Center for the Built Environment
- Center for the Built Environment
The Center for the Built Environment (CBE) at the University of California, Berkeley is a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. CBE's mission is to improve the design, operation, and environmental quality of buildings by providing timely, unbiased information on building technologies and design techniques.
Overview
CBE is located within UC Berkeley's Building Science Laboratory at the College of Environmental Design. One of the largest university laboratories devoted to building research in the United States, key facilities include a controlled environment chamber (designed to resemble a contemporary office while allowing precise control over the levels of temperature, humidity, ventilation and lighting in the space) and an extensive collection of portable equipment for acquiring and analyzing data from field experiments.
Research
CBE's research areas include Indoor Environmental Quality, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) Systems, Envelope Systems, and Controls and Information Technology. CBE provides information about its research areas and publications on its website.
CBE's research program is guided by its Research Team and Advisory Board. The CBE Advisory Board includes manufacturers, building owners, facility mangers, contractors, architects, engineers, government agencies and professional associations. The research team comprises people from departments across the UC Berkeley campus, as well as scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, graduate students, and international experts from industry or other research institutions.
External links
* [http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu Center for the Built Environment]
* [http://www.berkeley.edu UC, Berkeley]
* [http://www.nsf.gov National Science Foundation]
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