Cost-Effectiveness and Mitigation Potential of Low-Carbon Building Material Alternatives

Research to support the development of impact reduction policies around embodied carbon.

A Framework for View Quality and Related Research

Multi-project research to provide structure for design and research related to window views.

IEQ

FS

California Safe Indoor Temperature Policy Study

Informing decision-making about indoor heat risks to human health.

IEQ

Decarbonizing Large Commercial Buildings through Heat Recovery and Storage

Demonstrating a new-to-market heat recovery chiller with ultra-low GWP in a large California hospital.

HVAC

Mainstreaming Personal Comfort Devices with Modular Controls

Developing a personal comfort ecosystem with a control hub integrating with multiple devices and building management systems.

IEQ

Embodied Carbon and Life Cycle Assessment

Applying life cycle assessment and other tools to advance the rapid decarbonization of buildings.

IEQ

Using Infrared Biometric Sensors to Improve Occupant Comfort and Reduce Overcooling

Using automatic detection of occupant comfort to create a 'humans-in-the-loop' HVAC control strategy.

HVAC

IEQ

Using Brick to Enable Portable Analytics, Modeling and Controls

Skewering the Silos: Advancing the open-source data model Brick into a demonstrated and tested tool

HVAC

Computational Methods for Adaptive Reuse and Building Retrofits

New methods to assess office-to-housing conversion for feasibility, affordability and sustainability.

Embodied Emission Impacts of Landscape Architecture

Developing a guide to quantify environmental impacts of landscape architecture and impact reduction strategies.

HVAC

Personalized Environmental Solutions for Alleviating Surgeons’ Heat Stress in Operating Rooms

Lab testing personal cooling prototypes specifically designed for the unique conditions faced by surgeons.

IEQ

Mapping Commercial Building Electrification

Case studies focus on electrification of large existing commercial buildings.

HVAC

Ceiling Fan Integrated Air Conditioning

An innovative design approach that takes advantage of fans for cooling and mixing supply air.

HVAC

IEQ

Facade Case Studies Interactive Map

Supporting the adoption of advanced facade design strategies and technologies.

FS

Integrating Smart Ceiling Fans and Communicating Thermostats to Provide Energy-Efficient Comfort

Field demonstrations, laboratory studies and design resource development.

IEQ

Cost-Responsive Supply Air Temperature Reset Strategy

Innovative control sequence for building automation systems widely applicable today.

HVAC

CBE Thermal Comfort Tool

A free online tool for evaluating comfort according to ASHRAE Standard 55.

IEQ

Radiant Systems Research

Providing guidelines and information for a promising and rapidly evolving building technology.

HVAC

Occupant Indoor Environmental Quality Survey and Building Benchmarking

Occupant surveys are an invaluable source of information regarding occupant satisfaction and workplace effectiveness.

IEQ

HI

Using Wireless Power for Personal Comfort Devices

Developing the next generation of personal comfort devices.

IEQ

Advanced Personal Comfort Systems Development and Testing

Providing local individual thermal comfort for occupant satisfaction and reduced energy consumption.

IEQ

Combined Analysis for Ventilation, Thermal and Luminous Autonomy

A novel integrated workflow that simultaneously considers thermal, luminous, and ventilation autonomy for the assessment of passive strategies.

FS

Thermal Comfort Automotive Research (TCAR)

Using CBE’s world-class thermal comfort resources to improve comfort in automobiles.

IEQ

Building Performance Evaluation Toolkit

An integrated building evaluation tool-kit for measuring numerous indoor environmental parameters.

IEQ

Time-Averaged Ventilation for Optimized Control of Variable-Air-Volume Systems

Saving energy in variable air volume systems by optimizing minimum airflow rates.

HVAC