EP69 Environmental Sustainability with Cecil Scheib, NYU’s Chief Sustainability Officer - a podcast by NYU School of Global Public Health

In this episode we talk to Cecil Scheib, NYU’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and Amanda Garofalo, NYU GPH’s Associate Director of Operations and Administration. We discuss NYU’s sustainability efforts, the new GPH building at 708 Broadway and other changes that will be implemented university wide to reduce our carbon footprint.

Cecil Scheib formerly served as Chief Program Officer at the Urban Green Council and the Managing Director of the Building Resiliency Task Force for the City of New York. As Director of Energy and Sustainability at NYU from 2007 to 2012, Cecil was intimately involved in guiding NYU towards environmental excellence, leading efforts related to the co-gen plant, the Green Grants Program, 30% emissions reductions, greater solid waste diversion rates, weaving sustainability into our procurement, and drafting NYU's Climate Action Plan. Cecil founded the eco-village Dancing Rabbit, is a New York State licensed professional engineer, and is a Certified Energy Manager and LEED Accredited Professional. He serves on the Board of Directors of Urban Green Council and the Center for Sustainable and Cooperative Culture.

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