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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.

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We are at the forefront of cutting-edge research that redefines building technology and explores all areas of urban systems.

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1998

Wray, Craig P, Ian G Theaker, and Peter Moffatt."Field Testing to Characterize Suite Ventilation in Recently Constructed Mid- and High-Rise Residential Buildings." (1998).

Buchanan, Christopher R, and Max H Sherman."CFD Simulation of Infiltration Heat Recovery."Proceedings of the 19th AIVC Conference, Oslo, Norway, Sept. 28-30, 1998 (1998).

Piette, Mary Ann, Satkartar T Khalsa, Peter Rumsey, Kristopher L Kinney, Eng Lock Lee, Anthony Sebald, and Christine Shockman."Early Results and Field Tests of an Information Monitoring and Diagnostic System for Commercial Buildings: Phase 2 Project Report." (1998).

Lee, Eleanor S, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, Edward L Vine, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Integrated Performance of an Automated Venetian Blind/Electric Lighting System in a Full-Scale Private Office."ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Conference, Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VII (1998).

Hitchcock, Robert J, Mary Ann Piette, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Documenting Performance Metrics in a Building Life-Cycle Information System."1998 Green Building Challenge Conference (1998).

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Can Duct-Tape Take the Heat?."Home Energy 15 (1998) 14.

Lee, Eleanor S, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Integrated Envelope and Lighting Systems for Commercial Buildings: A Retrospective."ACEEE 1998 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1998).

Hitchcock, Robert J, Mary Ann Piette, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Performance Metrics and Life-Cycle Information Management for Building Performance Assurance."1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1998).

Piette, Mary Ann, Robert J Hitchcock, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Evaluation and Development of Information Technology and Performance Metrics for Design, Commissioning, and Operations." (1998).

Walker, Iain S, and David J Wilson."Field Validation of Equations for Stack and Wind Driven Air Infiltration Calculations."ASHRAE HVAC&R Research Journal 4.2 (1998) 119-140.

Diamond, Richard C."Enerplex Revisited and Reevaluated."Progressive Architecture v.70,.no.3 (1998) p.117-119.

Papamichael, Konstantinos M, Robert J Hitchcock, Charles K Ehrlich, and William L Carroll."New Tools for the Evaluation of Daylighting Strategies and Technologies."International Daylighting Conference '98 (1998).

Diamond, Richard C."What Do Building Science and Architecture Have in Common?."1998 Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Services Organization (1998).

Walker, Iain S, David J Wilson, and Max H Sherman."A Comparison of the Power Law to Quadratic Formulations for Air Infiltration Calculations."Energy and Buildings 27 (1998) 293-299.

Delp, William W."A Simplified Model for Predicting Thermal Losses in Duct-work Systems." (1998).

Papamichael, Konstantinos M."Application of Information Technologies in Building Design Decisions."Building Research & Information 27 (1998) 20-24.

Piette, Mary Ann, Lisa M Gartland, Satkartar T Khalsa, Peter Rumsey, Eng Lock Lee, Anthony Sebald, and Christine Shockman."Development and Testing of an Information Monitoring and Diagnostics System for Large Commercial Buildings."Proceedings of the 1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1998).

Delp, William W, Nance Matson, and Mark P Modera."Exterior Exposed Ductwork: Delivery Effectiveness and Efficiency."ASHRAE Transactions 104 (1998) 709-721.

Walker, Iain S, and Mark P Modera."Field Measurements of the Interactions between Furnaces and Forced Air Distribution Systems."ASHRAE Transactions 104 (1998) 1805-1816.

Walker, Iain S, and David J Wilson."Field Validation of Algebraic Equations for Stack and Wind Driven Air Infiltration Calculations."HVAC&R Research 4 (1998) 119-139.

Sherman, Max H."How Duct Tape Sealed My Place in History."Washington Post (1998) 1.

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, Mark P Modera, and Jeffrey A Siegel."Leakage Diagnostics, Sealant Longevity, Sizing and Technology Transfer in Residential Thermal Distribution Systems." (1998).

Franconi, Ellen M."Measuring Advances in HVAC Distribution System Design."Proceedings of the 1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy and Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 3 (1998) 153-165.

Matson, Nance, Dale A Sartor, and Richard C Diamond."Model Procurement Documents." (1998).

Carrié, François Rémi, and Mark P Modera."Particle Deposition in a Two Dimensional Slot from a Transverse Stream."Aerosol Science and Technology 28 (1998) 235-246.