David Fannon
Assistant Professor,
School of Architecture
Assistant Professor,
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Office
- 151 RY
- 617.373.2641
Research Focus
Sustainable and high performance building design; development of sustainable building technologies; human comfort within the built environment
Education
- MS: Building Science and Sustainability University of California, Berkeley 201
- B-Arch: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 2005
Licensure
- Registered Architect: New York
- Leed Accredited Professional Building Design + Construction
Professional Affiliations
- American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- Boston Society of Architects
- ASHRAE
- Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE)
- Building Technology Educators Society (BETES)
Research Overview
Sustainable and high performance building design; development of sustainable building technologies; human comfort within the built environment
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- H. Deng, D. Fannon, M. Eckelman, Predictive Modeling for US Commercial Building Energy Use: A Comparison of Existing Statistical and Machine Learning Algorithms using CBECS Microdata, Energy and Buildings, 163, 2018, 34-43
- R. Philips, L. Troup, D. Fannon, M. Eckelman, Do Resilient and Sustainable Design Strategies Conflict in Commercial Buildings? A Critical Analysis of Existing Resilient Building Frameworks and Their Sustainability Implications, Energy and Buildings, 146, 2017, 295-311
- M. Laboy, D. Fannon, Theory and Praxis: a Critical Framework for Architecture, Enquiry the Architectural Research Centers Consortium Journal, 13(2), 2016
- D. Fannon, M. Laboy, Teaching Building Science in Design Studio, Journal of the National Institute of Building Science, 4(6), 2016, 22-25
Dec 14, 2018
Future-Use Architecture
CAMD/CEE Assistant Professor David Fannon is working with Michelle Laboy and Peter Wiederspahn from the School of Architecture to design buildings that can stand the test of time and can be easily converted to meet future needs.
May 10, 2018
Aduralere Selected as Leader of Tomorrow
Mechanical Engineering Masters student Timothy Aduralere, MS’18, won the 48th St. Gallen Symposium essay competition for his submission “Reinventing for the Unknown: A Pivotal Approach to Maximize the Constantly Evolving Future of Work“. They received submissions from almost 1,300 contestants, representing 350 universities and more than 100 nationalities making the 30th anniversary of the St. […]
Aug 16, 2016
Olympic Nomadic Architecture
Assistant Professor David Fannon who has a joint appointment in the School of Architecture and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, explains how the Olympics designs its buildings to be converted for future use.
Nov 03, 2015
Fannon & Eckelman Receive AIA Grant
CEE Assistant Professors David Fannon, Matthew Eckelman, and Architecture Assistant Professor Michelle Laboy's project "Building Resilience: A Tool for Planning & Decision-making" was selected to be a part of the 2015 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative.
Apr 28, 2015
$1.1M NSF Grant for Designing Resilient and Sustainable Buildings
An interdisciplinary team of Northeastern CEE professors and those from Tufts have received a $1.1M NSF grant to develop a decision and design framework for multi-hazard resilient and sustainable buildings.
Mar 19, 2015
FY16 TIER 1 Award Recipients
18 COE faculty and affiliates were recipients of FY16 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants for 11 different projects representing over $400K dollars of investment in research.
Feb 24, 2015
Resilient & Sustainable Buildings
CIV Mehrdad Sasani, David Fannon, Matthias Ruth, & Matthew Eckelman were awarded a $1.1M NSF grant for “A Decision and Design Framework for Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings”
Aug 01, 2013
New Faculty Spotlight: David Fannon
David Fannon is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Architecture and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, joining the university in Fall 2013.. David is an architect and building scientist whose work integrates research, analysis, and design to develop new strategies for buildings and cities. His expertise includes design, […]