Tristan Grant

Tristan is Acting Director with New Buildings Institute, leading the Codes and Policy team on their work with model codes and jurisdictions to advance baseline and stretch codes, develop climate focused policy solutions, and to further decarbonization, resilience, health, and equity in the built environment. Tristan has previously worked in the renewable energy industry and high-performance building design and construction space. As an interdisciplinary team member and leader, he crafts positive-sum solutions for complex problems relating to the built environment. Tristan has experience building, training, and overseeing teams in office and hybrid-remote work environments. Tristan's work has aided clients in scoping and developing comprehensive and strategic approaches at the project and portfolio level. He has overseen the implementation of research and pilot demonstration projects, helped craft corporate sustainability strategies, co-authored industry white papers and peer-reviewed research, presented at and curated regional energy and sustainability conferences and webinars, and been featured in industry articles. Tristan volunteers with NESEA on the Building Energy NYC and Boston annual conferences and is a founding board member of Passive House Rhode Island (PHRI). Tristan holds a B.A from Hampshire College in Sustainable Design and Development, and a Master of Design Studies (MDS) in Sustainable Design from the Boston Architectural College. He is current or former PHIUS+ Verifier, RESNET HERS Rater, LEED Green Associate, and former BPI Building Analyst.