This article discusses the pros and cons of space heaters, especially considering their high energy consumption. UC Berkeley Professor Stefano Schiavon suggests using personal comfort devices such as foot warmers or heated blankets instead.

Although many like to stay warm and cozy in the winter, turning up the thermostat is not necessarily the best idea. Learn the reasoning behind setting a lower temperature on your thermostat with Professor Stefano Schiavon at UC Berkeley. He discusses how heat inside your home is lost to the cold outdoors, wasting energy and money.

Office buildings in the South can be notoriously cold in the summer months – or at least that’s what a majority of women would say who jokingly refer to offices in the summer as “women’s winter.”  In this podcast by the Houston Chronicle, we hear from Stefano Schiavon, professor at UC Berkley’s Center for the Built Environment, about his research into gender disparities in thermal comfort in the office and what can be done to make more employees feel comfortable.

We know, instinctually, that the way our homes look can affect how we feel — but it’s less clear how to produce the specific feelings we want. In this article, Lindsay T. Graham, PhD, shares her expertise in the psychology of space and some of the research she has done in residential spaces.

In this free e-book from the American Psychological Association (APA), CBE researcher Lindsay T. Graham, PhD, discusses workplace wellbeing and the need to reimagine the workplace (including the psychological needs of occupants) as we re-enter office buildings in some capacity as pandemic restrictions are lifted.

In this article, researcher Lindsay T. Graham shares her insights and expertise on the psychology of space and the impact your home has on your daily experience. This article shares some research-backed tips to transform your home into a space that is restorative to your health and happiness.

BrainBox AI, a leader in autonomous building technology, has announced a partnership with WattTime, an environmental nonprofit that helps people and organizations to reduce emissions and use cleaner energy. CBE has partnered with WattTime on research to help buildings located in the Great Lakes region to reduce their mercury emissions.

This article shares some of the health impacts of living in small spaces, and highlights the research done by Lindsay T. Graham on people’s psychological relationships with their homes.

CBE researcher Lindsay T. Graham was interviewed for this article, which discusses our relationship to our homes during the pandemic. She shares how we naturally crave variety, and how boredom initiates a physiological response similar to stress.

The pandemic has brought focus to the need (and benefits!) for your home to be a space that is happy and healthy. CBE researcher Lindsay T. Graham was interviewed for this article, where she shares her expertise in the psychology of space and how your home is a reflection of your personality.