EXECUTIVE PROFILEto 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 partner-
ship worldwide to meet the commit-
ments 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-of-
the-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 .”Mark Hartman, Chief Sustainability Officer
Mark Hartman is Phoenix’s Chief Sustainability Officer,
charged to catalyze 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.225http://www.businesschief.com