Masera Gabriele

Graduated in Building Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy, in 1999, he gets a PhD title in 2003 with a dissertation on low-energy houses, related building technologies and assessment methods for sustainability. He is Professor at Politecnico di Milano (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering - DABC) in the field of innovative construction technologies for sustainability and nearly zero-energy buildings. Besides teaching, he researches widely on these topics, taking part also in national strategic projects and 6 European projects: about the use of Phase Change Materials in buildings (C-TIDE – FP5), about the definition of sustainable building innovations in 2030 (Smart-ECO – FP6), about technological solutions for the energy retrofit of residential buildings (EASEE – FP7), about the integration of off-site panels in a BIM approach for energy retrofit (BIM4EEB - Horizon 2020), about the improvement of urban environmental performances in Rio de Janeiro (REMIRIO - Local Authorities) and about circular practices and solutions for buildings and open spaces (Urban-CoLLaR - DUT 2023). He teaches “Sustainable building technologies” (Master in Architectural Engineering, taught in English) and “Architectural Technology Studio” (Master in Ingegneria Edile-Architettura, taught in Italian) at the Lecco campus of Politecnico di Milano. He was the Head of the Master programme in Building and Architectural Engineering from 2016 to 2019, the Deputy Dean of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering from 2019 to 2019 and a member of the university’s Educational Committee from 2023 to 2025. He is the Rector’s Delegate for the international affairs of the School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering, the Head of the DABC department's Educational Board and a member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Politecnico di Milano.