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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.

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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1983

Rubinstein, Francis M., and Rudolph R. Verderber."Mutual Impacts of Lighting Controls on Daylighting Applications."Energy and Buildings 6 (1983) 133-140.

Rubinstein, Francis M.."Photo-Electric Control of Equi-Illumination Lighting Systems."Energy and Buildings 6 (1983) 141-150.

Clark, Gene, Fred M. Loxsom, Philip Haves, and Earl S. Doderer."Results of Validated Simulations of Roof Pond Residences."8th National Passive Solar Conference (1983).

Sherman, Max H., J.W. Adams, Robert C. Sonderegger, Francis A. Govan, David M. Greason, and John D. McAllister."Simplified Thermal Parameters: A Model of the Dynamic Performance of Walls."Thermal Insulation, Materials, and Systems for Energy Conservation in the '80s: A Conference ASTM STP 789 (1983) 355-372.

Lampert, Carl M."Solar Optical Materials for Innovative Window Design."International Journal of Energy Research 7 (1983) 359-374.

."Survey of Light Measuring Instruments." (1983).

Maya, Jakob."Test, Evaluation, and Report on Mercury Enrichment for Fluorescent Lamps: GTE Lighting: Final Report." (1983).

Rubin, Michael D., and Carl M Lampert."Transparent Silica Aerogels for Window Insulation."Solar Energy Materials 7 (1983) 393-400.

Karayel, Mahmut, Mojtaba Navvab, Eliyahu Neeman, and Stephen E. Selkowitz."Zenith Luminance for Daylighting Calculations."Energy and Buildings 6 (1983) 283-291.

1982

Lampert, Carl M."Optical Films for Solar Energy Applications."International Society for Optical Engineering Conference (1982) 387.

Sherman, Max H., and David T. Grimsrud."Wind and Infiltration Interaction for Small Buildings."Proceedings ASCE Annual Meeting (1982).

Selkowitz, Stephen E., Carl M Lampert, and Michael D. Rubin."Advanced Optical and Thermal Technologies for Aperature Control."Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Update (1982).

Sherman, Max H., and David T. Grimsrud."A Comparison of Alternate Ventilation Strategies."Proceedings Third AIC Conference (1982).

Verderber, Rudolph R., and Sam M. Berman."Proceedings of the Lighting/Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference."Lighting/Electromagnetic Compatibility Conference, March 18-19, 1982 (1982).

Peck, John F., T. Lewis Thompson, and Helen J. Kessler."Windows for Accepting or Rejecting Solar Heat Gain: Final Report." (1982).

Schutt, Brady, Gene Clark, Philip Haves, and M. Merino."Accuracy of a Simple Method of Estimating the Minimum Temperature of a Sealed Roof Pond."Annual Meeting of American Section of the International Solar Energy Society 5 (1982) 709-714.

Haves, Philip, Fred M. Loxsom, and Earl S. Doderer."Dehumidification and Passive Cooling for Retrofit and Conventional Construction."7th National Passive Solar Conference (1982).

Lipschutz, Ronnie D., J. Bruce Dickinson, and Richard C. Diamond."Infiltration and Leakage Measurements in New Houses Incorporating Energy Efficient Features." (1982).

Rubinstein, Francis M., and Mahmut Karayel."The Measured Energy Savings from Two Lighting Control Strategies."IEEE-IAS Transactions 1A-20(5) (1982) 1189-1197.

Van Dyck, Robert L, and Thomas P. Konen."Energy Conservation through Interior Shading of Windows: An Analysis, Test and Evaluation of Reflective Venetian Blinds." (1982).

Grimsrud, David T., Max H. Sherman, and Robert C. Sonderegger."Prediction and Measurement of Infiltration in Residential Buildings: in Application to a Construction Quality Standard."Proceedings Third Joint Symposium on the Performance Concept in Buildings (1982).

Diamond, Richard C., J. Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie D. Lipschutz, B. O'Regan, and B. Shohl."The House Doctor's Manual." (1982).

Sherman, Max H., Robert C. Sonderegger, and J.W. Adams."The Determination of the Dynamic Performance of Walls."ASHRAE Transactions 88.1 (1982) 689.

Kohler, Thomas P.."Integrated Circuit Control for Two-Lamp Electronic Ballast." (1982).

Modera, Mark P., Max H. Sherman, and David T. Grimsrud."A Predictive Air Infiltration Model—Long-Term Field Test Validation."ASHRAE Transactions 88.1 (1982).