Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis is an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Freiburg, where he works in urban and human biometeorology with a focus on the thermal component of the urban climate. Trained as a meteorologist at LMU Munich with a PhD on the bioclimate of Greece and a habilitation on urban thermal climate in Freiburg, he has held research and leadership roles at the University of Freiburg and from 2015 to 2024 led the Research Centre Human Biometeorology of the German Meteorological Service. His research spans human bioclimatology, urban climatology, tourism climatology and climate change impacts, alongside the development of applied models and tools such as RayMan, SkyHelios, the Climate Mapping Tool and CTIS. He has held prominent positions in the International Society of Biometeorology, chairs the German Society for the advancement of medical-meteorological research, and serves as Editor in Chief for the Biometeorology section of the journal Atmosphere.

Career Summary: P. Marc LaFrance brings extensive experience in the field of Energy, particularly in the development of Code and Standards, ENERGY STAR®, and emerging technologies in lighting, equipment, and building envelopes. He served as the head of the R&D Windows and Envelopes program at the Department of Energy (DOE) from 2002 to 2012, during which the program received four 100 R&D Awards. Throughout his tenure at DOE, LaFrance successfully led the program to commercialize innovative products, achieve net-zero energy buildings, and make high-performance products more affordable.

Fitriani RATMAJA

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Phone: +33 (0)6 41 34 60 47 70 Avenue Aristide Briand

Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Nationality: Indonesia

Occupation: BIM, Architecture, digital modeling (Revit), interior design, urban and environmental architecture. Technical drawing and 3D visualization (AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3ds Max, V-Ray rendering) Mapping (ArcGIS).

Professional Experience: (see original file for full details)

Yu Sing was born in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia in 1976. He graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology in 1999, majoring in Architecture Engineering. He established Akanoma studio in 2011. The studio's vision is to cherish the earth with all its inhabitants through architecture and four design missions: make architecture accessible, recontextualize Indonesian architecture, create interdependency among nature/culture/economy, and assist local people to thrive in ecotourism. (See original file for full biography and workshops list.)

Research interests: Urban ventilation and cooling; Heat island mitigation strategies; Net zero carbon buildings.

Professional Activities: Deputy Editor-in-Chief for academic journal Frontier in Built Environment; editorial roles in several journals; President of the 1st International Conference of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability; etc.

Professor Yandi Andri Yatmo

DipArch, MArch, PhD, IAI

Education and experiences: Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, Universitas Indonesia; Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture (RIBA Part II), University of Sheffield; Master of Architecture, University of Sheffield; PhD in Architecture, University of Sheffield. Lecturer at Universitas Indonesia (since 1997); Head of Department; head of APTARI; multiple awards and grants.

Professor Paramita Atmodiwirjo

MArch, MA, PhD, IAI

Education: Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, Universitas Indonesia; Master of Architectural Studies, University of Sheffield; Master of Education (Teaching and Learning), University of Bath; PhD in Architecture, University of Sheffield.

Experiences: Lecturer, Universitas Indonesia (since 1998); Editor in Chief, Interiority (since 2018); Advisory roles and awards/grants (see original file for full list).

Zeki is the Senior Program Associate for Indonesia where he provides high-level project support to ClimateWorks Foundation’s recently launched initiative to advance climate action and philanthropy in Indonesia. The initiative collaborates closely with a number of ClimateWorks programs, including Finance, Transportation, Cooling, and Forests and Land Use.

Prior to this role, Zeki was an Analyst at Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). He contributed to a range of CPI research on the energy sector and sustainable finance, and he also led the CPI’s tracking and analysis work of private climate finance in Indonesia.

Zeki has more than four years of experience in energy and climate advisory work and another six years of experience in green field project development and financial modeling in energy-intensive industries. Zeki holds a MSc in Energy Management from École des Mines de Paris and BSc in Electrical Engineering from Universitas Indonesia.

Beta Paramita is an Associate Professor in Architecture of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Her interest in research includes sustainable city and green building, especially on building performance and outdoor thermal comfort. Currently she is board member of IBPSA-ID (Indonesia chapter). Active in RDI (Research Resilience Initiative) focuses on community, environmental change and sustainable development. She initiated Pendidikan Hijau (Green Education), a building performance-based design education movement in the architectural Design Process. She won the Million Cool Roofs Challenge in 2022 and established the start-up BeCool Indonesia. In 2023 she was awarded as an outstanding lecturer at the Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Includes her achievement is the RAFLESIA (solar reflective house) from metal panel with solar emisivity 90% and solar reflectance 72.9%.