Richard Graves
Regenerative design; resilience; climate policy; energy codes
Background & Expertise
Richard Graves is the director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research and an associate professor in the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. From 2012 to 2014, he was the executive director of the International Living Future Institute, leading the operations and strategic efforts around all of the institute's signature programs. His research focuses on regenerative design as a fundamentally new approach that must be required of architecture across scales (from the building to the neighborhood to the city) to achieve sustainable and resilient urban development in a dynamic world.
Featured Project: Richard Graves
Assessing the Co-Benefits of Residential Weatherization During Wildfire Smoke Events
Challenge
As climate change intensifies, wildfire smoke is an increasing threat in Minnesota. With this comes fine particulate pollution, which can infiltrate homes and cause adverse human health outcomes. Current mitigation strategies focus mainly on filtration from heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Meet the Project Team
Project Leads
