Nver. M. Mkhitaryan, Doctor of Technical Science, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine; Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia; Full Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Honorable director of the Institute of Renewable Energy (National Academy of Science of Ukraine), Owner of the holding company “Emerald Palace Group” (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Author of more than 250 scientific publications (14 monographs) in the fields of building construction and technology, energy efficiency, alternative and renewable energy, complex systems optimization. Hobbies: travel, philosophy and psychology, collecting and studying ancient books and ancient weapons.