The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – Zofnass Program collaboration began in mid-2013 with two pilot case studies from their private sector finance department, expansion of the airport Juan Santamaria in Costa Rica and a wind-farm Peralta in Uruguay. Soon the collaboration was expanded in creating the first private sector infrastructure sustainability awards program, the IDB Infrastructure 360° awards, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The IDB Infrastructure 360° awards will identify, assess and reward sustainable infrastructure investments made by the private sector and public-private partnerships in IDB borrowing member countries. They will recognize outstanding sustainability practices with emphasis on climate and environment, as well as leading practices in social impact, governance and innovation.was expanded in creating the first private sector infrastructure sustainability awards program in Latin America and the Caribbean.
As part of this initiative, the Zofnass Program has developed an online self-assessment tool where project owners can evaluate and submit their infrastructure project. The IDB and Zofnass Program will select the 12 best projects every year to undergo a detailed sustainability assessment, from which the 3 best will be chosen as award nominees by a panel of experts. The first group of awardees will be announced at the IDB’s Annual Meeting in 2014. The IDB – Zofnass Program collaboration will provide exceptional opportunities for research and education for students and faculty.
Further resources
Also available:
IDB Infrastructure 360° Awards official website
Research team
Program Director
Prof. Spiro Pollalis, pollalis@gsd.harvard.edu
Research Director
Dr. Andreas Georgoulias
Research Associates
Cristina Contreras
Judith Rodríguez, rodriguez@sustainableinfrastructure.org
Researchers – IDB 2016
Manuela Guzmán, MAUD 2014 • Arianna Galan, Master in Architecture I 16′ • Francisco Quiñones, Master in Architecture II 14′ • Valeria Fantozzi, Master in Architecture I 17′ • Jessica Bello, Master of Architecture in Urban Design 16′ • Mabe García, Research Fellow • Adriana Chavez, Master in Architecture II / MDess in Urbanism, Landscape, Ecology 14′ • Kimberly Orrego, Master in Architecture I 17′ • Rodrigo Guerra, Master of Architecture in Urban Design 16′ • Julia Carvalho Fernandes de Oliveira, Research Fellow • Veridiana Neves Lejeune, Research Fellow • Ágatha Takara, Research Fellow
Researchers – IDB 2015
Cristobal N. Fuentes H., MDess 16′ • María Beatriz García, RA • Fabiola Guzmán Rivera, M.Arch • Reginald Raye, M.Arch • Adriana Chavez, M.Arch II/MDess 14′ • Axel Becerra, Postdoc Fellow • Mariana llano, MDess 16′ • Rahissa Melo, Fullbright Scholar • Laurel Schwab, MUP 16′ • Maria Arrasate, MDess 15′ • Arianna Galan, M.Arch • Francisco Quiñones, M.Arch II 14′
Researchers – IDB 2014
Emmanuel Torres, MAUD 14′ • Jennifer Lee, MUP 14′ • Juan Cristaldo, MAUD 13′ • Julie D. Mercier, MDess 15′ • Kevin Gurley, MUP 15′ • Manuela Guzman, MAUD 14′ • Maria Isabel Arroyo, MLA • Mariana Barrera, MUP 14′ • Sofia Viguri, MUP 15′ • Maria Catalina Picon, MLA 15′ • Daniel Daou, DDes • Anna Falvello, M.Arch I • Rosabella Alvarez-Calderón, Mdess 13′ • Omar Davis, MLA 14′ • Maria Arrasate, MDess 15′ • Arianna Galan, M.Arch • Francisco Quiñones, M.Arch II 14′
