Since founding the office of Behnisch & Partner Büro Innenstadt in 1989, Stefan Behnisch has directed the design of dynamic, award-winning buildings that promote sustainability within the built environment. Behnisch oversees a wide range of global projects at all scales striving to design inclusive buildings that provide maximum benefit to the community as a whole. read more

Researcher at the University of Delft, Netherlands and head of the 4D Architects office in Amsterdam. She proposes new ways of bridging the current gap between demolition and disassembly. Durmisevic's vision is one in which homes become extensively transformable, and disassembly is possible at all construction levels, spatial as well as material. read more

Prof. Thomas Herzog, Founder of Herzog + Partner, 1971, is a pioneer in various innovative fields, and one of the most prominent experts of cutting edge bioclimatic architecture and sustainable design. His ongoing relationship with the world of industrial production has allowed him to develop in depth knowledge of the dynamics involved in construction processes. read more

Founding director of Studio E Architects. His experience ranges from research and development into housing and university standards to commercial centre city development. He is an acknowledged expert and innovator in energy conscious and sustainable architecture and has led a succession of cutting edge sustainable projects. read more

Vice president and editorial director of BuildingGreen, LLC and editor of Environmental Building News, executive editor of McGraw-Hill Construction’s GreenSource magazine, and coeditor of the GreenSpec product directory. read more

The Director of the Environment & Energy Studies Programme at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, UK. He has been involved in environmental design research, teaching and consultancy since the mid-1970s and has lectured in schools of architecture and professional institutes in some thirty countries. read more

Award-winning architect, industrial designer, and author who specializes in environmentally appropriate systems and advanced building technologies internationally. He consults on zero energy/zero carbon energy buildings and has designed a wide range of structures and objects including offices, airports, galleries, multi-media environments, resort buildings, residences, manufactured housing, shops, furniture, exhibits and jewellery. read more

President and CEO of Mithun, Bert Gregory, FAIA has led the firm to national recognition for concept-based, environmentally intelligent design. Mithun’s multidisciplinary teams work to bring the human and natural worlds into balance. An advocate for sustainable building and urbanism, Bert serves on the USGBC Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design® Neighborhood Development Core Committee. read more

Teaches architectural design, acoustics and lighting, building performance modeling, as well as building controls and diagnostics, at the Carnegie Mellon school of Architecture. His fields of research include total building performance (TBP) studies and the development of computational design support systems. read more

President of Solar Design Associates, Inc. Founded 1974. The company works with architects, engineers, and professionals on the design of environmentally responsive buildings, and integration of renewable energy systems incorporating the latest in innovative technology. read more

Michael Pawlyn set up Exploration in 2007 to focus on environmentally sustainable architecture inspired by nature. From 1997 to 2007 he worked with Grimshaw Architects and was instrumental in the design development of the Eden Project. He is currently working on ‘The Sahara Forest Project’ and other schemes that explore new approaches to environmental challenges. He has lectured widely on the subject of sustainable design. read more

A principal of T.R. Hamzah & Yeang in Kuala Lumpur, Malyasia and Director of the London-based Llewelyn Davies Yeang, a multidisciplinary firm of urban designers, architects and landscape architects. A world authority on bioclimatic design Dr Yeang has put his ideas on environmental conservation into practice in numerous projects. read more