DR. STELLIOS PLAINIOTIS is the Chief Executive Officer of NEAPOLI, an environmental design and engineering consultancy for the built environment based in Kuala Lumpur, London and Seoul. Dr. Plainiotis is widely considered one of Asia’s leading sustainability experts. He draws on more than 20 years of professional experience in academic, policy and private sectors across the UK, Southeast and East Asia. Stellios has consulted over 60construction projects which include Crystal Palace Park and HoxtonSquare in London, Rohansky Ostrov Masterplan in Prague, Issam Fares Institute in Beirut, Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, TRX, Menara PNB and the multiple award-winning project PKNS HQ. He is the co-author of the first Chinese Guidebook on SustainableBuilding Design: “Design for Sustainability”, which is now used as a textbook at Tongji University, China and the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Dr. Plainiotis is also the recipient of the Europa Award for sustainability 2017 (Best Sustainability Leader).
Confronting the Global Housing Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced billions of people to adjust to a new reality, and provoked previously unthinkable questions: How can those without a home shelter-in-place? How can people in overcrowded apartments self-quarantine? How will…
