据前ENR新闻记者Bilal Ayyub称，Cris Liban在过去的十年中一直在“悄悄地改变洛杉矶的环境，财务和社会环境”。新利luck
Today, Liban, who was recently named the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s first-ever chief sustainability officer, is leading efforts to ensure that LA Metro’s $140-billion infrastructure program—and 28 transportation and transit projects that must be completed by the 2028 Olympics the region is hosting—are climate-adapted and resilient.
“我不认为有任何人wh的世界o has the position and the grit and knowledge to take Metro forward as it becomes even more the most innovative and the most effective transit system in the country, and we’re very lucky to have him,” said Thomas Small, chairman of the LA Metro Sustainability Council, when announcing Liban’s promotion on Jan. 10.
“我不认为有任何人wh的世界o has the position and the grit and knowledge to take Metro forward.”
– Thomas Small, Chairman of LA Metro’s Sustainability Council
Liban的部门在整个洛杉矶大都会地区拥有147多个可持续性倡议，包括绿色建筑要求，可持续采购和可持续基础设施标准手册。
Under Liban’s leadership, LA Metro has achieved a series of more than 21 “firsts,” including first transit agency to develop a climate action and adaptation plan, the first to incorporate sustainability and climate change into design criteria and specifications and the first to develop a water action plan and an energy resource and conservation plan.
Liban还主持了美国土木工程师协会可持续发展委员会的主席，该委员会还建立了ANSI可持续基础设施标准。
WSP USA Solutions的总裁兼首席执行官Tom Lewis曾与Liban合作进行了几项项目，包括最近在11月在洛杉矶举行的可持续基础设施领导力峰会建立可持续18luck官网基础设施领导峰会。
Liban游说在洛杉矶举行活动，不想让这次会议几乎没有采取行动。
取而代之的是，他和ASCE的其他人伸出援手，包括政府和企业以及工程师的领导人。刘易斯说：“他希望这是可持续性和韧性的关键点。”会议导致了可持续基础设施联盟启动。
“Cris is always thinking about how can we make the world a more sustainable and resilient place,” Lewis adds.
