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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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2000

Salsbury, Tim I, and Richard C Diamond."Performance validation and energy analysis of HVAC systems using simulation."Energy & Buildings 32 (2000) 5-17.

Wyon, David P, William J Fisk, Sari Rautio, Olli Seppänen, Marianna Tuomainen, and Jorma Säteri."Research Needs and Approaches Pertaining to the Indoor Climate and Productivity."Healthy Buildings 2000 2 (2000) 327-332.

Wray, Craig P, Mary Ann Piette, Max H Sherman, Ronnen M Levinson, Nance Matson, Debbie A Driscoll, Jennifer A McWilliams, Tengfang T Xu, and William W Delp."Residential Commissioning: A Review of Related Literature." (2000).

Diamond, Richard C, and Mithra M Moezzi."Revealing myths about people, energy and buildings."Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 8 (2000) 65-77.

Wray, Craig P, Nance Matson, and Max H Sherman."Selecting Whole-House Ventilation Strategies to Meet Proposed ASHRAE 62.2: Energy Cost Considerations."ASHRAE Transactions 106 (2000) 681-691.

Sherman, Max H, Iain S Walker, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Stopping Duct Quacks: Longevity of Residential Duct Sealants."Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (2000) 273-284.

Walker, Iain S."What Does Duct Cleaning Do?."Home Energy Magazine 17.2 March/April (2000).

1999

Walker, Iain S."Distribution System Leakage Impacts on Apartment Building Ventilation Rates."ASHRAE Transactions 105 (1999) 943-950.

Piette, Mary Ann, Satkartar Kinney, Philip Haves, Peter Rumsey, Kristopher L Kinney, Eng Lock Lee, Anthony Sebald, Kumar Chellapilla, and Christine Shockman."Performance Assessment and Adoption Processes of an Information Monitoring and Diagnostic System Prototype." (1999).

Modera, Mark P, Tengfang T Xu, Helmut E Feustel, Nance Matson, Charlie Huizenga, Fred S Bauman, Edward A Arens, and Tom R Borgers."Efficient Thermal Energy Distribution in Commercial Buildings." (1999).

Faulkner, David, William J Fisk, Douglas P Sullivan, and David P Wyon."Ventilation Efficiencies of Desk-Mounted Task/Ambient Conditioning Systems."Indoor Air '99 Conference, August 8-13, 1999 9 (1999) 273-281.

Faulkner, David, William J Fisk, Douglas P Sullivan, and David P Wyon."Ventilation Efficiencies of Task/Ambient Conditioning Systems with Desk-Mounted Air Supplies."Indoor Air '99 Conference, August 8-13, 1999 (1999) 356-361.

Sherman, Max H."Indoor Air Quality For Residential Buildings."ASHRAE Journal 41.5 (1999) 26-30.

Sherman, Max H."Standard 62 Goes Residential."Contracting Business 56.5 (1999) 56-59.

Hitchcock, Robert J, Mary Ann Piette, and Stephen E Selkowitz."A Building Life-Cycle Information System for Tracking Building Performance Metrics."8th International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components (1999).

Feustel, Helmut E."COMIS — An International Multizone Air-Flow and Contaminant Transport Model."Energy and Buildings 30.1 (1999) 3-18. DOI

Papamichael, Konstantinos M."Digital Media in Architecture:Opportunities and Challenges."ACADIA '99 (1999).

Diamond, Richard C, Tim I Salsbury, Geoffrey C Bell, Yu Joe Huang, Osman Sezgen, Richard Mazzucchi, and Jeff Romberger."Phillip Burton Federal Building: EMCS Retrofit Analysis." (1999).

Papamichael, Konstantinos M, Hannah L Chauvet, John LaPorta, and Robin W Dandridge."Product Modeling for Computer-aided Decision-Making."Automation in Construction 8.3 (1999) 339-350.

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, Jeffrey A Siegel, Duo Wang, Christopher R Buchanan, and Mark P Modera."Leakage Diagnostics, Sealant Longevity, Sizing and Technology Transfer in Residential Thermal Distribution Systems; Part II." (1999).

Diamond, Richard C, Helmut E Feustel, and Nance Matson."A Guide to Energy Efficient Ventilation in Apartment Buildings, US Department of Energy (DOE/EE-0196)." (1999).

Salsbury, Tim I, and Richard C Diamond."Automated Testing of HVAC Systems for Commissioning." (1999).

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, and Jeffrey A Siegel."Distribution Effectiveness and Impacts on Equipment Sizing for Residential Thermal Distribution Systems." (1999).

Xu, Tengfang T."Duct System Performance and Energy Losses in Large Commercial Building." (1999).

Zhao, Dongye Y, Julien Rouques, John C Little, and Alfred T Hodgson."Effect of Reversible, Diffusion-Controlled Sinks on VOC Concentrations in Buildings."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99, Edinburgh, Scotland 5 (1999) 264-269.