Professor Arens is Director, Center for Environmental Design Research, the research unit for the College of Environmental Design, and Director of the Center for the Built Environment, a National Science Foundation-sponsored industry/university cooperative research consortium centered at UC Berkeley. Extensive publication in research journals such as ASHRAE Transactions and Energy and Buildings on topics addressing thermal comfort, urban form and climate, prediction methods and design tools for natural ventilation, energy-efficiency, and the performance of task-conditioning systems. Honors include three Progressive Architecture Research Awards, and three ASHRAE Best Technical Paper Awards. Teaches in the areas of energy and environmental management, thermal aspects of architectural design, and research methods. Current areas of research activity include thermal comfort; buildings and climate; and building energy conservation.