concepts · updated 2026-07-19
Mark Chalom
confidence: low volatility: cold
Principal of Mark Chalom Architect. Lead author, with Bristol Stickney and Kate Snider, of the 2006 New Mexico state-funded report quantifying night-sky radiant cooling (NSRC) potential across the state's 11 climate zones for Governor Bill Richardson's Water Innovation Fund.
Principal of Mark Chalom Architect. Lead author, with Bristol Stickney and Kate Snider, of a 2006 New Mexico state-funded report quantifying night-sky radiant cooling (NSRC) potential for Governor Bill Richardson’s Water Innovation Fund — see Night sky radiant cooling potentials in New Mexico for the report itself.
The report tested 10 different radiator panels over two summers in Tesuque, NM, and found NSRC could cool an efficiently designed 1,800 sq ft home in every New Mexico climate zone, including the hottest (Carlsbad) — power savings ranging from 25% (Albuquerque) to 89% (Carlsbad) versus conventional cooling. It explicitly cites Steve Baer and Zomeworks’ Cool Cell and Double Play systems as the technology being validated, and includes thermal performance data for Baer’s Double Play system.
A separate archive note references a “Utah project” where Chalom and Bristol Stickney “have repeated many of our experiments on night cooling,” suggesting an ongoing collaborative relationship beyond the single 2006 report.
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Firm location, other projects, and professional background are not documented in the archive beyond this report.