Joe Chavez is the Director of Sustainable Buildings at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, where he leads the City’s efforts to drive the built environment to unprecedented decarbonization and energy efficiency standards. He is focused on the development and implementation of buildings-related policies and programs, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to advance the City’s climate and environmental justice goals. 

Joe has been working in energy and sustainability in New York City for the past 15 years, mostly focused on buildings. Prior to his role at the NYC Mayor’s Office, Joe served eight years at the New York City Department of Education where he led the Energy Management team in implementing building retrofits and upgrades in public school buildings to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions and improve the learning environment.