ABOUT ME
EDUCATION
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Doctor of Design in Architecture, Carnegie Mellon
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Master of Liberal Arts in Sustainability, Harvard University
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Master of Science in Architecture, Carnegie Mellon
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Bachelor of Architecture, LSU
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Graduate Certificate in Green Buildings & Communities, Harvard University
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Graduate Certificate in Daylighting Buildings, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
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Building Performance Analysis Certificate, Autodesk
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Innovation Engineering Blue Belt Certificate
PROFESSIONAL
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Associate Professor, Penn College (2009-Present)
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Principal Designer, Atelier Naim Jabbour (2009-Present)
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Principal Investigator, NSF-S-STEM BE Scholars Grant Program (2017-2022)
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Assistant Dean, School of Construction & Design, Penn College (2018-2019)
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National Chair, USGBC Students, Center for Green Schools, USGBC (2011-2015)
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Project Executive/Designer, PBK (2001-2008)
MEMBERSHIPS, AFFILIATIONS, ACCREDITATIONS
USGBC National Member
Central PA USGBC Chapter Member
NCARB Member
AIA Member - Associate AIA
Lebanese Green Building Council Member (education & awareness committee)
Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment
LEED Accredited Professional with a specialty BD+C
LEED Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group Member, USGBC (2023)
AIA PA School Construction Task Force (2023)
PROFILE
Where Design meets Performance
Atelier Naim Jabbour has a passionate belief that great design can enhance lives in multiple ways. I believe that architecture is a process that creates, molds, and shapes our world. I'm interested in architecture that adopts a restorative, symbiotic, and regenerative approach. My ultimate goal is the advancement of sustainable architecture: a process that entails promoting high performance buildings that are well integrated, energy efficient, and highly resilient. I'm constantly striving to promote architecture that is equally articulated by both tectonics and environment. As professionals, we need to strive towards a pragmatic utopian architecture that promotes socially, economically, and environmentally practical and meaningful places...