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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.

2006

Walker, Iain S."Residential Furnace Blower Performance in U.S. Homes."Air Infiltration Review 28 (2006) 3-4.

Shaughnessy, Richard J, and Richard G Sextro."What is an Effective Air Cleaning Device? A Review."Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 3.4 (2006) 169-181. DOI

2005

Matson, Nance, and Mary Ann Piette."Review of California and National Methods for Energy Performance Benchmarking of Commercial Buildings." (2005).

McWilliams, Jennifer A, and Max H Sherman."Review of Literature Related to Residential Ventilation Requirements." (2005).

Walker, Iain S, Tom W Forest, and David J Wilson."An Attic-Interior Infiltration and Interzone Transport Model of a House."Building and Environment 40.5 (2005) 701-718.

Xu, Peng, Philip Haves, and Joseph J Deringer."A Simulation-Based Testing and Training Environment for Building Controls."SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation (2005).

McWilliams, Jennifer A, and Iain S Walker."A Systems Approach to Retrofiting Residential HVAC Systems." (2005) 20.

Xu, Peng, Philip Haves, and Moosung Kim."A Semi-Automated Functional Test Data Analysis Tool."Proceedings of the 13th National Conference on Building Commissioning (2005).

Haves, Philip, David S Watson, Norman Bourassa, and Robert J Hitchcock."Case Studies and Needs Assessment for University Campus Energy Monitoring." (2005).

Walker, Iain S, and Max H Sherman."Duct Tape and Sealant Performance."ASHRAE Journal 47 (2005) 34-41.

Sherman, Max H."Houses Need to Breathe…Right?." (2005).

Moezzi, Mithra M, and Richard C Diamond."Is Efficiency Enough? Towards a New Framework for Carbon Savings in the California Residential Sector." (2005).

Walker, Iain S, and James D Lutz."Laboratory Evaluation of Residential Furnace Blower Performance." (2005).

Levin, Hal."National Expenditures for IAQ Problem Prevention or Mitigation." (2005).

Wray, Craig P, Richard C Diamond, and Max H Sherman."Rationale For Measuring Duct Leakage Flows in Large Commercial Buildings."26th AIVC International Conference (2005) pp. 83-88.

Sherman, Max H, and Jennifer A McWilliams."Report on Applicability of Residential Ventilation Standards in California." (2005).

Singer, Brett C, Alfred T Hodgson, Toshifumi Hotchi, Katherine Y Ming, Richard G Sextro, Emily E Wood, and Nancy J Brown."Sorption of organic gases in residential bedrooms and bathrooms."Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate - Indoor Air 2005 2(9) (2005) 2314-2319.

Walker, Iain S."State-of-the-art in Residential and Small Commercial Air Handler Performance." (2005).

Haves, Philip, and David S Watson."System Architectures for Performance Monitoring." (2005).

Wray, Craig P."The Opportunity to Improve a Critical Conduit for Energy Efficiency: Air Distribution Systems in Commercial Buildings." (2005).

Wray, Craig P."Tools & Guidelines for Commissioning Small Commercial Duct Systems." (2005).

Dickerhoff, Darryl J, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Validating and Improving the DeltaQ Duct Leakage Test."ASHRAE Transactions 110 - Pt. 2 (2005) 741-751.

2004

Faulkner, David, William J Fisk, Douglas P Sullivan, and Seung-Min Lee."Ventilation Efficiencies and Thermal Comfort Results of a Desk-Edge-Mounted Task Ventilation System."Indoor Air (Supplement 8) 14.Supplement s8 (2004) 92-97. DOI

Diamond, Richard C, and Mithra M Moezzi."Changing trends: A brief history of the U.S. household consumption of energy, water, food, beverages and tobacco."Proceedings of the 10 (2004) 1-12.

Crabtree, Peter, Nick Kyriakopedi, Evan Mills, Philip Haves, Roland J Otto, Mary Ann Piette, Peng Xu, Richard C Diamond, Joseph J Deringer, and Chuck Frost."Developing a next generation community college curriculum for energy efficiency high performance building operators."2004 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (2004).