Net Zero Homes
Award-Winning Sustainable Designer and Licensed General contractor aiming to bring “Net Zero” fundamentals to Southern Arizona with Sustainable Built Environments.
My Story
Nogales, AZ
Growing up in a small border town, I was able to see the huge differences and inequities of how infrastructure plays an important role in peoples lives. It affects their health, their livelihood's and most importantly their happiness.
Fortunately for me I have worked in the construction industry with my family for more than half of my life. I have been able to give back to my community by striving for higher education in order to continue shaping the future of tomorrow by building more sustainably.
I believe in creating a future where structures encompass natural elements that save energy, the environment and inspires humanity.
ENR2 - University of Arizona
SBE - Sustainable Built Environments
My favorite building on campus. Office of Sustainability. Built in 2015.
Sustainability is based on 3 pillars; Environmental, Social and Economic. The balance of these three elements determines the stability of the present as well as the future.
Sustainable Development "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (United Nations. 1987.)
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I wrote a final paper on this astonishing building. Its the largest and greenest LEED certified building in Arizona!
"My Capstone project is about world hunger. I wanted to design a building that could be placed anywhere in the world and be able to produce sustainable crops. I combined apartment buildings and greenhouses into one to address two issues, agriculture and housing. Food deserts are damaging low-income communities, so this building named the Eco-plex is designed to maximize land usage, water management and energy. For more information and images scan the QR code provided. Thanks."