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Profile
A graduate, summa cum laude of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA, and a post graduate from the same institution, Mario is a Professional Engineer with registration in North America, Europe and the Middle East. His career spans the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering disciplines, with specialization in HVAC Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance. His passion and drive for engineering excellence and sustainability has led him to integrate many features to achieve energy and water conservation in the numerous residential, industrial and commercial buildings he has been involved with, through their design, construction, operation and maintenance phases. His keen interest in making sustainable development a reality, paved the way for his involvement with the United States Green Building Council at its very early stages, coercing him to lead and facilitate the process of LEED Version 1, for the LEED Bronze certified Kandalama Hotel in Sri Lanka in the year 2000. This resulted in the First LEED Green Building Outside the USA and the First LEED Green Hotel in the World. Pioneering likewise in the Middle East as well, Mario was responsible for the LEED Gold certification of the Wafi City District Cooling Chiller Plant One in 2006, the First LEED Green Building in the UAE and the region, and the LEED Gold certification of the ABN AMRO Bank's Operations Offices at the Dubai Outsource Zone, the First LEED certified Commercial Interiors project in the Middle East. Now having three LEED certified buildings on his profile, Mario continues to facilitate the LEED process for a host of sustainable projects spanning the Middle East and South Asia. A versatile presenter of his passion, Mario has been involved in spreading awareness and capacity building in almost a dozen countries on various topics such as Sustainable Design & Engineering, Green Buildings & LEED, Energy & Water Conservation and Low Carbon Development. As the First International LEED Faculty Member, he is currently involved in organizing and executing LEED Workshops for the USGBC, for Architectural and Engineering Professionals keen on pursuing Sustainable Development. For over 3 decades in the UAE, Mario has been involved in M & E Engineering Design, Contracting, Operation and Maintenance industry projects that address energy and water issues; key components in buildings and sustainability. Such projects include the Dubai International Airport, Dubai Ports and Customs Building and the Hyatt Regency among many. This experience of his brings to projects, a positive and balanced outlook that ensures success and engineering excellence. AWARDS
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