# Fans for cooling people guidebook

## Fans for cooling people guidebook

- [Executive summary](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/readme.md): One page summary of the guidebook
- [Benefits of using fans](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/benefits-of-using-fans.md)
- [Elevated air speed and thermal comfort](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/elevated-air-speed-and-thermal-comfort.md)
- [Fan options and key characteristics](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/fan-options-and-key-characteristics.md): Which are the different types of fans in the market and the main features for you to consider?
- [Design goals and fan selection](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/design-goals-and-fan-selection.md): Which are the relevant air movement goals for your design and how to select fans that meets those goals?
- [Ceiling fan integration with HVAC system](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/ceiling-fan-integration-with-hvac-system.md): How to design, select, install and operate ceiling fans when integrated with a HVAC system?
- [Managing occupants' expectations with fans](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/managing-occupants-expectations-with-fans.md): How to deal with occupant expectations when fans are introduced in a space?
- [Design tools](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/design-tools.md): Overview of available design tools
- [Codes and standards](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/practitioner-summary/codes-and-standards.md): Overview of codes and standards
- [Benefits of using fans](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/benefits-of-using-fans.md)
- [Elevated air speed and thermal comfort](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/elevated-air-speed-and-thermal-comfort.md)
- [Ceiling fans](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/ceiling-fans.md): Which are the components and performance metrics of ceiling fans?
- [Other fan types](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/other-fan-types.md): Besides ceiling fans, what are the other fan types available in the market and their main features for you to consider?
- [Design goals and fan selection](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/design-goals-and-fan-selection.md): Which are the relevant air movement goals for your design and how to select fans that meets those goals?
- [Ceiling fan installation and integration with HVAC system](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/ceiling-fan-installation-and-integration-with-hvac-system.md): How to design, select, install and operate ceiling fans when integrated with a HVAC system?
- [Conventional HVAC vs. ceiling fans integrated HVAC](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/conventional-hvac-vs.-ceiling-fans-integrated-hvac.md): What are the differences in design considerations, costs, and energy use?
- [Managing occupants' expectations with fans](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/managing-occupants-expectations-with-fans.md): How to deal with occupant expectations when fans are introduced in a space?
- [Design tools](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/design-tools.md): Detailed description of available design tools
- [Codes and standards](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/codes-and-standards.md): Detailed description of codes and standards
- [Case studies for practitioners](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/case-studies-for-practitioners.md): These studies highlight the energy and occupant performance in real buildings that installed with ceiling fans
- [Case studies for researchers](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/case-studies-for-researchers.md): These scientific research-based studies inform what we have learnt in buildings that installed with fans
- [Deep dive on indoor air quality](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/full-guidebook/deep-dive-on-indoor-air-quality.md): Research oriented discussion on air movement, indoor air quality (IAQ) and indoor transmission of aerosol infectious agents
- [Acknowledgment](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/about-this-work/acknowledgment.md): Acknowledgment and conflict of interest declarations
- [Version and copyright](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/about-this-work/version-and-copyright.md): In this page we keep a record of all the versions of the guidebook with the most recent on top and the used copyright license
- [How to cite this work](https://cbe-berkeley.gitbook.io/fans-guidebook/about-this-work/how-to-cite-this-work.md): We benefit from you citing this free guidebook if you use it


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