Building Design for All Senses
CBE Director Ed Arens was interviewed on The Edifice Complex Podcast, discussing building design for all senses.
Boost Happiness and Save Energy with Adaptive Thermal Comfort
This article builds on a 15-year-old BuildingGreen classic, with updates on thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings, featuring much of Gail Brager’s research on the development of the adaptive model.
Going Beyond the Punchlist: Why Architects Should Embrace Post-Occupancy Evaluations
Lance Hosey writes about the history of post-occupancy evaluations (POEs) and how they can reveal a wealth of useful information. He describes the CBE Occupant Survey based on an interview with CBE’s David Lehrer, and describes new technologies that are helping architects better track building performance.
Doctoral Graduate Caroline Karmann Recognized with Best Paper Award at PLEA Conference
The UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design published a press release recognizing Caroline Karmann, a former graduate student researcher for CBE, for receiving the Best Paper Award at the 34th Conference on Passive & Low Energy Architecture.
CBE Associate Director Gail Brager Receives Education Award from AIASF
Very Low-cost MEMS-based Ultrasonic Anemometer for Use Indoors and in HVAC Ducts
The California Energy Commission’s Energy Innovation Showcase has awarded CBE with funding for a project to develop new, inexpensive airflow sensors that will save energy and collect data more efficiently.
IoT Tools for Assessing Building Operation
Co-written by CBE project scientist Tom Webster, this article discusses how IoT sensing networks can give a better representation of occupant experience as the sensors control environmental conditions in buildings.
Sunlight and Indoor Thermal Comfort
Edward Arens, Ph.D., and director of the CBE, writes an article for ASHRAE journal announcing updates to ASHRAE Standard 55 that are meant to ensure thermal comfort for occupants exposed to solar radiation indoors.
Why your office is so cold, and how to deal with it
Kate Baggaley from Popular Science writes about overcooling in the workplace during the summer months, with insight from CBE’s Stefano Schiavon on thermal comfort and AC inefficiency.
Climate control on your wrist from Somerville-based company Embr Labs
Hiawatha Bray from the Boston Globe writes about a wearable personal comfort system called The Wave, developed by Embr Labs. Bray interviewed CBE’s Hui Zhang and discusses a study done by our researchers testing the device.