Naim N. Jabbour

Dr. Naim Jabbour is an educator, researcher, and designer originally from Lebanon whose academic and professional work bridges architectural design, environmental performance, sustainability, technology, and culture. Prior to joining Florida A&M University, he served on the architecture faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology (an affiliate of Penn Sate University) for seventeen years, where he also served as Assistant Dean of the School of Construction & Design. His professional experience includes work as a Project Executive and Designer with PBK and as Principal Designer of Atelier Naim Jabbour. He earned a Doctor of Design and Master of Science in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Liberal Arts in Sustainability from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana State University. His teaching and research philosophy centers on the integration of design and performance, exploring architecture as an active and iterative process capable of strengthening relationships among people, place, culture, and the environment.

• Architectural Design + Design Process
• Sustainable + Regenerative Design
• Building Performance Analysis
• Environmental Systems + Building Science
• Climate-Responsive Resilient Design
• Energy-Efficient + Zero-Energy Buildings
• Performance-Driven Design
• Architectural Education + Pedagogy

• Doctor of Design in Architecture (D.Des.) - GPA 4.0
  Carnegie Mellon University
• Master of Liberal Arts in Sustainability (ALM) - Dean's List Honors
  Harvard University
• Master of Science in Architecture (MSc)
  Carnegie Mellon University
• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
  Louisiana State University
• Graduate Certificate in Green Buildings & Communities
  Harvard University
• Graduate Certificate in Daylighting Buildings
  Harvard University Graduate School of Design
• Building Performance Analysis Certificate
  Autodesk
• Innovation Engineering Blue Belt Certificate

• Associate Professor of Architecture – 2009–2026
  Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Principal Designer – 2009–Present
  Atelier Naim Jabbour
• Principal Investigator, NSF S-STEM BE Scholars Grant Program – 2017–2022
  Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Assistant Dean, School of Construction & Design – 2018–2019
  Pennsylvania College of Technology
• National Chair, USGBC Students – 2011–2015
  Center for Green Schools, U.S. Green Building Council
• Project Executive / Designer – 2001–2008
  PBK

• Jabbour, N. An Iterative Parametric Modeling Analysis of Architectural Indicators and Associated Impacts on Energy Consumption in a Pennsylvania Single-Family Home. Harvard University Master's Thesis.
• Jabbour, N. A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Residential Green Building Policies and Their Impact on Overall Energy Consumption Patterns.
• Jabbour, N. Energy Production and Consumption Patterns: An Examination of the State of Energy, Electricity, and Air Pollution in Lebanon.
• Jabbour, N. Zero Energy and Energy Efficiency Perceptions: A Comparative Survey Analysis from the U.S. & Lebanon.
• Jabbour, N. Utilizing Building Performance Analysis to Establish a Baseline EUI Benchmark for a Multilevel Lebanese Residential Apartment Building.
• NZEB Lebanon — Research and design initiative exploring pathways toward residential near-zero-energy buildings and greater household energy resilience in Lebanon.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naimjabbour/
• Website: https://www.ateliernaimjabbour.com/
• LEED Accredited Professional, Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C)
• Associate AIA
• NCARB Member
• U.S. Green Building Council Member
• Lebanese Green Building Council Member, Education & Awareness Committee
• Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment
• U.S. Green Building Council DEI Working Group Member
• Former AIA Pennsylvania School Construction Task Force
• Former National Chair, USGBC Students