Dr. Katafygiotou is a Sustainability Expert, Civil Engineer, Dipl.Eng, MSc & PhD, with more than 15 years of experience in building industry and higher education, in Europe and Middle East. Her professional interests include sustainability in the built environment and she is familiar with the most popular sustainability rating systems (GSAS, LEED, BREEAM etc).
She has vast experience as Sustainability Expert, working in project management of prestigious projects including FIFA2022 Stadiums in Qatar. She is also a former Certifier and Senior Researcher at GORD, which is the sustainability certification authority in the MENA region for buildings and infrastructure.
Dr. Katafygiotou is an Assistant Professor in the field of Real Estate Development & Built Environment. She is teaching in the School of Architecture, Engineering, Land and Environmental Sciences in Neapolis University Pafos, both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in subjects related to Real Estate Development, Sustainability and Urban Planning, Construction Management and Building Technology. She is the Coordinator of the MSc in Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainability Management.
She is a dynamic academic and researcher with numerous publications in reputable journals and books and multiple participations in international conferences. She is currently participating in EMERGE University Alliance and she also worked in the Erasmus+ EU Program/ KA220-VET – “PowerUp, in the Academy for Transitional Skills in the Build Environment“ (BuildSkills Academy and in Mission Limassol Label with Limassol Municipality for a Carbon Neutral and Smart City by 2030.
She was a Member of the Parallel House of Representatives in Cyprus in the committee of Environment, Ecology, Sustainability and Health and she has also membership in International Committees and Engineering Chambers.