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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.

We work closely with industry partners, academics and government officials to achieve these goals, and share our research widely
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We are at the forefront of cutting-edge research that redefines building technology and explores all areas of urban systems.

We have been leaders for decades in developing energy-efficient windows, improving indoor air quality, coming up with new ideas to fix the nation's electricity grid, and so much more.

Visit our research areas at the right to find out more.
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Enjoy presentations from Building Technology & Urban systems research experts on a wide variety of topics in the areas of building energy efficiency, the electricity grid and how it relates to buildings and much more.
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We offer a variety of technologies designed to simulate and model real-world circumstances to assist in energy-saving programs and help building owners build better buildings. These tools can help calculate performance of building systems like windows and shades, help consumers and builders pick the best windows for a variety of applications and much more.

1998

Webster, Thomas L."Technology Assessment: Energy Savings in Refrigerated Walk-In Boxes." (1998).

Coleman, Philip."Reducing ‘Search Cost’ and Risk in Energy-efficiency Investments: Two Success Stories."1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 4 (1998) 91-98.

Webster, Thomas L, and Peter Benenson."Duty Cycling Controllers Revisited: FEMP Technology Assessment Report." (1998).

Payne, Christopher T."Organizational Dynamics and Energy Policy."1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1998).

Dolin, Jennifer R, and Ned R Raynolds."The ENERGY STAR Purchasing Initiative."ACEEE Volume 7 (1998).

1996

Eto, Joseph H, Edward L Vine, Leslie J Shown, Richard Sonnenblick, and Christopher T Payne."The Total Cost and Measured Performance of Utility-Sponsored Energy Efficiency Programs."The Energy Journal 17.1 (1996).

Mills, Evan, Geoffrey C Bell, Dale A Sartor, Doug A Avery, Michael J Siminovitch, and Mary Ann Piette."A Design Guide for Energy-Efficient Research Laboratories." (1996).

Brown, Karl A, Dale A Sartor, Steve E Greenberg, Tai Voong, Doug Lockhart, Dennis Kincy, Scott Wentworth, Thomas Riley, Doug Chamberlin, Brian Hines, James P Waltz, and Frank W Mayhew."Guidelines for Sustainable Building Design: Recommendations from the Presidio of San Francisco Energy Efficiency Design Charrette." (1996).