In complex projects like META BUILD, incorporating external expertise is vital to maintain alignment with evolving societal challenges and market needs. To fulfill this role, the Transdisciplinary Advisory Board (TAB) was established to provide independent, high-level guidance that enriches the project’s strategic direction and impact.
The TAB’s core mission is to offer expert advice that supports META BUILD’s objectives in advancing energy efficiency, promoting building electrification, and driving innovation throughout Europe.
Composed of 14 distinguished experts from a broad range of fields - including energy systems, building technologies, digital innovation, policymaking, and social sciences—the TAB ensures that the project remains both forward-thinking and closely attuned to the demands of the market and society at large.
Communications & Brand
Richard Lucht [Thermondo]
Vice President Communication & Brand
Construction sector
Fernando Sigchos [European Builders Confederation]
Secretary General
Research in Energy/Distributed Systems
Sonja Klingert [University of Stuttgart]
Senior Researcher - Energy Systems
Energy and Buildings
Manuel Andrés Chicote [University of Valladolid (UVa)]
Assistant Professor
Energy Efficiency in buildings; energy modelling; thermal energy storage
Gonzalo Diarce [University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)]
Professor
Sustainability Assessment
Emil Lezak [INNOVATIONS Sp. z o.o.]
Co-Founder of CTT
Technology Transfer & Business Development
Marc Schreurs [Daikin Europe]
Technology Transfer & Business Development Field Manager
Urban transformation, Energy transition in the built environment, citizen engagement
David Bourguignon [Les Énergiques]
Founder of Les Énergiques
Battery storage
Sotirios Athanasiou [Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems]
R&D Manager
Sociotechnical analysis of buildings in the energy system
David Shipworth [University College London]
Professor
Energy solutions and research projects
Magda Foti [Ubitech]
Head of Energy Systems
Near-zero Energy Buildings
Zoi Boutopoulou [IsZEB]
Cluster coordinator
Energy solutions, control & automation, multiphysics models
Lucía Royo [Electroingenium]
Innovation Manager
Geothermal heat pumps and underground thermal energy storage
Kirsti Midttømme [NORCE]
Chief Scientist
