Free Webinar: Zero-Energy Buildings - a Hard Necessity for Climate Action

Why is zero-energy building (ZEB) design more crucial now than ever before? ZEBs bring significant environmental and economic benefits. By reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they play a vital role in mitigating climate change and promoting resource conservation through reducing the energy demand, reusing waste heat, and using renewable energy. ZEBs not only offer long-term cost savings and enhance energy independence but also align with growing regulatory demands and government incentives.

Explore the fundamental concepts of zero-energy buildings in our expert webinar, focussing on essential design principles and effective validation methods for achieving net zero-energy status. Understand how these innovative buildings can set new standards for sustainability in modern construction. The webinar is an introduction to the Advanced Zero-Energy Design professional education (ProfEd), starting in October.

Date: September 11, 2024 | 16:00 - 17:00 (CEST)

Speaker:

   Dr. Andy van den Dobbelsteen

Andy van den Dobbelsteen is full professor of Climate Design and Sustainability as well as Sustainability Coordinator of Delft University of Technology. In that latter function he is responsible for the sustainable transition of the university. He was awarded CSR Manager of the Year in 2023 for that. Earlier, Andy was knighted for his work and received the KIVI Academic Society Award for the way he communicates in the media.

At TU Delft, Andy teaches students how to design sustainable buildings and cities. He was ‘faculty advisor’ to three successful TU Delft Solar Decathlon teams and is responsible for the online courses Zero-Energy Design, winner of the edX Online Prize 2020, and Advanced Zero-Energy Design. His short film Energy Slaves, about energy use in Dutch households, won a Dutch ‘Oscar’ for commissioned films.

Together with his team, Andy has conducted many national and international research projects around energy transition, climate adaptation, circularity and other sustainability themes. He has sat on many boards, committees and juries. Andy delivers lectures, nationally and internationally, and he publishes a lot. Also in his private time: as a hobby, he writes thrillers.