More than one-third of the energy consumed in the United States is used in buildings. The mission of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is to perform research and development leading to better energy technologies that reduce adverse energy-related environmental impacts. Our work increases the efficiency of energy use, reduces its environmental effects, provides the nation with environmental benefits, and helps developing nations achieve similar goals through technical advice.
EETD addresses building energy efficiency issues, including
- building technologies,
- the indoor environment,
- building codes and standards, and
- end-use energy efficiency issues,
through multidisciplinary research and analysis.
The Building Technologies Department works closely with the building industry to develop, test and deploy advanced technologies, integrated systems and new tools for design and operations that reduce energy bills while improving the comfort, health and safety of building occupants. Research and development efforts focus on windows and daylighting, lighting systems, building simulation tools, commercial building systems, demand response and high-tech buildings.
Indoor Environment Department researchers working in the buildings area focus on infiltration and mechanical ventilation systems, and on human health and productivity in buildings, with an emphasis on indoor chemistry and exposure and on air flow and air quality modeling.
Analysts working in the Energy Analysis Department gather and interpret information to examine the feasibility of different approaches to designing energy-efficient appliance standards and building codes in the U.S., and have worked with developing nations to create programs, codes and standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage efficiency.
This website is a portal to more than fifty current and recent projects in commercial buildings. We have organized these projects into two broad areas: