Jury - Solar Decathlon Middle East - Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - Dubai

Energy Efficiency Contest

Dr. Nesreen K. Ghaddar

professor of mechanical engineering and the director of the Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources at the American University of Beirut

Dr. Moncef Krarti

Professor and Coordinator, Building Systems Program, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado

Dr. Pablo Izquierdo Lopez

Head of Energy Efficiency Section, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality

Interior Design Contest

Dr. Marco Sosa, RIBA

Architect, Associate Professor and Chair of Design, teaching at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi

Dr. Mehdi Sabet

Professor at Zayed University, Associate Professor - Interior Design – CACE

Sustainability Contest

H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan

Founder and CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, Philanthropist @circleofhopeUAE, Researcher and Author of children’s books.

Mr. Michel Abi Saab

Manager, Energy Management at Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)

Dr. Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul

Professor at UAEU

Engineering & Construction Contest

Stuart Clarke

ARUP - Associate Director, Middle East Facade Engineering Leader

Dr. Hussain Shareef

Professor in UAEU

Dr. Sergio Vega

Professor and Researcher at the School of Architecture in the Technical University of Madrid, and Head of the UPM’s Master Degree Programs in Real Estate and Building Risk Management, and Real Estate and Facility Management, Founder & Director of the Solar Decathlon Europe

Architecture Contest

Benjamin Piper

Principal and Associate Partner with Killa Design

Dr. Nasser Abulhasan

Principal & Founding Partner, Agi architects

Richard Fenne

Principal / Regional Executive Chair Woods Bagot

BIPV Contest

Dr. Francesco Frontini

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

Dr. Dr. Polo Lopez Cristina

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

Communication Contest

Maryam BinFahad

Managing Director at Media Brain

Dr. Sulaiman Al-Hattlan

CEO, Hattlan Media – Dubai, UAE

Hajar Alketbi

Marketing & Communications Expert of Dubai Municipality

Creative Solution Contest

Eesa Mohamed Albastaki

University of Dubai President

Jury Members