Hansjürg Leibundgut is Professor of Building Services at the Institute of
Building Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), and a
partner in the company Amstein + Walthert in Zurich.
He studied
mechanical engineering at the ETH Zurich, with the main focus of his studies on
reactor technology and fluid dynamics. During his time as a scientific assistant
at the Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, he became involved in the fields
of solar technology and absorption technology. He concluded his time at the ETH
with a dissertation on these two specialist subjects.
After 4 years'
industrial experience in the R&D sector of absorption refrigeration
technology, he transferred to Zurich's cantonal administration and was soon
appointed to a senior position with responsibility for energy, air quality and
technology in 1,500 public buildings.
In 1989, he returned to the
private sector and became part-owner and senior engineer with Amstein + Walthert
AG. Within this company, he developed the specialist areas of HLKSE (HVAC,
plumbing and electricity = house technology), facility management, dynamic
building simulation, etc. and supervised more than 100 projects for a wide
variety of architects.
Due to a lack of suitable construction
components, he developed various new products in conjunction with Swiss
industrial partners.
[last updated 24-Nov-08]