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 sits on the board of the Dutch Green Building Council.

Andy has led and conducted many research projects on energy, climate and sustainability in the built environment, among which the EU projects City-zen (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 was faculty advisor to the TU Delft team for the Solar Decathlon Europe competition in Versailles, 2014, which won five prizes; the team’s Prêt-à-Loger house is the world’s most sustainable terraced house.

Andy lectures nationally and internationally and conducts research in sustainability, most notably on sustainable energy solutions, adaptation to climate change and approaches to circularity. His approach in education and research founds on using the full potential from local circumstances and renewable sources.

Project

Solar Urban

Urban Energy

To reach the city's climate ambitions, we have to generate more energy within the city itself. This can be done for example by using solar panels that are placed on roofs. But what about other surfaces, such as facades, roads, and pavements?

Project

Energy solutions for historic buildings

Urban Energy

What energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage?

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

News

Circular cities with vertical farms

Circularity in Urban Regions

With urban vertical farming, food can be produced closer to consumers. Also, the heat produced by vertical farms can be captured and reused in urban energy grids. Can this type of agriculture be a solution to create our future, circular cities?

News

Circular cities with vertical farms

Circularity in Urban Regions

With urban vertical farming, food can be produced closer to consumers. Also, the heat produced by vertical farms can be captured and reused in urban energy grids. Can this type of agriculture be a solution to create our future, circular cities?

News

Canals to cool off or warm up buildings

Urban Energy

We're looking into energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage.

Project

Solar Urban

Urban Energy

To reach the city's climate ambitions, we have to generate more energy within the city itself. This can be done for example by using solar panels that are placed on roofs. But what about other surfaces, such as facades, roads, and pavements?

Project

Solar Urban

Urban Energy

To reach the city's climate ambitions, we have to generate more energy within the city itself. This can be done for example by using solar panels that are placed on roofs. But what about other surfaces, such as facades, roads, and pavements?

Project

Energy solutions for historic buildings

Urban Energy

What energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage?

Project

Energy solutions for historic buildings

Urban Energy

What energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage?

Project

Energy solutions for historic buildings

Urban Energy

What energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage?

Project

Energy solutions for historic buildings

Urban Energy

What energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage?

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

Project

Collect Your Retrofits

Urban Energy

To foster the energy transition in the build environment “Collect Your Retrofits” intends to design a replicable and collective retrofit approach in the context of monumental areas while reframing the cultural notion of energy.

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

Event

Opening Academic Year

Education

Mon, September 11th, 2:30PM-5:00PM

We are excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Academic Year 2023-2024, which will take place...

News

Circular cities with vertical farms

Circularity in Urban Regions

With urban vertical farming, food can be produced closer to consumers. Also, the heat produced by vertical farms can be captured and reused in urban energy grids. Can this type of agriculture be a solution to create our future, circular cities?

News

Circular cities with vertical farms

Circularity in Urban Regions

With urban vertical farming, food can be produced closer to consumers. Also, the heat produced by vertical farms can be captured and reused in urban energy grids. Can this type of agriculture be a solution to create our future, circular cities?

News

Canals to cool off or warm up buildings

Urban Energy

We're looking into energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage.

News

Canals to cool off or warm up buildings

Urban Energy

We're looking into energy-saving measures allow for maximum impact, while conserving our built heritage.