and Other Topics. CBE provides information about its research areas and publications on its website. More than 440 works by researchers affiliated with CBE are available to the public on the center's eScholarship page. CBE's research program is guided by its Research Team and Advisory Board. The CBE Advisory Board includes manufacturers, building owners, facility managers, contractors, architects, engineers, government agencies and professional associations. The research team includes people from across UC Berkeley's campus, with both staff scientists and graduate students, as well as scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and visiting experts from industry and other research institutions. Directors The Center for the Built Environment is directed by Professor Edward Arens. Arens is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to serving as directory, Arens is technical and standards committees of American Society of Heating, refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and co-founded the Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE). He has been principal investigator for a large number of state, federal, and industry grants addressing building energy performance, indoor environmental quality criteria, field monitoring procedures, and architectural aerodynamics. His research focuses on commercial/institutional buildings. Professor Arens started UC's Building Science Laboratory in 1980 after heading the Architectural Research Section at the National Bureau of Standards. Gail S. Brager is CBE’s Associated Director and has been a Professor in the College of Environmental Design since 1984. Her primary research efforts are in mixed-mode buildings, which combine natural and mechanical ventilation. Brager is the Director of the Center for Environmental Design Research and as the Associated Dean of the Graduate Division at University of California, Berkeley. Professor Brager was the founding Chair of the Research Committee of the US Green Building Council. She won the Ralph Nevins award in 1989. She is also an ASHRAE Fellow and Past-President of the Golden Gate ASHRAE Chapter. Industry Consortium The CBE has multiple partners from industry and government organizations, which contribute to research activity by keeping the Centrer focused on current issues/research. As a CBE member or as a sponsor, partners have opportunities that include: influencing the direction of the research, access to facilities, access tools and trained personnel, access to research studies results, influence cost-effectiveness, association with diverse industries, staff training and recruiting opportunities, corporate responsibility and community relations. Member agreements rank on different levels: Industry Sponsoring Membership A/E/C (Architectural, Engineers, Construction) Membership Small Business Membership Team Membership