BIO FOR DEBORAH F. TAYLOR, AIA, LEED AP
Deborah F. Taylor, AIA, LEED AP, is Chief Sustainability Officer for the New York City Department of Buildings. In this role, she leads the Department’s enforcement of the New York City Energy Conservation Code, serves as technical liaison to the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, as staff representative to the public/private Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Board and as Department representative on the Green Infrastructure Task Force. She has participated in the development of the landmark Greener, Greater Buildings Plan legislation to reduce energy use in existing buildings, for the Green Codes Task Force proposals and for the amendment of the NYCECC for 2010. Ms. Taylor has served on the Code Development Committee for both the 2009 and 2012 International Energy Conservation Codes and the 2010 State Energy Code. Currently she serves on the Department’s Buildings Sustainability Board to develop parameters for use of new sustainable technologies. Ms. Taylor has over 35 years of architectural experience in both the private and public sectors. Prior to her work with the Department of Buildings, she managed major capital and capital improvement projects in new and renovated schools and in corporate and institutional buildings.
Deborah Taylor received her M.Arch. degree from UCLA, and her A.B. degree in Philosophy from the University of Michigan.
