Jeff Joslin is Green Building Coordinator for San Francisco Department of the Environment (SF Environment) .

Previously, Jeff was Deputy Planning Director/Director of Current Planning for the San Francisco Planning Department. Jeff has advanced numerous urban design and sustainability initiatives, including a Better Roofs Ordinance: make San Francisco the first of any major city to require solar and/or green roofs to be incorporated into new development.

Prior to his San Francisco appointment in 2012, he’d been an architect, urban designer, planner and developer. His life's work has been consistently driven by a desire to contribute to the advancing of the design, preservation and sustainability of the built and the natural environment.

For 15 years he managed Portland ’s urban design and preservation teams. During that time, he contributed to a range of planning efforts, including the establishment of numerous green and preservation policies, programs and regulatory frameworks. Previously, Jeff was a practicing architect, leading sustainability expert, researcher, consultant, activist, and educator.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Sustainability Studies from Brown University, a Masters of Architecture from Oregon University, and a Masters of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University.