Antonio Molina

Bio

Toni is a licensed architect with a PhD in Architecture gained in 2016 at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain, and he is currently an Associate Professor at Drexel University, Department of Architecture, Design & Urbanism, where he leads the Architectural Technology Curriculum. He has broad international experience in sustainable architectural design obtained in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Denmark, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, and the United States. His research activities are focused on sustainable design, building technology, and occupant comfort, health and well-being. While he currently conducts the bulk of his research at Drexel University, he is also collaborating with The University of Auckland (UoA), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Pennsylvania State University, and The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at The University of California-Davis. The majority of his research experience has been gained in Europe and in the United States. Notably, he spent two years as a Visiting Scholar at the Building Energy Technology Laboratory (BETLab) at North Carolina State University in the field of technology and sustainable design, worked as a Research Associate with the Welsh School of Architecture (WSA) at Cardiff University, United Kingdom, where he worked on UK’s first low carbon, positive-energy, smart house. Additionally, he was an Assistant Professor of high performance building design at The School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) in The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), leading the Building Performance Laboratory (BPLab). Lastly, he is also a skilled educator with a Masters degree in teaching and with lecturing experience at Drexel, UTSA, NCSU, and UPV. His current role as an Associate Professor at Drexel brings together the skills he has honed in through his diverse pedagogical and research experience and allows him to implement low-carbon technologies into sustainable designs for the creation of a more comfortable, healthy, and efficient built environment, particularly focusing on vulnerable population.

Current Position

Associate Professor, Architecture, University of Drexel

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Area(s) of Expertise

My research agenda will focus on:
1. Sustainable design and building performance gaps by applying innovative architectural technologies and designs to achieve energy efficiency and occupant comfort, well-being, and health, in new and existing buildings.
2. Actual performance and occupant perception of sustainable standards, such as LEED, WELL, Passive House, Living Future, etc.
3. Integrating and understanding the impact of artificial intelligence on architecture at all life cycles of buildings.
4. Investigation and building integration of available and innovative energy generation systems and eco-materials.
5. Investigating the scalability of the above-listed research and its applicability to varying climates and regions, considering political realities and policy implications through local and international outreach.