Under construction · March 2026 — March 2027
Where engineering
finds its home
Campus CIAE is the corporate headquarters of Grupo Empresarial CIAE — a building made from 14 recycled shipping containers in Hermosillo, Sonora, targeting LEED v5 Platinum certification and generating 120% of its own energy.
Architectural render
Main entrance · Predio Benjamina, Hermosillo
Five axes that define the campus
Not a pretty building.
A technical statement.
The people
Designed for those who live in it. Rest rooms, lactation room, gym and universal accessibility throughout the campus.
Explore →The energy
100 kWp across four zones, BESS with self-consumption priority, GDMTH. Generates 120% of its consumption. Net positive, not just net zero.
Explore →The water
100% reuse of treated blackwater. Recovery of softener, RO and AC rejects. 100% native Sonoran desert landscaping.
Explore →The site
Passive hydrology with elevated foundations. Native desert biodiversity. Urban heat island and light pollution reduction.
Explore →The materials
14 High Cube shipping containers. Corten steel pergola. Yearly 100% recycled steel sculptures. Every decision, a story.
Explore →The project in numbers
What gets measured, improves
Installed photovoltaic system
Reused shipping containers
Generation vs consumption
Campus surface area
The project in 60 seconds
Build with purpose, operate with excellence
- March 2026 — Design kickoff with Tribo Soluciones Sostenibles
- Sept 2026 — Design completion + LEED Online registration
- Jan 2027 — Soft opening + IAQ testing
- March 2027 — LEED v5 Platinum certification
Dual certification
Two certifications, one headquarters
108 anticipated points out of 110 possible. +28 points above Platinum minimum.
USGBC
LEED v5
Platinum
IFC · World Bank
EDGE v3.1
Advanced
The ecosystem at this campus
Eight brands, one place
The Campus is the materialization of the group's capabilities. Each company contributes to a specific piece.
CIAE
Professional energy training
Visitar sitio →PSE
PV system design and installation
Visitar sitio →IED
Electrical engineering and grid interconnection
Visitar sitio →LIMSON
Operational PV maintenance
Visitar sitio →UIIE Industria
CRE interconnection inspection
Visitar sitio →UIIE Instalaciones
NOM-001-SEDE verification
Visitar sitio →OC CIAE
EC0586 on-site evaluations
Visitar sitio →Gensolar
Institutional inhabitant of the campus
Visitar sitio →
Campus CIAE is not a building that meets LEED. It's the public proof that the coherence between what the group says and what the group builds is not an idea — it's a place.
Visit the Campus
If you're a client, partner, student or press, schedule a visit. We'll show you the operational PV system, the inverter showroom and the construction process live.
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