Stefano Schiavon

Stefano Schiavon is an Italian researcher in building science who focuses on reducing energy demand while improving occupant health and comfort. He is professor of Architecture and of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also serves as associate director of Research at the Center for the Built Environment (CBE), and chairs the university’s MS-PhD programme in Building Science, Technology and Sustainability.

Education Schiavon earned an MSc in Mechanical Engineering (2005) and a PhD in Energy Engineering (Building Science, 2009) from the University of Padua in Italy. He has held visiting-scholar posts at the Technical University of Denmark, Tsinghua University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and, most recently, the Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore.

Schiavon’s laboratory and field studies have advanced knowledge of thermal comfort, indoor air quality, occupant satisfaction and low-energy HVAC systems. His Google Scholar profile lists more than 14,000 citations and an h-index above 55. Recent projects include work on the accuracy of thermal comfort models, personal comfort systems, radiant cooling, and personal comfort models.

Awards REHVA Young Scientist Award (2010) for early-career contributions to HVAC research WELL Community Award (International WELL Building Institute, 2021) for advisory work on healthy buildings

Selected publications Schiavon has published more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles; notable papers include:

Altomonte, S., & Schiavon, S. (2013). Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings. Building and Environment, 68, 66-76. Schiavon, S., & Lee, K. H. (2013). Dynamic predictive clothing insulation models based on outdoor air and indoor operative temperatures. Building and Environment, 59, 250-260. Schiavon, S., & Melikov, A. K. (2008). Energy saving and improved comfort by increased air movement. Energy and buildings, 40(10), 1954-1960.