Valerie J. Amor

Valerie J. Amor, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CPHD, CC-P, LFA, EcoDistricts AP, Lic. RE Broker, PhD student at The New School, Public and Urban Policy. Valerie Amor, Energy Manager in the Office of Climate Action, is leading climate change, energy efficient and decarbonization responsive policies, programs, and educational opportunities for the City’s built environment. Previously with the New York Department of Buildings, Valerie was a Project Advocate for the Major Projects Program, an Energy Code Compliance Reviewer and Plans Reviewer, and a member of the NYC Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency, Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines Working Group, where she was instrumental in developing the framework for the guidelines and the current pilot phase. She served as a Climate Corps Environmental Defense Fund Fellow consultant to the New York CityHousing Authority, contributed to several South Florida city and regional Sustainability Action Plans as well receiving several National Endowment of the Arts grants as a community engagement public artist. Ms. Amor is the co-founder of Growing Broward, a supporter of local food systems. Ms. Amor is the founder and Action Oriented Visionary of Drawing Conclusions LLC, an architectural firm, engaged in regenerative design, helical research, and the designer of SCALe©, an award-winning educational design charette program.

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