Rob co-founded and chairs the Policy Committee of Storm Water Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.), a coalition comprised of over 50 organizations citywide that advocates for swimmable waterways throughout NYC through green, cost-effective solutions. S.W.I.M. was instrumental in New York City Council's passage of Local Law 5, which mandates the city to create a Sustainable Storm Water Management Plan. He also spearheaded S.W.I.M.’s successful effort to pass a green roof tax abatment in New York City.
Rob also promotes policies that support green-collar job creation for people with barriers to employment.

Additionally, he has personally managed the installation of several green roof projects in New York City.
Before joining SSBx, Rob majored in Urban Studies at Columbia University, where he worked for the Columbia Earth Institute to create a political and economic framework for implementing urban heat island mitigation strategies in New York City. He also performed a program analysis of sustainability initiatives in the "ecological and healthy" city of Loja, Ecuador, voted the 3rd most ecological city in the world by the United Nations.

robc@ssbx.org.

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      S.W.I.M.

          Green Roofs

    PRESS

         Local Law 5

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