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
