Andy van den Dobbelsteen is full professor of Climate Design & Sustainability at the Faculty of Architecture & the Built Environment of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the Netherlands. He chairs the faculty’s Department of Architectural Engineering + Technology. Andy is theme leader for energy in the built environment for the Delft Energy Initiative, and Principal Investigator for the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute).
He chairs the scientific advisory board of NL Greenlabel and serves on the board of the Dutch Green Building Council.
Andy has led and conducted numerous research projects on energy, climate, and sustainability in the built environment, including the EU project City-zen (focused on energy transition), the Dutch Knowledge for Climate project Climate Proof Cities (on climate adaptation), and the Urban Regions in the Delta project Better Airport Regions (on circularity). He served as faculty advisor to the TU Delft team for the Solar Decathlon Europe competition in Versailles in 2014, where the team won five prizes; their Prêt-à-Loger house is recognized as the world’s most sustainable terraced house.
Andy lectures nationally and internationally and conducts research in sustainability, focusing on sustainable energy solutions, climate change adaptation, and circularity. His approach to education and research is grounded in leveraging the full potential of local circumstances and renewable resources.