About Rafael Sanchez

Rafael Sanchez is a Director of Sustainability at Spinnaker Group – A Division of SOCOTEC, focused on new construction and interiors projects. He spearheads the certification process for multiple green building rating systems and provides sustainable building research and project direction. With more than 15 years of experience in residential and retail architecture, Rafael has worked on architectural design projects in Miami, Venezuela, and Spain, always with emphasis on efficient design. Rafael believes that sustainability efforts should be a part of everyone’s life and, like human habitats, should be transdisciplinary experiences in which everyone is invited to participate.

Rafael is currently on the Florida Market Advisory Board for the U.S. Green Building Council, the organization that created and educates about LEED certification. He is also part of the Parent Advisory
Committee for schools at Dream In Green, a nonprofit that focuses on providing free environmental education programs to schools and communities across Miami, the third largest school district in the U.S.