Andre Stephan

André Stephan is an Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance at the Melbourne School of Design within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. In this role, he develops and delivers innovative courses focused on environmental performance across scales ranging from products and buildings to neighborhoods and cities. His research is pioneering and internationally awarded, centered on enhancing the environmental performance of the built environment. Key areas include life cycle assessment, material stocks and flows analysis, parametric modeling, sustainability, energy efficiency, and circular economy principles in construction.

Stephan holds a joint PhD in Architecture from the University of Melbourne (2011–2013) and a joint PhD in Engineering Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. His academic career trajectory includes a Research Fellow position with the FNRS in Belgium (2010–2014), Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne (2015–2016), Lecturer in Architectural Engineering (2017–2019), and subsequent promotion to Associate Professor. He has also been affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain. Among his accolades are the Research Excellence Award for Early Career Researchers and the Teaching Innovation Excellence Award, both from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. Notable contributions include the development of the Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database (2019), which supports life cycle assessments in construction materials. Key publications encompass 'Towards a multiscale framework for modeling and improving the life cycle environmental performance of built stocks' (2022), 'Integrating life cycle assessment into the building design process—a university case study' (2024), 'A comprehensive database of environmental flow coefficients for construction materials—closing the loop in environmental design' (2019), 'The relationship between house size and life cycle energy demand' (2018), 'Deploying small vertical axis wind turbines on urban rooftops' (2020), and 'A life-cycle energy analysis of harnessing solar and wind energy in tall buildings' (2018). He co-edited the proceedings 'Living and Learning' (2015). His work advances urban metabolism, embodied energy analysis, and sustainable building practices globally.

Professional Email: andre.stephan@unimelb.edu.au