I'm Allan Lopes — and like you, I've spent years searching for what makes life feel truly alive.

I'm the founder of the Healthy Building Certificate (HBC), a biologist by training, and someone who believes our spaces hold the power to transform how we feel, think, and connect with ourselves. But my story doesn't start with buildings—it starts with a fourteen-year-old kid asking a question that would shape everything:

"What makes life feel meaningful?"

Finding My Way Through the Unknown

Growing up in a fragmented family in Brazil, I felt disconnected from the traditional paths everyone expected me to follow. College seemed like the answer—I studied biology, hoping to find my calling. But academia felt hollow, and my options seemed limited: teach in schools or navigate a broken research system.

What kept me going was something I couldn't share with anyone at the time. I was secretly diving into self-development, studying Kabbalah and ancient texts, driven by questions that felt too big for my everyday world. After college, those questions led me to backpack across continents, searching for insight, wholeness, and a place where I belonged.

It was in Barcelona, around year 2000, exhausted from wandering, that I discovered Building Biology. The moment I learned about it, something inside me clicked. I knew, without a doubt: "This is what I was built for."

Building Something Real

That spark in Spain became my life's work.

After some courses and internships I went back to Brazil in 2002. I threw myself even deeper into understanding how our built environments affect our well-being—years before it became mainstream. Between 2006 and 2012, I organized three international congresses on Building Biology, bringing together minds from around the world. These events weren't just conferences; they were the foundation for what would become the Healthy Building Certificate (HBC) in 2014, the first true Gold Standards for Healthy Buildings in the world.

During those years, I was living multiple lives: consulting on homes, offices, clinics, and schools; leading architecture trips to Machu Picchu and sacred sites; teaching at Brazilian universities; and sharing my work through major media outlets. All while continuing my personal studies in Chi Kung, Inner Alchemy, Acupuncture, Aikido, Iaido, and Shamanism—practices that, alongside my Christian Faith, kept me grounded in what truly mattered. These disciplines shaped my understanding of wellness and human potential, while my deeper spiritual beliefs anchored my sense of purpose.

The Journey to America

In 2017, I moved to the United States under the EB1 Extraordinary Ability visa—a recognition of the work I'd been pouring my heart into. But America tested me in ways I never expected.

I was betrayed by business partners, went through a painful divorce, and found myself in the depths of depression—all while the world was shutting down during the pandemic. There were moments I questioned everything. But even in my darkest hours, I couldn't stop creating.

While living in the US, I continued nurturing HBC in Brazil, culminating in the "Mostra Casa Saudável" in 2021—a full-scale model of a healthy home in São Paulo that captured national attention. It reminded me why I started this journey in the first place.

Coming Home to Purpose

Now, I'm rebuilding—not just my business, but my entire life—from a place of hard-won clarity. Home and Purpose represents this new chapter.

This isn't just about architecture, certifications or consulting. It's about helping people like you discover how your external spaces can align with your deepest calling. It's the synthesis of everything I've lived—from biology to building biology, from heartbreak to healing, from searching to finding.

Where I Am Today

These days, you'll find me:

* Hosting the Home and Purpose podcast, where I explore these connections some times with fascinating guests,

* Working with individuals and companies to transform their environments from the inside out,

* Representing purpose-aligned real estate in California,

* Expanding HBC globally, certifying healthier spaces, products, and professionals who share this vision.

My work is rooted in science, but it's guided by something deeper—the understanding that our spaces are extensions of ourselves.

If you're here, you probably sense that your environment matters more than you've been told. You're absolutely right. And you're not alone in feeling this way.

Let's explore what's possible when we align our spaces with our souls.