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144:(ASHRAE), and co-founded the Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE). He has been principal investigator for a large number of state, federal, and industry grants addressing building energy performance, indoor environmental quality criteria, field monitoring procedures, and architectural aerodynamics. His research focuses on commercial/institutional buildings. Professor Arens started UC's Building Science Laboratory in 1980 after heading the Architectural Research Section at the National Bureau of Standards. 150:
is CBE’s Associate Director and has been a Professor in the College of Environmental Design since 1984. Her primary research efforts are in mixed-mode buildings, which combine natural and mechanical ventilation. Brager is the Director of the Center for Environmental Design Research and Associate Dean
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of buildings by providing timely, unbiased information on building technologies and design techniques. CBE's work is supported by a consortium of building industry leaders, including manufacturers, building owners, contractors, architects, engineers, utilities, and government agencies. The CBE also
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Its Research Team and Advisory Board guides CBE's research program. The CBE Advisory Board includes manufacturers, building owners, facility managers, contractors, architects, engineers, government agencies, and professional associations. The research team includes people from across UC Berkeley's
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The CBE has multiple partners from industry and government organizations, which contribute to research activity by keeping the Center focused on current issues/research. As a CBE member or as a sponsor, partners have opportunities that include: influencing the direction of the research, access to
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It is one of the largest university laboratories devoted to building research in the United States. Facilities include a controlled environment chamber (designed to resemble a contemporary office, while allowing control over the levels of temperature, humidity, ventilation, and lighting in the
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Human Interactions: CBE’ multiple projects focus on perceptions, behaviors, and relationship occupants have with the environments in which they interact, and provide tools to examine occupants’ relationship with their spaces. Major development includes developing a web-based occupant indoor
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facilities, access tools and trained personnel, access to research studies results, influence cost-effectiveness, association with diverse industries, staff training and recruiting opportunities, corporate responsibility and community relations.
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at UC Berkeley. CBE is one of the research centers in the Center for Environmental Design Research (CEDR). The Center for Environmental Design Research is an Organized Research Unit at the University of California, Berkeley.
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CBE provides information about its research areas and publications on its website. More than 440 works by researchers affiliated with CBE are available to the public on the center's eScholarship page.
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environmental quality survey tool to assess the performance and success of the design and analyzing the occupant satisfaction in green and LEED-Certified buildings.
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of the Graduate Division at University of California, Berkeley. Professor Brager was the founding Chair of the Research Committee of the
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Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) program. CBE is located in the Building Science Group at the
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space), and a collection of portable equipment for acquiring and analyzing data from field experiments.
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Systems: CBE continues several building envelope efforts. Major development includes developing an
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award in 1989. She is also an ASHRAE Fellow and past-president of the Golden Gate ASHRAE Chapter.
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LAB/Our impact is built on team science led by top researchers using one-of-a-kind facilities.
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Ko, Won Hee; Kent, Michael; Schiavon, Stefano; Levitt, Brendon; Betti, Giovanni (2021).
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campus, with both staff scientists and graduate students, as well as scientists from
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maintains an online newsletter of the center's latest activities called Centerline.
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Directory of Faculty & Staff /Executive Leadership/Faculty Member Labs
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American Society of Heating, refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
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and visiting experts from industry and other research institutions.
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The Center for the Built Environment was founded in 1997 under the
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The Center for the Built Environment is directed by Professor
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BragerCBE Associate Director and Professor of Architecture
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A/E/C (Architectural, Engineers, Construction) Membership
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Research center at the University of California, Berkeley
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Sustainability, Whole Building Energy, and Other Topics.
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The CBE maintains a list of current industry partners.
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Adaptive comfort and mixed-mode conditioning (2018)
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University of California, Berkeley
energy efficiency
National Science Foundation
College of Environmental Design
Indoor Environmental Quality
HVAC
radiant system
underfloor air distribution systems
Facade
adaptive comfort model
naturally ventilated buildings
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Edward Arens
American Society of Heating, refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Gail S. Brager
US Green Building Council
Ralph Nevins


"Center for the Built Environment - About Us"
the original
"Our Industry Partners"
"Centerline – Newsletter of the Center for the Built Environment at UC Berkeley"
LAB/Our impact is built on team science led by top researchers using one-of-a-kind facilities.

"Radiant Systems Research"
"Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Design Guidance"
"Advanced Integrated Systems"
"Adaptive Comfort Model"

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