At Green Masters, we specialize in supporting businesses with sustainable building certifications (LEED, EDGE, WELL, SITES). With international experience, we offer a wide range of exceptionally high-quality consultancy services at accessible prices, including:
- 3D surveying and modeling using photogrammetry and drones, as well as volume calculation and earth movement analysis via photogrammetry.
- Project management for Architecture and Sustainability, and consultancy in Green Procurement (Sustainable Procurement).
- Consultancy for Heritage Buildings Preservation and Restoration.
- Property diagnostics (Due Diligence) safeguarding your interests before property acquisition.
- BIM management and centralized BIM Project Administration.
- Edge Expert and Edge Auditor services.
- Facility Management and Building Energy Management (BEM).
Our Instructor
Elías Robles, a Costa Rican architect born in 1975, brings 24 years of design and construction experience. He has been a career director and architecture professor since 1999 and served as CEO of Tekna Constructores for 17 years.
Elías became a LEED Green Associate in 2011 and LEED AP BD+C in 2013, the same year he began training over 100 individuals in LEED Accreditation. He is also a WELL AP, USGBC, Facult, EDGE Faculty, and Auditor. In 2018, he earned an IFMA Facility Management Professional certification.
Elías holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering and BIM Management, and has conducted training sessions globally, including in the US, Costa Rica, Mexico, London, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Argentina, Panama, Bolivia, Uruguay, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
Programs & Software
Our projects employ BIM methodology using software such as Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Infraworks, Adobe Suite, Project, Metashape, SketchUp, and Rhino.
Green Building Councils
- Since 2014, Elías has been an honorary member of the Green Building Councils of Panama and Bolivia.
- In 2020, he served as president of the Green Building Council of Costa Rica.
Currently
As Director of Green Masters, he applies his extensive experience to develop highly interactive courses where participants gain knowledge through understanding rather than memorization. Since 2019, he has conducted both in-person and virtual training sessions in the Middle East for LEORON, covering topics such as:
- Environmental Management
- Facility Management,
- Project Management
- ISO Auditing
- Health and Safety in Construction
- Operations and Maintenance
- GIS Mapping
- Data and Image Auditing
- Basic and Advanced Artificial Intelligence Concepts
- Special Operations
- Photogrammetry
- LIDAR Data Acquisition Operations
- Green Procurement Policies
- Real Estate Monitoring and Forecasting
Explore Elías’s Architectural Projects
Explore a wide range of projects, from private residences to large-scale developments. Appreciate the quality, detail, and innovation that characterize the work of our instructor, a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in architecture and design.
Experience and Accreditations
With over 11 years of experience in consultancy and professional training across the US, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, France, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.
- LEED AP BD+C
- USGBC Faculty
- WELL AP
- Edge Auditor
- Edge Faculty
- IFMA Facility Management Professional
Consultancies and Certifications for Businesses
- Consultant for INTRA Aerospace Defense Systems procedures, Saudi Arabia
- Consultant for John Hopkins Hospital, Saudi Arabia
- LEED Designer and Certifier for the ANDE Convention and Auditorium Center, Costa Rica
- Sustainable Facility Management Masterclass (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Sustainability Facility Professional (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Certificate in Health and Safety (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Urban and Facilities Planning (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Best Practices in Building Services Management (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Essentials of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Facility Management Contract Administration Course (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Professional Housekeeping Operations (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Certified Property Management Course (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Sustainable Facility Management Principles (LEORON in Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai)
- Preparation of Procter & Gamble’s Green Construction Commission for Building Operations and Maintenance Certification for a 44,000m2 facility, Costa Rica
- Independent consultant for the Royal Commission of Jubail & Yanbu, ROSHN, and AIMS, Saudi Arabia
- Sustainability Advisor for the Torre 40 Project, Costa Rica
Professional Accreditations & Courses Taught
Certified LEED Green Associate and LEED BD+C instructor in Spanish by the Everblue Institute in the US since 2013 (sole Spanish-language LEED instructor for Latin America and the Caribbean).
- Instructor for the Sustainable Design and Construction Course at the Chamber of Architecture and Engineering Consultants of Costa Rica.
- Instructor for 5 LEED Green Associate Courses for LEED in Mexico City and Monterrey.
- Speaker at the Central American Forum on Sustainable Design and Construction “LEED v4 Update.”
- Certification process for the Las Américas Industrial Zone, El Salvador
- LEED AP Professional training for the creation of the Green Building Council, Nicaragua
- LEED Green Associate Course for the Green Building Council, Uruguay
- LEED instructor in La Paz, Cochabamba, Tarija, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- LEED version 3 and 4, instructors for UDEM, Monterrey, Mexico
- Speaker at CICS events in Panama, Bolivia, and Costa Rica, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020
- Representative for Costa Rica at the World Green Building Council, November 2015, Washington
- Speaker at the International Green Construction Congress, 2015. “The Costs of LEED.“
- LEED v4 Update Seminar, August 2014 and September 2015, Panama
- Instructor for 3 LEED Green Associate Courses for UDEM, 2014, Mexico
- Sustainable Design and Construction Course for AGIO, Wyndham Garden Hotel, December 2013 and March 2014
- Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction for Architects and Engineers, CPAU, Oct 2013, Argentina
- Instructor for Sustainable Design and Construction for Architects and Engineers at INA, November 2013, Costa Rica