Papers and Publications

• Chalfoun N.V. (2008) Integrating Logic and Intuition for an Energy Efficient Single Family Residence in Tubac, Arizona

  2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings August 17–22, 2008 • Asilomar Conference Center • Pacific Grove, California

• Patil, Uttara and Chalfoun N.V. (2008) Thermal Comfort Assessment of a Proposed Green Roof Design on Top of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in Tucson, Arizona

  IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2008, July 30 to August 1, 2008 The University of California at Berkeley

• Chalfoun N.V. (2006) Developing a Sustainability Curriculum; The Role of Higher Education in Transforming Communities.

  WCARB Spring Regional Meeting, the Omni Tucson National, Friday March 17th, Tucson Arizona

• Chalfoun N.V. (2005) Evaluation of the University of Arizona Campus Light Pollution.

  The 2005 Arizona Geographic Information Council, Prescott, Arizona, USA, October 26-28.

• Kumar, Hariri and Chalfoun N.V. (2005) Autonomous Middleware Framework for Sensor Networks

  IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services (ICPS) 2005 / ICPS 2005, Santorini, Greece

• Chalfoun N.V. (2003) Sustainable Urban Design in Arid Regions; Integrating Energy and Comfort.

  Collaborative Symposium: Urban Design in Arid Regions. The University of Arizona and The Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile, May 2003, Santiago, Chile.

• Chalfoun, N.V. and Michal R.J. (2003) Thermal Performance Comparison of Alternative Building Envelope Systems: An Analysis of Five Residences in the Community of CIVANO.

  Proceedings of ARCC 2003; The Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Spring Research Conference. College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Arizona State University. April 10-12, 2003, Phoenix, Arizona - U.S.A.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (2002) Sustainable Urban Design and Outdoor Space Analysis Using MRT(c) and Fish-eye Lens Photography of Architectural Scale Models:A Case Study of the Rio Nuevo Master Plan Project in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

  Proceedings of PLEA 2002; The 19th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture "Design with the Environment". July 22 - 24, 2002, Toulouse - France.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (2001) Thermal Comfort Assesment of Outdoor Spaces Using MRT(c) and Fish-eye Lens Photography of Architectural Scale Models: a Case Study of the "Arts Oasis" Plaza at the University of Arizona, U.S.A.

  Proceedings of PLEA 2001; The 18th Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. 7-9 November 2001, Florianópolis - Brazil.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (2000) Development and dissemination of multimedia interactive energy workshops for local and international communities

  Proceedings of PLEA 2000; Architecture City Environment. The Millennium Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, 2nd-5th July, 2000, Cambridge - England.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1997) Design and Application of Natural Down-Draft Evaporative Cooling Devices.

  Proceedings of The 26th American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and the 22nd National Passive Solar Annual Conference. April 25-30, 1997, Washington, D.C.- U.S.A.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1996) A House Energy Doctor New Energy Educational Tool: Interactive Multimedia Workshop,

  Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), College of Architecture, University of Arizona. April 26-27, 1996, Tucson, Arizona - U.S.A.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1995) Efficiency of High Mass Thermal Storage Structures in Tucson, Arizona.

  The 24th American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and the 20th National Passive Solar Annual Conference. July 15-20, 1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota - U.S.A.

• Lozano, M and Chalfoun, N.V. (1995) Computer Aided Passive Solar Design for a House in Bogota, Columbia.

  The 24th American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Annual Conference and the 20th National Passive Solar Conference. July 15-20, 1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1995) Integrated New Construction Technique Using COOLT© for Designing Natural Down-Draft Evaporative Cooling Devices.

  Inter Build'95, the 2nd International Conference for Building and Construction. June 22-25, 1995, Cairo, Egypt.

• Blazquez, O. et al, (1995) "Electronic Innovations in Design Studio Instruction".

  ACADIA'95; Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, October 19-22, 1995.

• Chalfoun, N.V. and Hershberger R.G. (1994) "Performance of a Minimized Heating and Cooling Load Residence Using an Innovative Below-Collector Thermal Storage Wall Subsystem".

  Proceedings of PLEA'94, The 11th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Dead Sea, Israel, July 3-8, 1994.

• Yoklic, M.R., Chalfoun, N.V. and Davis, G.L. (1994) "The Botswana Technology Center: Energy Performance Modeling to Assist in The Development of an Innovative Passive Commercial Building in Southern Africa".

  Proceedings of PLEA'94, The 11th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Dead Sea, Israel, July 3-8, 1994.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1994). "Energy Saving Construction Techniques Performed by the "House Energy Doctor©"; an Educational, Research, and Community Service Program at the College of Architecture, the University of Arizona".

  Proceedings of INTER BUILD'94, The First International Conference for Building and Construction, June 23-26, Cairo, Egypt. Vol 1, pp. 224-234.

• Thompson, T.L., Chalfoun, N.V. and Yoklic, M.R. (1994) "Estimating the Performance of Natural Draft Evaporative Coolers".

  Journal of Energy Conversion Management, Vol. 35, No. 11, pp. 909-915, Pergamon Press, United Kingdom.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1993) "Energy Design Tools and the House Energy Doctor."

  Expo'93-Seminario Taller Sobre Comportamiento Termico De Muros Y Cubiertas de Edificios, Universidad Automa de Baja California, Facultad de Architectura, Jan20-22, 1993.

• Chalfoun, N.V. and Matter, F.S. (1991) "Advanced Low-Cost Residential Energy Analysis Techniques Performed by the "House Energy Doctor©" Team at the College of Architecture, University of Arizona, Tucson.

  IDEEA ONE; The First International Design for Extreme Environments Assembly. Conf. November 12-15, 1991, University of Houston Hilton Hotel, Houston TX, U.S.A.

• Chalfoun, N.V., Yoklic, M.R., Thompson, T.L. (1991). "Using the MRT©, an Original Computer Model, in Assessing Outdoor Thermal Comfort Strategies for the Arizona Solar Oasis Project".

  IDEEA ONE; The First International Design for Extreme Environments Assembly. Conf. November 12-15, 1991, University of Houston Hilton Hotel, Houston TX, U.S.A.

• Yoklic, M., Chalfoun N. V., Thompson T. L. (1991). Planning for Visitor Comfort, Outdoors, at the United States Pavilion,

  EXPO '92, Seville, Spain. PLEA'91, Ninth International Conf. on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Seville, Spain, Sep. 24-27, 1991.

• Hicks, N. G., Thompson, T. L., Yoklic, M. R., Chalfoun, N. V. (1991). Evaporative Cooling for Large Exhibition Spaces: A Methodology for System Design/Engineering Based on Human Comfort.

  PLEA'91, The Ninth International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Seville, Spain, September 24-27, 1991.

• Chalfoun, N.V. et al, (1991) "MRT" Update: A Study on the Thermal Effect of Dry and Wet Paving and Landscape Materials on Restoring Human Thermal Comfort Conditions at Outdoor Spaces.

  The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Solar World Congress Conf. August 17-24, 1991, Denver, Colorado.

• Chalfoun, N.V. et al, (1991) "Passive Solar and Energy Optimization for a Residential House Type in Tucson, Arizona: A Case Study for the Solar Village Project.

  International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Solar World Congress. Aug.17-24 1991, Denver, Colorado.

• Thompson, T.L., Mignon, G.V. & Chalfoun, N.V. (1991) "The Black Globe Thermometer for Indoor/Outdoor Mean Radiant Temperature Measurement.

  International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Solar World Congress. Aug. 17-24, 1991, Denver, Colorado.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1991) "The House Energy Doctor©"; Educational, Research and Community Service program at the College of Architecture, U. of Arizona.

  Design for Desert Living; 1st International Symposium, College of Arch., Tucson, July 21-26, 91.

• Chalfoun, N.V. et al, (1990) "Thermal Behavior of Building Envelope for Major Egyptian Climatic Regions."

  Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt, March 1990.

• Chalfoun, N.V. et al, (1990) "BEST; A Computer Program for Assessing Building Shape and Orientation With Respect to Solar Radiation Intensities".

  Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt, March 1990.

• Yoklic, M.R., Chalfoun, N.V., et al, (1990) "MRT: An Original Computer Program for Predicting Thermal Conditions of Outdoor Spaces."

  Proc. of 1st World Renewable Energy Congress, Pergamon Press, New York, Vol 4, pp 2244-2249.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1989) "Appropriate Energy Design Guidelines for New Desert Housing in Egypt: "A Case Study for Cluster Houses at Sadat City".

  Ph.D. Dissertation, Arid Lands Resource Sciences, U. of Arizona, Tucson, April 1989.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1987) "Using CalPas3 as a Tool to Optimize the Design of Passive Solar Desert Houses in Tahrir, Egypt."

  The 2nd International Conference of Desert Development, hosted by the Government of Egypt. Jan. 25-31, 1987, Cairo, EGYPT.

• Chalfoun, N.V. et al, (1986) "Optimization of a Passive Solar Desert House in Tucson Using CalPas3."

  The Second National Conference on Microcomputer Applications for Conservation and Renewable Energy. University of Arizona, October 21-23, 1986.

• Chalfoun, N.V. (1985) "A Passive Solar Design Methodology for Housing in Egypt."

  Master's Thesis, College of Architecture, University of Arizona, Tucson, May 1985.