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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.

Visit our research areas at the right to find out 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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Explore our tools, guidebooks and software and download for free.

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.

Publications

Publications By Research Area

2016

Regnier, Cynthia, Paul A Mathew, Alastair Robinson, Peter Schwartz, and Travis Walter."Beyond Widgets – Systems Incentive Programs for Utilities."ACEEE (2016).

2015

Regnier, Cynthia, and Kevin Settlemyre."The Business of High Performance: The USC Darla Moore School of Business." (2015).

Harding, Ari, Andrea C Mercado, and Cynthia Regnier."A New Campus Built on Efficiency." (2015).

Settlemyre, Kevin, and Cynthia Regnier."Controlling Energy Performance on the Big Stage — The New York Times Company." (2015).

Regnier, Cynthia, Ari Harding, and Alastair Robinson."Achieving a Net Zero Energy Retrofit – in a humid, temperate climate – lessons from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa." (2015).

2013

Robinson, Alastair, and Cynthia Regnier."Lights, Camera, Action ... and Cooling - The case for centralized low carbon energy at Fox Studios." (2013).

Regnier, Cynthia, Alastair Robinson, Kevin Settlemyre, and Zorana Bosnic."Oregon Sustainability Center: Weighing Approaches to Net Zero." (2013).

Parrish, Kristen, Alastair Robinson, and Cynthia Regnier."Commercial Buildings Partnerships – Overview of Higher Education Projects." (2013).

O'Donnell, James, Tobias Maile, Cody Rose, Natasa Mrazovic, Elmer Morrissey, Cynthia Regnier, Kristen Parrish, and Vladimir Bazjanac."Transforming BIM to BEM: Generation of Building Geometry for the NASA Ames Sustainability Base BIM." (2013).

Regnier, Cynthia, and Kevin Settlemyre."The Business of High Performance: The USC Darla Moore School of Business." (2013).

2012

Parrish, Kristen, and Cynthia Regnier."Achieving Energy Savings in Municipal Construction in Long Beach, CA." (2012).

Parrish, Kristen, Andrea C Mercado, and Cynthia Regnier."Keeping Energy Savings in the LOOP." (2012).

Parrish, Kristen, and Cynthia Regnier."A Path to Successful Energy Retrofits: Early Collaboration Through Integrated Project Delivery Teams." (2012).

Regnier, Cynthia."Guide to Setting Thermal Comfort Criteria and Minimizing Energy Use in Delivering Thermal Comfort." (2012).

Robinson, Alastair, Cynthia Regnier, and Kevin Settlemyre."MIT - Mighty Steps for Energy Sustainability." (2012).