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Researchers in the Building Technology & Urban Systems Division (BTUS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory develop data and technologies that increase energy efficiency and improve the health, safety and comfort of building occupants, in the United States and worldwide.

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2002

Byon, Eungsun, and André Anders."Bias and Self-Bias of Magnetic Macroparticle Filters for Cathodic Arc Plasmas."Journal of Applied Physics 93 (2002) 8890-8897.

Siegel, Jeffrey A, Jennifer A McWilliams, and Iain S Walker."Comparison between predicted duct effectiveness from proposed ASHRAE standard 152P and measured field data for residential forced air cooling systems."ASHRAE Transactions 109 (2002).

Levinson, Ronnen M, and Hashem Akbari."Effects of composition and exposure on the solar reflectance of portland cement concrete."Cement and Concrete Research 32 (2002) 1679-1698. DOI

Prindle, Bill, and Dariush K Arasteh."Energy Savings and Pollution Prevention Benefits of Solar Heat Gain Standards in the International Energy Conservation Code." (2002).

Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Energy savings for heat-island reduction strategies in Chicago and Houston." (2002).

Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Energy Savings of Heat-Island Reduction Strategies in Chicago and Houston (Including Updates for Baton Rouge, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City)." (2002).

Lee, Eleanor S, Stephen E Selkowitz, Christian Kohler, Vladimir Bazjanac, and Vorapat Inkarojrit."High-Performance Commercial Building Façades." (2002).

Tschudi, William F, Dale A Sartor, Evan Mills, and Tengfang T Xu."High-Performance Laboratories and Cleanrooms." (2002).

Weale, John, Peter Rumsey, Dale A Sartor, and Eng Lock Lee."How Low Can You Go? Low Pressure Drop Laboratory Design." (2002).

Bazjanac, Vladimir, James Forester, Philip Haves, Darko Sucic, and Peng Xu."HVAC Component Data Modeling Using Industry Foundation Classes."Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on System Simulation in Buildings 2002 (2002).

Abadie, Marc O, Elizabeth U Finlayson, and Ashok J Gadgil."Infiltration heat recovery in building walls: Computational fluid dynamics investigations results." (2002).

Abushakra, Bass."Longevity of duct tape in residential air distribution systems: 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D joints." (2002).

Siegel, Jeffrey A, and William W Nazaroff."Modeling Particle Deposition on HVAC Heat Exchangers."Indoor Air 2002, June 30 - July 5, 2002 (2002) 521-526.

Zhai, Zhiqiang, Qingyan Chen, Philip Haves, and Joseph H Klems."On Approaches to Couple Energy Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics Programs."Building and Environment 37 (2002).

Xu, Tengfang T, François Rémi Carrié, Darryl J Dickerhoff, William J Fisk, Jennifer A McWilliams, Duo Wang, and Mark P Modera."Performance of thermal distribution systems in large commercial buildings."Energy and Buildings 34 (2002) 215-226.

Matson, Nance, Craig P Wray, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Potential Benefits of Commissioning California Homes." (2002).

Wray, Craig P."Suite Ventilation Characteristics of Current Canadian Mid-and High-Rise Residential Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions 110 (Part 2) (2002).

Faulkner, David, William J Fisk, Douglas P Sullivan, and Seung-Min Lee."Ventilation Efficiencies of a Desk-Edge-Mounted Task Ventilation System."Indoor Air 2002, June 30 - July 5, 2002 (2002) 1060-1065.

Theaker, Ian G, and Craig P Wray."Ventilation System Design of Recent Canadian Multi-Unit Residential Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions 106 (2002).

Diamond, Richard C."What might U.S. homes and workplaces be like in the year 2020--and what are the implications for energy use?." (2002).

Mattinson, Bill, Ross DePaola, and Dariush K Arasteh."What Should I Do About My Windows?."Home Energy Magazine (2002) 24-31.

2001

Tschudi, William F, and Tengfang T Xu."Cleanroom Energy Benchmarking Results."ASHRAE Transactions 109, part 2 (2001) 733-739.

Klems, Joseph H."Solar Heat Gain through a Skylight in a Light Well."ASHRAE Chicago 108, Part 1 (2001) 512-524.

Carrié, François Rémi, and Mark P Modera."Experimental investigation of aerosol deposition on slot-and joint-type leaks."Journal of Aerosol Science 33.10 (2001) 1447-1462. DOI

Modera, Mark P, Olivier Brzozowski, François Rémi Carrié, Darryl J Dickerhoff, William W Delp, William J Fisk, Ronnen M Levinson, and Duo Wang."Sealing Ducts in Large Commercial Buildings with Aerosolized Sealant Particles."Energy & Buildings 34.7 (2001) 705-714. DOI