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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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1994

Kurn, Dan M, Sarah E Bretz, Benson Huang, and Hashem Akbari."The potential for reducing urban air temperatures and energy consumption through vegetative cooling." (1994). DOI

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Michael D Rubin, Eleanor S Lee, and Robert Sullivan."A Review of Electrochromic Window Performance Factors."SPIE 13. International Symposium on Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion (1994).

Sullivan, Robert, Eleanor S Lee, Konstantinos M Papamichael, Michael D Rubin, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Effect of Switching Control Strategies on the Energy Performance of Electrochromic Windows."SPIE International Symposium on Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion XIII, April 18-22, 1994 (1994).

Akbari, Hashem, Beth L Fishman, and Geoffrey Frohnsdorff."Proceedings of the Workshop on Cool Building Materials."Workshop on Cool Building Materials, National Institute of Standards and Technology (1994).

Papamichael, Konstantinos M, Liliana O Beltran, Reto A Furler, Eleanor S Lee, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Michael D Rubin."Simulating the Energy Performance of Holographic Glazings."13th SPIE International Symposium on Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion (1994).

Koomey, Jonathan G, Francis X Johnson, Jennifer E Schuman, Ellen M Franconi, Steve E Greenberg, James D Lutz, Brent T Griffith, Dariush K Arasteh, Celina S Atkinson, Kristin E Heinemeier, Yu Joe Huang, Lynn K Price, Gregory J Rosenquist, Francis M Rubinstein, Stephen E Selkowitz, Haider Taha, and Isaac Turiel."Buildings Sector Demand-Side Efficiency Technology Summaries." (1994).

Lee, Eleanor S, Stephen E Selkowitz, Francis M Rubinstein, Joseph H Klems, Liliana O Beltran, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, and Robert Sullivan."Developing Integrated Envelope and Lighting Systems for Commercial Buildings."Solar '94: Golden Opportunities for Solar Prosperity (1994).

Sherman, Max H, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Air Tightness of U.S. Dwellings."Proceedings 15th Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre Conference (1994).

Palmiter, Larry, and Max H Sherman."Airflow Performance of Envelopes, Components and Systems."Airflow Performance of Envelopes, Components and Systems STP 1255 (1994) 7-22.

Reynolds, John S, Robert B Peña, Richard C Diamond, Jeffrey Cook, and Dimitri Procos."Design for Photovoltaics: A Curriculum Development Project."1994 ACSA Technology Conference, (1994).

Reilly, M. M Susan, Frederick C Winkelmann, Dariush K Arasteh, and William L Carroll."Modeling Windows in DOE 2.1E."Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V Conference (1994).

Ward, Gregory J."A Contrast-Based Scalefactor for Luminance Display." (1994).

Sherman, Max H, and John L Stoops."ACEEE 1994 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings." 10 (1994).

Berman, Sam M, Mark A Bullimore, Robert J Jacobs, Ian L Bailey, and Neeraj J Gandhi."An Objective Measure of Discomfort Glare."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 23 (1994) 40-49.

Siminovitch, Michael J."Centralized Lighting Systems for Office Interiors."Journal of the Russian Illuminating Engineering Society (Sveto Tekhnika) (1994).

Özer, Nilgün, Timothy Barreto, Temel Buyuklimanl, and Carl M Lampert."Characterization of Sol-Gel Deposited Niobium Pentoxide Films for Electrochromic Devices."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 36 (1994) 433-443.

Özer, Nilgün, Yongxiang He, and Carl M Lampert."Characterization of Tantalum Oxide Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Process for electrochemical devices." (1994).

Wang, Shengwei, Philip Haves, and Pierre Nusgens."Design, Construction and Commissioning of Building Emulators for EMCS Applications."ASHRAE Transactions 100.Pt. 1 (1994).

Clear, Robert D, and Sam M Berman."Environmental and Health Aspects of Lighting: Mercury."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 23 (1994) 138-156.

Dexter, Arthur L, and Philip Haves."Evaluating the Performance of Building Control Systems using an Emulator."Building Services Engineering Research & Technology 15.3 (1994). DOI

Dexter, Arthur L, Richard S Fargus, and Philip Haves."Fault Detection in Air-Conditioning Systems Using A.I. Techniques."BEP'94 (1994).

Newman, Nathan, T.C Fu, Z Liu, Zuzanna Liliental-Weber, Michael D Rubin, James S Chan, Erin C Jones, Jennifer T Ross, Ian M Tidswell, Kin Man Yu, Nathan W Cheung, and Eicke R Weber."Fundamental Materials-Issues Involved in the Growth of GaN by Molecular Beam Epitaxy." (1994).

Peitsman, Henk C, Shengwei Wang, Philip Haves, Satu H Kärki, and Cheol P Park."Investigation of the Reliability of Building Emulators for Testing Energy Management and Control Systems."ASHRAE Transactions 100.Pt. 1 (1994).

Sherman, Max H, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Monitoring Ventilation and Air Leakage in a Low-Rise Commercial Building."Solar Engineering (Klett, Hogan, Tanaka Eds.) G00837 (1994) 291-297.

Walker, Iain S, and David J Wilson."Practical Methods for Improving Estimates of Natural Ventilation Rates."15th AIVC Conference: The Role of Ventilation (Best Paper Award) 1 (1994) 517-526.