| Expert Name | Mr. Isaac Meir |
| Title | Architect researcher (Senior Lecturer) |
| Division | Center for Desert Architecture & Urban Planning |
| Institution | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| City | Sede Boqer Campus |
| Country | Israel |
| Telephone | 972 7 6596875 |
| Email | sakis(at)bgumail.bgu.ac.il |
| Work Experience | - Design of buildings and clusters with special emphasis on energy conservation and thermal comfort, through their adaptation to environmental constraints (primarily in hot dry regions).
- Monitoring of microclimatic conditions of buildings and open spaces
- Energy and climate consultant on private and public projects, among them: plans of the Israel Ministry of Housing and Construction, monitoring projects of the Israel Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and Architects.
- Information dissemination - Head of the Negev Design and Construction Workshop (1988-1992).
- Interdisciplinary Team Head - A call for sustainable community solutions, international competition organized by the U.I.A. & A.I.A. (1993)
- Visiting Lecturer - Architectural Association School of Architecture (1992) London. |
| Qualifications | B. Architecture & Town Planning, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1981.
M.Sc. Architecture & Town Planning, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1984. |
| Number of Publications | 48 |
| Awards | - David and Paula Ben Gurion Fund - Shiba award (1988)
- Dori award for Technology (1992) |
| Other Activities | 1. Member - Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA)
2. Member - International Solar Energy Society
3. Technical Committee - 11th PLEA International Conference, Dead Sea (1993-4)
4. Technical Committee - International Workshop, New Delhi (1994-5)
5. Interdisciplinary Team-Alternative Educational Methods, Israel Ministry of Education (1994-7) |
| Publications | 1. Y. Etzion, E. Erell, D. Pearlmutter, I.A. Meir (1996), Adaptive Architecture: Integrating Low-Energy Technologies for Climate Control in the Desert, Automation in Construction, accepted for publication: May 29, 1996.
2. D. Pearlmutter, E. Erell, Y. Etzion, I.A. Meir (1996), Refining the Use of Evaporation in an Experimental Down-Draft Cool Tower, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 233, N° 3, pp. 191-197.
3. I.A. Meir, D. Pearlmutter, Y. Etzion (1995), on the Microclimatic Behavior of Two Semi-Enclosed Attached Courtyards in a Hot Dry Region, Building & Environment, Vol. 30, N° 4, pp. 563-572.
4. D. Pearlmutter, I.A. Meir (1995), Assessing the Implications of Lightweight Housing in a Peripheral Arid Region, Building & Environment, Vol. 30, N° 3, pp. 441-451.
5. I.A. Meir (1996), Microclimatic Aspects of Urban Design With Special Emphasis on Arid Climates, Building & Urban Renewal, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, pp. 561-567. |
| Discipline | Natural Resource Management |
| Last updated | 27/07/2011 15:34:00 |
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