CBE is a place where prominent industry leaders and internationally recognized researchers cooperate to produce substantial, holistic, and far-sighted research on buildings. Together we work to improve the performance of buildings by providing timely, unbiased information on building technologies and design and operation techniques.
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From CBE's Centerline
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Reflecting on CBE’s Key Milestones of 2023
![Paul Jennings Residence Hall at JMU](https://cbe.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/JMU-Exterior-Courtyard-16x9-VMDO.png)
2023 Livable Building Awards Recognize Community Focused Residence Hall and Healthy Adaptive Reuse
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CBE Unveils Renovated Controlled Environment Chamber, Expanding Future Research
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Funding for California Clean Energy Entrepreneurs: Applications Due December 3, 2023
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New Research Team Members Expand CBE’s Scope and Impact
From CBE's Centerline
Current and Milestone Projects
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Integrating Smart Ceiling Fans and Communicating Thermostats to Provide Energy-Efficient Comfort
Field demonstrations, laboratory studies and design resource development.
IEQ
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HVAC
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IEQ
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Embodied Carbon and Life Cycle Assessment
Applying life cycle assessment and other tools to advance the rapid decarbonization of buildings.
IEQ
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HVAC
IEQ
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IEQ
HI
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IEQ
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Facade Case Studies Interactive Map
Supporting the adoption of advanced facade design strategies and technologies.
FS
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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
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Ceiling Fan Integrated Air Conditioning
An innovative design approach that takes advantage of fans for cooling and mixing supply air.
HVAC
IEQ
![Radiant system installation at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.](https://cbe.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/radiant-tubing-exploratorium-square.jpg)
Radiant Systems Research
Providing guidelines and information for a promising and rapidly evolving building technology.
HVAC
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Mapping Commercial Building Electrification
Case studies with a focus on electrification of large existing commercial buildings.
HVAC
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IEQ
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Advanced Personal Comfort Systems Development and Testing
Providing local individual thermal comfort for occupant satisfaction and reduced energy consumption.
IEQ
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FS
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Thermal Comfort Automotive Research (TCAR)
Using CBE’s world-class thermal comfort resources to improve comfort in automobiles.
IEQ
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Building Performance Evaluation Toolkit
An integrated building evaluation tool-kit for measuring numerous indoor environmental parameters.
IEQ
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Time-Averaged Ventilation for Optimized Control of Variable-Air-Volume Systems
Saving energy in variable air volume systems by optimizing minimum airflow rates.
HVAC