Edgar Stach

Background

About Edgar Stach

Dr. Stach is a senior academic and strategic consultant for high-profile R&D organizations, academia, and architecture, and a recognized expert in high-performance buildings and renewable energy technologies. I am a licensed architect (Germany) with global experience. Dr. Stach strives at the intersection of design, management, and strategic consultation, where my entrepreneurial focus extends from architectural project management and industrial product development to strategic market analysis and exploration. I help clients implement innovative design solutions, develop new product ideas, and initiate public-private partnerships. My analytic operational principles offer fresh insight, clarity, and the perspective of deep experience in the building industry, architecture, and research. I seek pragmatic and creative solutions that have a lasting impact. Leadership experience: • Licensed architect (Germany) with 25 years of global experience in city planning, building design, and high performance building technologies. • Founder of private architectural practice with 20 years of built work focusing on efficiency, ecological sensitivity, and the synthesis of science, research, technique, and aesthetics. • Prolific researcher with 20 years of R&D experience, including collaboration with government, academic, and industry partners. • Professor of architecture since with a track record of sponsored R&D projects. • Author or co-author of over 50 papers, with lecture experience in Europe, Asia, and the US. • Recipient of 5 University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Awards, 2 AIA Design Awards, and the 2008 AIA Education Honor Award. • Strategic product development experience conceptualizing products for the built environment and spearheading market analysis, proof of concept, development, and launch. • Forward-thinking real estate development experience helping a major financial institution explore portfolio expansion via analysis and investment in the prefabricated housing industry.