Ineta Geipele

Ineta Geipele is a Professor and Director of Study Programs at Riga Technical University's Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management, leading the Department of Civil Construction and Real Estate Economics and Management. With over 20 years of academic experience and 11 doctoral theses supervised, she specializes in sustainable real estate development, construction economics, and land use policy.

Research Focus:

• Sustainable development of real estate markets
• Construction industry economics
• Land use management
• Institutional economics
• Green building innovation
• Climate-resilient housing management

Scientific Leadership: She has led major EU-funded projects including CLI-MA (climate change adaptation), HybridTim (engineered timber buildings), and WOOD in CIRCLE (circular economy in construction). Her work spans 400+ publications and collaborations across Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea region.

Academic Contributions: Recent publications analyze housing governance frameworks, energy retrofitting strategies, and sustainability integration in construction. Her research bridges practical implementation with policy development, focusing on hybrid timber construction, hydrogen energy applications, and socio-economic indicators for heritage projects.