Koen Steemers

Koen Steemers – University of Cambridge, UK

Koen Steemers was recently named in Building Design’s inaugural list of the “50 most influential people in UK sustainability”. He studied Architecture at the University of Bath and subsequently joined Energy Conscious Design, (now ECD Partnership, London). His PhD work at the University of Cambridge developed new insights into the links between urban design and energy consumption. He acted as consultant on various projects; became a Director of Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd (1991) and of architectural practice CH+W Design (2015). He has been Director of the Martin Centre (2003-08) and Head of Department (2008-14).

Koen Steemers’s expertise is based on being a registered architect (CH+W Design); environmental design consultant (Director of CAR Ltd); consultant to UN-HABITAT; President of PLEA (Passive & Low Energy Architecture international association); Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge; Guest Professor at Chongqing University, China and at Kyung Hee University, Korea. He has extensive research assessment experience, including two stints on the UK Government’s research reviews and as deputy Chair of the Hong Kong Research Assessment Panel 2014. He is currently on the UK Green Building Council Healthy Homes task group.

Koen Steemers heads a team of 14 researchers in the Behaviour and Building Performance (BBP) Centre. He coordinates the MPhil course in Architecture and Urban Studies and  supervises PhD students. He has produced over 200 publications (with over 4000 citations), including 10 books ranging in subject matter from Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design (2006) to Daylight Design of Buildings (2002).