacy that are being leveraged to advance decarbonization of the building sector across the globe.
Talk Title:
Passive House project as pilot program for national policy on net-zero energy building (NZEB) in hot and humid climate zone
Date:
Thursday, July 21
Time:
11:00am – 12:00pm ET
Location:
Virtual via Zoom
Speakers:
- Andrew Straus, General Partner & Founder of Consinfra
- Enrique Bueno, Managing Partner of Consinfra
Opening Remarks:
- Michel Wallemacq, Senior Economic Advisor, Embassy of Belgium to the United States of America
- Dr. Esther Obonyo, Executive Director of the Penn State-led Global Building Network
About the Speakers:
Andrew Straus
Andrew Straus is General Partner and founder of Consinfra, a real estate investment firm specializing in real estate development, and redevelopment projects in Latin America with a focus on NZEB in hot and humid climate zones. Andrew also serves as Vice President of E Plus Buildings, a Passive House Consulting company. Andrew has extensive management and finance experience as Division Manager, Executive Vice President and CFO of the Juval Group, a highly diversified manufacturing and services multinational comprised of 7 wholly owned enterprises and 3 joint venture companies in the aluminum, foundry, mining, steel, cement, construction and infrastructure industries in 5 countries.
Andrew is a Passive House Certified Builder and has studied at the Private Equity Institute in New York, holds an Economics and Philosophy degree from Brandeis University, and is alumnus of Harvard Business School. Andrew also completed a post graduate certificate in Real Estate Finance from Middlesex University in the UK and participated in the Generative Leadership Program™(GLP) of the Institute for Generative Leadership.
Andrew is Chairman of the Board of Land Life Future, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the biodiversity of Colombia. Andrew is active in the community and is the President and Board member of the Harvard Club of Delaware and CFO and Board member of the Harvard Business Club of Philadelphia and first corporate member of the Global Building Network (GBN).
Enrique Bueno
Enrique Bueno serves as Managing Partner of Consinfra, a real estate investment firm specializing in real estate development, and redevelopment projects in Latin America. and serves as President of E Plus Buildings, a Passive House Consulting company. Enrique has extensive engineering and management experience as the President of Juval International, Inc. and CEO of the Juval Group., a highly diversified manufacturing and services company comprised of 7 corporations working throughout Latin America for over 30 years in the steel, cement, mining, and foundry industries. As President and CEO Enrique has led the market expansion into 25 countries and new product lines for the Juval Group of companies involved in expansion projects and the development of new cement plants in several countries of Latin America.
Enrique is a Passive House Certified Consultant and is a founding member of the Vermont Passive House organization and serves as Board Chair. Enrique holds a Chemical Engineering degree from the Universidad Nacional – Colombia.
