Free Occupant Surveys Offered for K-12 Schools 
We are looking for schools to participate in our schools post-occupancy study. By participating you will gain valuable information about your school facilities. Let us know before March 1, 2009.
What’s Working: Using Occupant Surveys to Evaluate Buildings
CBE’s occupant survey shows how well a building is performing from the perspective of its occupants. Use of the survey also qualifies for LEED-NC 2.2 credit EQ 7.2, for thermal comfort verification.
Hot or Not? CBE’s Advanced Thermal Comfort Model
This tool can used to study the effectiveness of energy saving design strategies, such as facade designs and advanced HVAC systems, in terms of occupant comfort.
Livable Buildings Awards: Buildings that Satisfy and Conserve
This program is unique among building industry awards, as it is the only one to include the preferences of building occupants in its selection criteria.
New Research on Radiant Cooling Tools and Applications
Recent studies suggest that radiant cooling systems may provide significant energy savings with competitive first costs. CBE is studying available tools for design of this emerging technology.
