Sadhu Johnston

Chicago, United States

About

As Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Chief Environmental Officer, Johnston is responsible for oversight of all City of Chicago environmental initiatives. Prior to serving in this capacity, Johnston served as the Commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Environment (DOE). He was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in July of 2005 after serving as the Assistant to the Mayor for Green Initiatives. His responsibilities as commissioner included the overall management of DOE, which administers programs to protect and restore Chicago’s natural resources, reduce waste, clean up brownfields, promote energy efficiency and reliability, educate the public about environmental issues, and enforce the City’s environ­mental protection laws. Prior to working for the City of Chicago, Sadhu served as the Executive Director of the Cleveland Green Building Coalition.

Sadhu Johnston

CTBUH Roles

Working Group: Sustainability, Co-Chair (2007 – 2009)

Videos

03 March 2008

Chicago: Building a Green City

Sadhu Johnston from the office of Mayor Richard Daley, City of Chicago, highlighted the city's tradition of innovation in architecture from balloon-frame houses to steel...

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Videos

03 March 2008

Plenary 1 Panel Questions and Answers

The Plenary Session 1 speaker panel consisting of HE Hussain Nasser Lootah of the Dubai Municipality, Sadhu Johnston of the City of Chicago and Peter...

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Research

03 March 2008

Chicago: Building a Green City

Richard M. Daley & Sadhu Johnston, City of Chicago

Chicago has a tradition of innovation in architecture from balloon-frame houses to steel skyscrapers to today’s green buildings. Chicago was one of the first cities...

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26 February 2009

Tall Buildings and Sustainability Working Group - 3rd Meeting

The third meeting of the CTBUH Tall Buildings and Sustainability Working Group took place on February 26th 2009, at the Chicago office of Environmental Systems Design.

12 November 2008

Tall Buildings and Sustainability Working Group Update

Two meetings channeled the efforts of the Sustainability Working Group into an anticipated 80,000 word, 200-page, richly illustrated book.

2 October 2008

Tall Buildings and Sustainability Working Group Update

The Working Group have announced the chapter plan for a 200-page, richly illustrated book, entitled the ‘CTBUH Guide to Sustainabilty for Tall Buildings in Urban Environments’.

1 August 2008

CTBUH Tall Buildings and Sustainability Working Group Meeting

The meeting took place on August 1st, at the LEED Platinum rated Chicago Center for Green Technology and was attended by some of the world’s leading experts on tall buildings.

03 March 2008

Chicago: Building a Green City

Sadhu Johnston from the office of Mayor Richard Daley, City of Chicago, highlighted the city's tradition of innovation in architecture from balloon-frame houses to steel...

03 March 2008

Plenary 1 Panel Questions and Answers

The Plenary Session 1 speaker panel consisting of HE Hussain Nasser Lootah of the Dubai Municipality, Sadhu Johnston of the City of Chicago and Peter...

03 March 2008

Chicago: Building a Green City

Richard M. Daley & Sadhu Johnston, City of Chicago

Chicago has a tradition of innovation in architecture from balloon-frame houses to steel skyscrapers to today’s green buildings. Chicago was one of the first cities...