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Emad Afifi

Architecture professor

Education

  • D.Arch., architecture, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
  • M.Arch., architectural engineering, Cairo University
  • B.Arch., engineering, Cairo University

Credentials

  • Architecture professor, 1990-present
    Interim dean, 2007-2008, School of Building Arts
    Architecture department chair, 1995–2001, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Teaching/research assistant, 1987-1989, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Internship practice, 1980-1985, Integrated Building Design, Cairo, Egypt
  • Research scholarship, 1981, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
  • Practical training in architecture, 1979, DAAD, Landbauamt, Munich, Germany

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Region IV Student Branch Faculty Advisor of the Year Award, 2017
  • ASHRAE Student Branch Faculty Advisor of the Year Award, 2010
  • National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Prize for Creative Integration of Education and Practice in the Academy, 2008

Organizations

  • Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE)
  • American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers
  • Illumination Engineering Society of North America (ACSA)
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
  • United States Green Building Council (USGBC)

Publications and presentations

  • Participant at annual Society of Building Science Educators conference, 2018 and 2020.
  • Peer reviewer for ASES and ASHRAE technical committees, 2019.
  • “Travel Learning.” Presented at the AIAS National Conference, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, 2016.
  • “Travel Learning.” Presented at the Society of Building Science Educator’s summer meeting and retreat, North Carolina, 2015.
  • Lecture and on-site demonstrations, SCAD Lacoste, Provence, France and Paris, France, 2013.
  • “Building Performance and Systems Integration.” Seminar speech at Naga Architects, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2013.
  • Keynote speech at Illumination Engineering Society annual meeting, 2008.
  • Keynote speech at First UAE Green Building Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2005.
  • Co-chair at Society of Building Science Educator’s summer conference, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, 2005.
  • Program chair at SBSE summer conference, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Spring Green, WI, 2000.