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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.

2012

Turner, William J. N, Jennifer M Logue, and Craig P Wray."Commissioning Residential Ventilation Systems: A Combined Assessment of Energy and Air Quality Potential Values." (2012).

Robinson, Alastair, Cynthia Regnier, and Kevin Settlemyre."MIT - Mighty Steps for Energy Sustainability." (2012).

Mills, Evan."The Carbon Footprint of Indoor Cannabis Production."Energy Policy 46 (2012) 58-67. DOI

Offermann, Francis J, Randy L Maddalena, Francis J Offermann, Brett C Singer, and Henry Willem."The impact of ventilation rate on the emission rates of volatile organic compounds in residences."Healthy Buildings 2012 - 10th International Conference (2012).

Logue, Jennifer M, William J. N Turner, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Evaluation of an Incremental Ventilation Energy Model for Estimating Impacts of Air Sealing and Mechanical Ventilation." (2012).

Piette, Mary Ann, Jessica Granderson, Michael Wetter, and Sila Kiliccote."Intelligent Building Energy Information and Control Systems for Low-Energy Operations and Optimal Demand Response."IEEE Design and Test of Computers 29.4 (2012) 8-16. DOI

Fisk, William J, Mark J Mendell, Molly Davies, Ekaterina Eliseeva, David Faulkner, Tianzhen Hong, and Douglas P Sullivan."Demand Controlled Ventilation and Classroom Ventilation." (2012).

Ingle, Aaron, Mithra M Moezzi, Loren Lutzenhiser, and Richard C Diamond."How well do home energy audits serve the homeowner?."2012 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Bourassa, Norman, Leo I Rainer, Evan Mills, and Joan Glickman."The Home Energy Scoring Tool: A Simplified Asset Rating for Single Family Homes."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Philosophy and Approaches for Airtightness Requirements in the USA."International Airtightness Workshop (2012).

Stratton, J Chris, and Iain S Walker."Health and Safety Guide for Home Performance Contractors." (2012).

Bauman, Fred S, Thomas L Webster, Stefano Schiavon, Hui Zhang, Edward A Arens, Kwang Ho Lee, Tyler Hoyt, Darryl J Dickerhoff, Timothy Moore, Wilmer Pasut, Sabine Hoffmann, Tiefeng Yu, and Elliot Nahman."Advanced Design and Commissioning Tools for Energy-Efficient Building Technologies."Final report to California Energy Commission (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2012).

Parker, Danny S, Evan Mills, Leo I Rainer, Norman Bourassa, and Gregory K Homan."Accuracy of the Home Energy Saver Energy Calculation Methodology."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Hu, Tianchao, Brett C Singer, and Jennifer M Logue."Compilation of Published PM2.5 Emission Rates for Cooking, Candles and Incense for Use in Modeling of Exposures in Residences." (2012).

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Development of a Residential Integrated Ventilation Controller." (2012).

Mills, Evan."Doing well by doing good: a scientist frames climate solutions in business terms."Environmental Research Web (2012).

Mills, Evan, and Paul A Mathew."EnergyIQ: Action-oriented Benchmarking." (2012).

Mills, Evan."Health Impacts of Fuel-based Lighting." (2012).

Stratton, J Chris, Iain S Walker, and Craig P Wray."Measuring Residential Ventilation System Airflows: Part 2 - Field Evaluation of Airflow Meter Devices and System Flow Verification." (2012).

Mills, Evan, and Paul A Mathew."Monitoring-Based Commissioning: Benchmarking Analysis of 24 University Buildings in California."Energy Engineering (2012).

Chojnowski, D, K Straub, Evan Mills, and T White."Online Communities for Creating Change: Home Energy Pros."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Delp, William W, and Brett C Singer."Performance Assessment of U.S. Residential Cooking Exhaust Hoods."Environmental Science & Technology 46.11 (2012) 6167-6173. DOI

Sanders, Mark D, Kristen Parrish, and Paul A Mathew."Ready to Retrofit: The Process of Project Team Selection, Building Benchmarking, and Financing Commercial Building Energy Retrofit Projects." (2012).

Taylor, Cody, Paul A Mathew, George Hernandez, and Andrea C Mercado."Standard Energy Efficiency Data (SEED) Platform: A Tool for Jurisdictions to Track and Transact Energy Data."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Effocoency in Buildings (2012).

Mills, Evan, and Paul A Mathew."Web Services that Foster Innovation in Buildings Energy Analysis Tools."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).