Posts by David Lehrer

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In search of energy-efficient comfort through ‘smart’ ceiling fans and thermostats

A research team led by the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment (CBE) will develop ways to integrate commercially available “smart” ceiling fans and communicating thermostats, and to evaluate how they may improve energy efficiency and comfort in multi-family residential and small commercial buildings. The California Energy Commission recently approved approximately $1.9 […]