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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.

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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.

2003

Sherman, Max H, and Nance Matson."Reducing Indoor Residential Exposures to Outdoor Pollutants." (2003).

Jiang, Yongcheng, Xiufeng Pang, and Shaobo Fu."Research of ANN Internal Model Self-tuning Control Applied in Combustion Process Control of Heating Furnace in Oil Field."Journal of Central South University, Technology 34.2 (2003) 108-112.

McWilliams, Jennifer A."Review of air flow measurement techniques." (2003).

Walker, Iain S, and Max H Sherman."Sealant Longevity for Residential Ducts."Durability of Building and Construction Sealants and Adhesives ASTM STP 1453 (2003).

Martin, Rodney, Peng Xu, Moosung Kim, and Philip Haves."Software toolbox for component-level model-based fault detection methods." (2003).

Rubinstein, Francis M, Stephen Treado, and Pete Pettler."Standardizing Communication Between Lighting Control Devices."2003 IEEE-IAS Conference (2003).

Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki."Streamlined energy-savings calculations for heat-island reduction strategies." (2003).

Mitchell, Robin, Christian Kohler, Dariush K Arasteh, John Carmody, Charlie Huizenga, and Dragan C Curcija."THERM 5/WINDOW 5 NFRC Simulation Manual." (2003).

Diamond, Richard C, Craig P Wray, Darryl J Dickerhoff, Nance Matson, and Duo Wang."Thermal distribution systems in commercial buildings." (2003).

Walker, Iain S, and Max H Sherman."Ventilation Technologies Scoping Study." (2003).

Hodgson, Alfred T."Volatile organic chemical emissions from structural insulated panel (SIP) materials and implications for indoor air quality." (2003).

Hodgson, Alfred T, and Hal Levin."Volatile organic compounds in indoor air: A review of concentrations measured in North America since 1990." (2003).

Motegi, Naoya, Mary Ann Piette, Satkartar Kinney, and Karen Herter."Web-Based Energy Information Systems for Energy Management and Demand Response in Commercial Buildings." (2003).

2002

Richardson, Thomas J, Baker Farangis, Jonathan L Slack, Ponnusamy Nachimuthu, Rupert C.C Perera, Nobumichi Tamura, and Michael D Rubin."X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Transition Metal-Magnesium Hydride Thin Films."Journal of Alloys and Compounds 356-357 (2002) 204-207. DOI

Klems, Joseph H."Measured Winter Performance of Storm Windows."ASHRAE Transactions 109, Part 2 (2002).

Apte, Joshua S, Dariush K Arasteh, and Yu Joe Huang."Future Advanced Windows for Zero-Energy Homes."ASHRAE Transactions 109, pt 2 (2002) 871-888.

Motegi, Naoya, and Mary Ann Piette."Web-Based Energy Information Systems for Large Commercial Buildings."10th National Conference on Building Commissioning (2002).

Farangis, Baker, Ponnusamy Nachimuthu, Thomas J Richardson, Jonathan L Slack, Rupert C.C Perera, Eric M Gullikson, Dennis W Lindle, and Michael D Rubin."In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Hydrogen Absorption by Nickel-Magnesium Thin Films."Physical Review B 67.8 (2002). DOI

Bazjanac, Vladimir, James Forester, Philip Haves, Darko Sucic, and Peng Xu."HVAC Component Data Modeling Using Industry Foundation Classes."System Simulation in Buildings ’02 (2002).

Anders, André."Materials, processes, and issues in low-emissivity and solar control coatings." (2002).

Buswell, Richard A, Philip Haves, Tim I Salsbury, and Jonathan A Wright."Non-Linear Recursive Parameter Estimation Applied to Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Real Buildings."System Simulation in Buildings ’02 (2002).

McWilliams, Jennifer A."Review of Airflow Measurement Techniques." (2002).

Farangis, Baker, Ponnusamy Nachimuthu, Thomas J Richardson, Jonathan L Slack, Bruno K Meyer, Rupert C.C Perera, and Michael D Rubin."Structural and Electronic Properties of Magnesium-3D Transition Metal Switchable Mirrors."Fifth International Meeting on Electrochromism (2002). DOI

Xu, Tengfang T."Airflow Design for Cleanrooms and Its Economic Implications."5th China International Academic Forum and Products Exposition on Contamination Control Technology, Construction Sub-Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Chinese Contamination Control Society (2002).

Lee, Eleanor S, L Zhou, Mehry Yazdanian, Vorapat Inkarojrit, Jonathan L Slack, Michael D Rubin, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Energy Performance Analysis of Electrochromic Windows in New York Commercial Office Buildings." (2002).