to government buildings . “ We ’ re doing deep energy retrofits in all of our facilities ,” he says . “ We ’ ve put forward proposals on three specific sites where the $ 30mn budget will actually be paid back through energy savings . ”
Phoenix is allied to the Covenant of Mayors , the world ’ s largest movement for local climate and energy actions , which has over 9,000 cities in partnership worldwide to meet the commitments of the Paris Agreement , chiefly a 30 % reduction in carbon by 2025 . Hartman takes inspiration from this global quest as Phoenix looks to implement new processes . “ Public Works recently installed a state-ofthe-art $ 15mn facility where we take organics and use a state-of-the-art Turned Aerated Pile ( TAP ) system to produce certified compost faster than other composting methods ,” he reveals . “ In partnership with the City ’ s Compost Facility operator , WeCare Denali , we ’ re processing nearly 55,000 tons of inbound organic waste to compost which is either sold regionally , used at City parks and properties , or provided to City residents at special give away events .”
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Mark Hartman , Chief Sustainability Officer
Mark Hartman is Phoenix ’ s Chief Sustainability Officer , charged to catalyse the long list of actions already underway to help Phoenix become a global leader in sustainability . Most recently , in April 2016 , the council approved the 2050 Environmental Goals and now , Hartman is working with departments and the community to develop interim goals and complementary social and economic goals . Hartman formerly worked at the City of Vancouver for eight years in sustainability leading their carbon-neutral buildings strategy and their green building code , as well as supporting Vancouver ’ s ambition to become the greenest city in the world by 2020 . Mark holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and is a LEED accredited professional .
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