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2010

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Impacts of Mixing on Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Homes."HVAC & Research Journal (2010).

Sherman, Max H, Jennifer M Logue, and Brett C Singer."Infiltration Effects on Residential Pollutant Concentrations for Continuous and Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation Approaches."HVAC&R Research 17.2 (2010) 159. DOI

2009

Singer, Brett C, Paul A Mathew, Steve E Greenberg, William F Tschudi, Dale A Sartor, Susan Strom, and Walter Vernon."Hospital Energy Benchmarking Guidance." (2009) 32.

Destaillats, Hugo, Wenhao Chen, Michael G Apte, Nuan Li, Michael Spears, Jérémie Almosni, Jianshun Zheng, and William J Fisk."Laboratory Measurement of Secondary Pollutant Yields from Ozone Reaction with HVAC Filters."Proceedings of the Healthy Buildings 2009 Conference (2009).

Aden, Nathaniel T, David Fridley, Nina Zheng, and Nina Khanna."China’s Coal: Demand, Constraints, and Externalities." (2009) 41.

Zhou, Nan, Michael A McNeil, and Mark D Levine."Energy for 500 million Homes: Drivers and Outlook for Residential Energy Consumption in China." (2009).

Letschert, Virginie E, Michael A McNeil, and Nan Zhou."Residential Electricity Demand in China -- Can Efficiency Reverse the Growth?." (2009).

Zhou, Nan, and Michael A McNeil."Assessment of Historic Trend in Mobility and Energy Use in India Transportation Sector Using Bottom-up Approach." (2009).

Levine, Mark D, Nan Zhou, and Lynn K Price."The Greening of the Middle Kingdom: The Story of Energy Efficiency in China." (2009).

Keenan, Christina R, Regine Goth-Goldstein, Donald Lucas, and David L Sedlak."Oxidative Stress Induced by Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles and Fe(II) in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells."Environmental Science & Technology 43.12 (2009) 4555-4560. DOI

Han, Hwataik, Cheol-Yong Shin, Douglas P Sullivan, and William J Fisk."CFD simulations of airflows around outdoor air intake louver."9th International Healthy Buildings Conference 2009, September 13-17, 2009 (2009).

Singer, Brett C, and William F Tschudi."High Performance Healthcare Buildings: A Roadmap to Improved Energy Efficiency." 515 (2009) 5264-69.

de la Rue du Can, Stephane, Virginie E Letschert, Michael A McNeil, Nan Zhou, and Jayant A Sathaye."Residential and Transport Energy Use in India: Past Trend and Future Outlook." (2009).

Singer, Brett C, Jennifer L Coughlin, and Paul A Mathew."Summary of Information and Resources Related to Energy Use in Healthcare Facilities - Version 1." 78 (2009).

2008

Zhou, Nan, Masaru Nishida, and Weijun Gao."Current Status and Future Scenarios of Residential Building Energy Consumption in China." (2008).

Zhou, Nan, Nina Zheng, and Nina Khanna."International Experience in Standards and Labeling Programs for Rice Cookers." (2008).

Galitsky, Christina, Lynn K Price, Nan Zhou, Zhou Fuqiu, Xiong Huawen, Zeng Xuemin, and Wang Lan."Guidebook for Using the Tool BEST Cement: Benchmarking and Energy Savings Tool for the Cement Industry." (2008).

Harris, Jeffrey P, Richard C Diamond, Maithili Iyer, Christopher T Payne, Carl Blumstein, and Paul Siderius."Towards a sustainable energy balance: progressive efficiency and the return of energy conservation."Energy Efficiency 1.3 (2008) 175-188. DOI

Jakober, Chris A, Michael A Robert, Sarah G Riddle, Hugo Destaillats, M. M Judith Charles, Peter G Green, and Michael J Kleeman."Carbonyl Emissions from Gasoline and Diesel Motor Vehicles."Environmental Science and Technology 42.13 (2008) 4697-4703. DOI

Zhou, Nan, Nina Zheng, David Fridley, Ruohong Wang, Christine Egan, and Nina Khanna."Check-Testing of Manufacturer Self Reported Labeling Data & Compliance with MEPS." (2008).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, and Nina Khanna."Estimating Total Energy Consumption and Emissions of China’s Commercial and Office Buildings." (2008).

Price, Lynn K, Christina Galitsky, Klaas Jan Kramer, and Aimee T McKane."International Experience with Key Program Elements of Industrial Energy Efficiency or Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target-Setting Programs." (2008).

Zhou, Nan."Status of China’s Energy Efficiency Standards and Labels for Appliances and International Collaboration." (2008).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, Nathaniel T Aden, Jiang Lin, Jianhong Cheng, Tomoyuki Sakamoto, and Nina Khanna."China Refrigerator Information Label: Specification Development and Potential Impact." (2008).

Worrell, Ernst, Lynn K Price, Maarten Neelis, Christina Galitsky, and Nan Zhou."World Best Practice Energy Intensity Values for Selected Industrial Sectors." (2008).