Stefano Schiavon, PhD

Job title: 
Associate Director, Center for Environmental Design Research
Bio/CV: 

Stefano Schiavon, PhD, is Associate Professor of Architecture at UC Berkeley and Associate Director of CEDR. Stefano’s research is focused on finding ways to reduce energy consumption in buildings while improving occupant health, well-being and productivity. Stefano has researched personal comfort models and systems, building occupant satisfaction, underfloor air distribution (UFAD), radiant systems, building energy simulation, air movement, LEED rating system, thermal comfort and statistical modeling. He has experience in laboratory measurements, post-occupancy evaluation, and building performance simulation.


Stefano is involved in the Center for the Built Environment and the SinBerBEST project. He earned a PhD in Energy Engineering (2008) and an MS in Mechanical Engineering (2005) with honors from the University of Padova, Italy.  He received the 2010 REHVA Young Scientist Award and 2013 ASHRAE Ralph Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award. He won 3 best papers awards in 2018 from Building and Environment.

Research interests: 

occupant health

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