include green roofs, plant walls, and planters. Although the greenery should be a welcome addition to what is otherwise a fairly treeless area, it should not require much water because developers intend to plant mostly native species. Nor is the green attitude only skin deep. When completed, the buildings will have a small carbon footprint and near zero energy consumption-a zero-kilogram carbon dioxide equivalent per year of emissions once they are in operation. A cistern will be installed in the basement to harvest rainwater-a good thing in a city that experiences frequent droughts. Eventually, Colonial executives plan to have the buildings certified BREEAM Very Good on the residential side and LEED Gold/Platinum for the office In addition to offices, apartments, and restaurants, the new Madnum complex features courtyards landscaped with local vegetation, suitable for a morning café con leche or early-evening tapas. SPRING 2023 URBAN LAND 113 COURTESY INMOBILIARIA COLONIAL