Marialena Nikolopoulou is Professor of Sustainable Architecture at the Kent School of Architecture & Planning, University of Kent. She has extensive experience in monitoring of microclimatic conditions and post-occupancy surveys in different operational contexts, and is on the Steering Committee of the CIBSE Guide A on Environmental Design. Her work on outdoor comfort has received awards from diverse bodies (RIBA, International Society of Biometeorology) and best paper prizes, and has influenced understanding of the topic across the world. She is currently the UK lead for the European H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Industrial Doctorate ‘Solutions for Outdoor Climate Adaptation’ and Editor of the International Journal ‘Building and Environment’