About Me

Filipe bridges the gap between sustainability strategy and technical performance in the real estate market. With over twenty years of experience, he specialises in translating climate ambition into long-term economic value across the asset lifecycle.

As a Mechanical Engineer with a PhD from the University of Porto (specialising in building physics and energy-efficient thermal systems), Filipe complements his technical foundation with an Executive Master’s in Management Control and Strategic Execution from Porto Business School. This intersection enables him to align environmental goals with measurable asset optimisation.

His expertise centres on sustainable built environments, integrating efficient resource use with indoor environmental comfort. He has in-depth knowledge of nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEB), focusing on the deep retrofit of existing assets across the commercial, residential, industrial, and healthcare sectors.

By treating the net-zero transition as a strategic driver rather than a mere compliance exercise, Filipe ensures buildings deliver resilient, productive, and healthy environments. This approach future-proofs real estate portfolios and maximises long-term valuation.

Consulting Services

I act as an independent advisor and collaborative partner, helping boards and senior management align ESG ambitions with the technical realities of their buildings. My approach is rooted in shared knowledge – working closely alongside internal teams and specialist partners to build corporate capacity while transforming decisions into verified performance.

Sustainability Strategy

I co-create net-zero roadmaps with leaders in real estate and the built environment that go beyond compliance. By embedding these strategies into the core business model, we mitigate risk, attract preferential capital, and protect shareholder value.

  • Strategic Alignment & Governance Engaging stakeholders to conduct double materiality assessments, establish robust leadership models, and set science-based targets.
  • Operational Integration Turning corporate targets into concrete action plans by embedding climate risk and ESG criteria into daily operations and the wider value chain.
  • Accountability & Improvement Empowering internal teams to monitor performance, report progress using international frameworks, and drive continuous strategic refinement.

Building Performance

An effective sustainability strategy depends on what actually happens within the buildings. Through a highly collaborative approach, I work directly with design, operation, and investment teams to ensure that architectural concepts and ESG commitments translate into verifiable, in-use performance.

  • Integrated Design Solutions Driving performance through passive strategies, building systems optimisation, and renewable energy integration.
  • Data-Driven Decisions Leveraging integrated audits (from walkthrough to investment-grade) and dynamic simulation tools to validate interventions and close the performance gap.
  • Asset Optimisation Partnering with asset managers on deep retrofit strategies and lifecycle costing, converting environmental compliance into a direct driver of asset valuation.

Sometimes, all you need to move forward is clarity.

Work Session (60 min)

The multiple dimensions of sustainability and ESG criteria often raise complex strategic and operational challenges. Book a one-off 1:1 session to align priorities and solve problems together.

A dedicated space to unlock practical or methodological decisions and make tangible progress.

Consulting Fee
€200 /hr
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Publications

Comparison of nZEB indicators for hotel renovations under different European climatic conditions

Hotels are among the top energy consumers in the non-residential sector, yet significant waste offers substantial opportunities for improvement—essential for meeting the EU’s nearly zero-energy building (nZEB) targets and climate-neutral goals by 2050. This study uses a typical four-star hotel as a case study to establish cost-optimal nZEB performance indicators across three European cities: Faro, London, and Athens.

Following a detailed energy audit and model calibration using building energy simulation, the research evaluates the best retrofit packages, demonstrating that significant energy savings and nZEB levels are technically and economically achievable for refurbished hotels across diverse climatic contexts.

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Benchmarking for realistic nZEB hotel buildings

The hotel sector is among the most energy- and resource-intensive areas of tourism, making the optimisation of building performance – particularly in the 4- and 5-star segment – essential to achieving the European Union’s 2020 and 2030 nearly zero-energy building (nZEB) targets and the long-term goals of Portugal’s Low Carbon Roadmap 2050. Using a typical four-star Portuguese hotel as a case study, a comprehensive energy audit and detailed modelling in DesignBuilder/EnergyPlus were conducted to evaluate energy use and validate realistic performance benchmarks.

By testing a range of integrated interventions—combining passive design strategies, active technical solutions, and renewable energy systems—the study defined cost-optimal pathways to meet minimum energy performance requirements and provided novel indicators to quantify feasible nZEB levels across the national hotel portfolio.

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