Fans for cooling people guidebook
  • Executive summary
  • Practitioner Summary
    • Benefits of using fans
    • Elevated air speed and thermal comfort
    • Fan options and key characteristics
    • Design goals and fan selection
    • Ceiling fan integration with HVAC system
    • Managing occupants' expectations with fans
    • Design tools
    • Codes and standards
  • Full Guidebook
    • Benefits of using fans
    • Elevated air speed and thermal comfort
    • Ceiling fans
    • Other fan types
    • Design goals and fan selection
    • Ceiling fan installation and integration with HVAC system
    • Conventional HVAC vs. ceiling fans integrated HVAC
    • Managing occupants' expectations with fans
    • Design tools
    • Codes and standards
    • Case studies for practitioners
    • Case studies for researchers
    • Deep dive on indoor air quality
  • About this work
    • Acknowledgment
    • Version and copyright
    • How to cite this work
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CBE Thermal Comfort Tool

The is an online tool developed by the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley, which helps users define comfort zones at elevated air speeds according to ASHRAE Standard-55 and EN-16798 methodologies. More details on how the tool functions can be found in the online .

CBE Ceiling Fan Design Tool

The is an online tool developed by the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley, which helps users determine optimal ceiling fan arrangements from the user-defined parameters, such as room dimensions and design air speed ranges. The tool can inform users about the estimated air speed, cooling effect, and air speed uniformity when compared between different fan layouts. More details on how the tool functions can be found in the online .

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Ceiling Fan Design Tool
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