David Fannon

David Fannon is an architect and building scientist whose work integrates research, analysis, and design to provide occupant comfort and wellbeing in long-lasting, low-resource consuming buildings. He holds a joint appointment in the School of Architecture and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, where he received the 2019 CAMD excellence in teaching award. Funded by sources like NSF, DOE, and AIA; David’s research has been published in building science and architectural journals. Along with colleagues Michelle Laboy and Peter Wiederspahn, David received the 2017-2019 Latrobe Prize for their work on long-lasting buildings, documented in their book The Architecture of Persistence: Designing for Future Use published in 2022 by Routledge. David earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Masters from University of California Berkeley, and is a registered architect in the State of New York. He is a member of ASHRAE and a LEED Accredited Professional with a Building Design and Construction specialty.