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| Emilio Casanueva's first construction
job was building his dream house at the Chilean beach resort where
he spent his childhood holidays. He enjoyed the process tremendously,
and built 40 more houses in 6 years. After returning with his growing
family to California, Emilio learned design, worked for a large construction
company and became licensed as a builder. He founded Mediterraneo,
a Bay Area desing-build business specializing in high-end residential
properties. After 9 years of success, Emilio sold the business, which
continues to thrive, and accepted a position of Associate Architect
at the Universtity of California, Santa Barbara. Emilio helped bring
environmentally sustainable building practices to the campus, which
were later adopted by the whole UC system, the state's largest builder.
Emilio, passionate about "green" building practices, is
now a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited
professional. In 2003 & 2004, he co-chaired the annual Santa
Barbara Parade of Green Buildings. Emilio is a former SB County
Housing Authority Commissioner, former Chairman of the SB Foodbank,
where he still volunteers, and established Ocean
Ducks, an ocean swimming organization that put together the first
Santa Barbara Trans-channel crossing to benefit the Community
Environmental Council. Emilio's immediate family includes 5 children,
6 grandchildren, and a brother in Santiago, Chile. |
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