Josh Busard

Adjunct Lecturer
Biography

Josh Busard is the Director of the Johnson County Planning, Development, and Sustainability Department and has more than a decade of land-use planning experience. Josh’s primary professional interests relate to planning for renewable energy systems, recognizing and utilizing the benefits of natural “green” infrastructure, and sustainable building and land development. As the Director of the Johnson County Planning, Development, and Sustainability Department, Josh administers the County’s Unified Development Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan, and Building Code. Josh makes every effort to ensure that the County’s development is environmentally friendly, economical, and socially equitable. Josh is also an Adjunct Lecturer with the Department of Geographical and Sustainable Sciences and also teaches the Sustainable Development and Green Building Concepts course.

Josh Busard
M.S. Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2006, MBA University of Iowa 2015