About Us
Pueblo Verde Sustainable Development 

Tom Peifer, M.S. – Agroecologist, Builder and Writer. Founder of El Centro Verde,http://www.elcentroverde.org/.

 

Will Raap, - (www.wilraap.org) founder and chairman of Gardener’s Supply Company,http://www.gardeners.com/ the leading gardening products direct marketer in the world with operations in the North America, Europe and South America. As the largest distributor of organic gardening supplies, composting equipment, water-saving solutions, and healthy backyard habitat products GSC has promoted environmental restoration at home for 25 years. Will also founded the non-profit Intervale Center in Vermont, the largest community organic farming and local food system catalyst organization in the US and he is active on state, national and international boards involved with climate change mitigation and ecosystem restoration.

 

Consultants

Pietro Stagno Ugarte & Luz Letelier Bellalta—Architectural advisers to Pueblo Verde who blend an artistic, contemporary style with sound bio-climatic principles to offer comfortable, affordable living solutions. http://www.luzdepiedra.com/

Josh Lippold, ASLA—Ecological Landscape Architect President, Blue Planet EcoDesign

Michael Ogden, P.E., LEED AP

Founding Director, Principal Engineer

Natural Systems International http://www.natsys-inc.com/

Applied Biotechnology – wastewater, stormwater, reuse, watershed restoration

Jorge Mario Montero Arguedas, ICE—Civil engineer and environmental planner with 20 years experience in utility scale renewable energy development with ICE.  He has worked on ICE’s hydropower plants and also in environmental assessment and evaluation of power projects. Consults with Pueblo Verde on energy efficiency, renewable energies (wind, PV solar, hydropower, biomass).

Pueblo Verde Eco Development Costa Rica

Henry Toruño Gutierrez, MS.—Forester with emphasis on native species in the wet-dry tropics. Responsible for forest survey and management of harvesting and reforestation.

Paola Brenes Rojas, —Agroecologist, Oversees wildlife survey and habitat restoration in Pueblo Verde. Also directs Nandavi Project (USF&WS) and Proyecto Nandamojo.