Richard Levine | |
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| Born | September 11, 1939 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Known for | Raven Run Solar House Hooker Building Sustainable Area Budget |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Architect, Professor, Sustainability Pioneer |
| Institutions | Center for Sustainable Cities,
http://www.centerforsustainablecities.com CSC Design Studio, http://www.cscdesignstudio.com |
| Website | [1] |
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Richard Steven "Dick" Levine (born September 11, 1939) is an American environmental architect, solar energy and sustainability pioneer, and professor at the University of Kentucky. He is one of the early solar energy innovators in the U.S., a holder of U.S. patents on structural systems and solar energy applications, and the architect of a number of award winning solar buildings including his widely published Raven Run Solar House (1974). Levine is co-director of the Center for Sustainable Cities at the University of Kentucky. His contributions to sustainable urban planning are in both the theory and practice of the sustainable city-region. He has over 150 publications on solar energy and sustainability research, conducted in Italy, Austria, China and the Middle East.