Mario’s origins are rooted in Sri Lanka, where professionals strive for a sustainable built environment as a way of life. Recognition as a LEED Fellow complements this tradition to achieve sustainability excellence. A graduate, Summa Cum Laude from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA, Mario is a Professional Engineer with registration in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and has been a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK, since 1991.
His experience in LEED dates way back to 1998. The USGBC’s Pilot Program LEED Version 1 which merited the Sri Lanka’s Kandalama Hotel which is the first building outside of continental USA to be certified as a LEED building and the first hotel in the world to be LEED certified, falls to his credit. This prompted him to further achieve a Gold Certification for the Wafi City District Cooling Chiller Plant in 2006 which is also a first in the Middle East. In 2012, Green Technologies achieved three platinum Certifications within the course of a month, achieving as high as 98 LEED Points on the 110 Point Scale of which 36 points were achieved for Energy demonstrating 66% energy savings.
Mario is actively involved in spreading awareness and capacity building in the Middle East, on topics related to Sustainable Design and Engineering, Green Buildings and LEED, Energy and Water Conservation and Low Carbon Emission Buildings. As a USGBC Faculty member and a USGBC Education Delivery Partner, Mario conducts LEED Education Programs in the Middle East and Asia Regions. As USGBC Faculty member, Mario is authorized to teach the following instructor-led workshops:
- LEED 101: Green Building Basics and LEED
- LEED 201: Core Concepts and Strategies
- BDC 251: Understanding the Building Design and Construction LEED Rating Systems
- BDC 301: Implementing the Building Design and Construction LEED Rating Systems
A father of two daughters and a grandfather of five, Mario lives with his wife in Dubai, UAE, and heads Green Technologies, a member company of the Integral Group of deep green engineers, committed to sustainability.