Faculty and Staff

Edward Arens has been PI for numerous state, federal, and industry grants addressing building energy performance, indoor environmental quality, field monitoring and architectural aerodynamics.

Fred S. Bauman leads research on advanced low-energy HVAC systems: hydronic-radiant systems, UFAD, displacement ventilation and personal comfort systems.

Gail S. Brager leads research efforts related to dynamic comfort, worker performance in office environments, and mixed-mode buildings, which combine natural and mechanical ventilation.

Dr. Ali Ghahramani’s research interests are in the areas of sensing, adaptive learning, and optimization systems that are specifically tailored for human-centered smart, resilient, and sustainable civil infrastructures.

Lindsay T. Graham is a psychometrician and a personality and social psychologist who specializes in the assessment of individuals in their daily environments and person-environment fit.

David Lehrer is the primary liaison between CBE’s Industry Partners and the team, he leads outreach and partner recruitment efforts, and supports the research portfolio development.

Maohui Luo’s interests deal with adaptive thermal comfort, personal comfort devices, and indoor air movement, with the goal of creating sustainable, comfortable and healthy buildings.

Jovan Pantelic’s work include radiant cooling, liquid desiccant dehumidification, HVAC system decentralization and integration, indoor airflows, and sampling and characterization of aerosol sources.

Thomas Parkinson’s interests include indoor environmental quality, use of sensor technologies in built environments, psychophysics, human thermal physiology and comfort

Therese Peffer is a project manager and researcher at the Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute and California Institute for Energy and Environment.

Paul Raftery is currently a co-PI on two major projects: one focused on radiant hydronic systems and one focused on integrated smart ceiling fans and thermostats.

Stefano Schiavon is focusing on finding ways to reduce energy consumption in buildings while also increasing occupant health, well-being, and productivity.

Jessica Uhl manages CBE’s communications, leads in the creation of our Centerline blog, and manages CBE’s conferences with Industry Partners.

Tom Webster’s research has included underfloor air distribution systems and development of an advanced wireless indoor environmental monitoring system.

Hui Zhang focuses on human thermal comfort in complex environments and comfort modeling, and led the creation of the CBE Advanced Comfort Model.