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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.

2001

Laine, Tuomas, Risto Kosonen, Kim Hagström, Panu Mustakallio, De-Wei Yin, Philip Haves, and Qingyan Chen."Better IAQ through Integrating Design Tools for the HVAC Industry."Healthy Buildings 2000 Conference 4 (2001) 279-284.

Bazjanac, Vladimir."Acquisition of Building Geometry in the Simulation of Energy Performance."7th International IBPSA Conference Building Simulation 2001 (2001) 305-312.

Sherman, Max H."More Input offered on 62.2P."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 2.3 (2001) 15.

Haves, Philip, Tim I Salsbury, David Claridge, and Mingsheng Liu."Use of Whole Building Simulation in On-Line Performance Assessment: Modeling and Implementation Issues."Seventh International IBPSA Conference Building Simulation 2001 (2001) 335-344.

Friedman, Hannah, and Mary Ann Piette."Comparative Guide to Emerging Diagnostic Tools for Large Commercial HVAC Systems." (2001).

Kinney, Satkartar, Mary Ann Piette, Lixing Gu, and Philip Haves."Demand Relief and Weather Sensitivity in Large California Commercial Office Buildings."International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations (ICEBO) (2001).

Friedman, Hannah, and Mary Ann Piette."Evaluation of Emerging Diagnostic Tools for Commercial HVAC Systems."International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations (ICEBO) (2001).

Pal, Vineeta, and Konstantinos M Papamichael."Integrated Simulation Environment for Lighting Design."2001 IESNA Conference (2001).

Friedman, Hannah, and Mary Ann Piette."Comparison of Emerging Diagnostic Tools for Large Commercial HVAC Systems."9th National Conference on Building Commisioning (2001).

Piette, Mary Ann, Satkartar Kinney, and Hannah Friedman."EMCS and Time-Series Energy Data Analysis in a Large Government Office Building."9th National Conference on Building Commissioning (2001).

Sherman, Max H."An Update on Standard 62.2P."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 2.2 (2001) 9.

Pal, Vineeta, Konstantinos M Papamichael, Norman Bourassa, and John J Loffeld."Incorporating LCA Tools in Integrated Simulation Environments."Seventh International IBPSA Conference, Building Simulation 2001 (2001) 689-696.

Sherman, Max H."The Standard 62.2 Review."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 2.1 (2001) 12.

Diamond, Richard C, John D Spengler, Jonathan M Samet, and John F McCarthy."An Overview of the U.S. Building Stock."Indoor Air Quality Handbook (2001).

Piette, Mary Ann, Joseph H Eto, Iain S Walker, Stephen E Selkowitz, Craig P Wray, Bruce Nordman, Alan K Meier, Philip Haves, Richard C Diamond, Jeffrey P Harris, Mithra M Moezzi, Christopher T Payne, and Jonathan G Koomey."Demand-Responsive and Efficient Building Systems as a Resource for Electricity Reliability." (2001).

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, Jacob Wempen, Duo Wang, Jennifer A McWilliams, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Development of a New Duct leakage Test: Delta Q." (2001).

Sreedharan, Priya."Evaluation of Chiller Modeling Approaches and Their Usability for Fault Detection."Mechanical Engineering (2001).

Walker, Iain S, Craig P Wray, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and Max H Sherman."Evaluation of flow hood measurements for residential register flows." (2001).

Salsbury, Tim I, and Richard C Diamond."Fault Detection in HVAC Systems Using Model-Based Feedforward Control."Energy & Buildings 33 (2001) 403-415.

Gu, Lixing, and Philip Haves."Guideline for the Operation of Demand-Responsive HVAC Systems." (2001).

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Heat Recovery in Building Envelopes."Proceedings of the ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VIII, Clearwater Beach, FL (2001).

Bazjanac, Vladimir, Yu Joe Huang, and Frederick C Winkelmann."Impact of Perimeter Insulation on Heat Flow through Slabs in Residential Buildings." (2001).

TenWolde, Anton, and Iain S Walker."Interior Moisture Design Loads for Residences."Proceedings of the ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII, Clearwater Beach, FL (2001).

Siminovitch, Michael J, Richard C Diamond, Jeffrey C Mitchell, Erik Page, Kevin W Gauna, Laura McLaughlin, and Doug A Avery."Lighting Retrofit Workbook." (2001).

Wray, Craig P, and Max H Sherman."Residential Commissioning to Assess Envelope and HVAC System Performance."Proceedings of the ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII, Clearwater Beach, FL (2001).