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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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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

2002

Weale, John, Peter Rumsey, Dale A Sartor, and Eng Lock Lee."How Low Can You Go? Low Pressure Drop Laboratory Design." (2002).

2001

Tschudi, William F, Tengfang T Xu, and Dale A Sartor."Cleanroom Energy Programming Guide - An Energy Efficiency Guide for Use in Cleanroom Programming." (2001).

Xu, Tengfang T, William F Tschudi, and Dale A Sartor."Energy Benchmarking for Fourteen Classrooms." (2001).

Xu, Tengfang T, William F Tschudi, Geoffrey C Bell, Evan Mills, and Dale A Sartor."High-Tech Buildings - Market Transformation Project." (2001).

Bell, Geoffrey C, Dale A Sartor, and Evan Mills."The Berkeley Hood: Development and Commercialization of an Innovative High-Performance Laboratory Fume Hood. Progress Report and Research Status: 1995-2001." (2001).

2000

Sartor, Dale A, Mary Ann Piette, William F Tschudi, and Stephen Fok."Strategies for Energy Benchmarking in Cleanrooms and Laboratory-Type Facilities."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2000).

1998

Sartor, Dale A, and Maric Munn."Lessons Learned in Implementing a Demand Side Management Contract at the Presidio of San Francisco."1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1998).

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

1997

Warner, Jeffrey L, Dale A Sartor, and Richard C Diamond."Tenant Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Renovation of Buildings at the Presidio of San Francisco." (1997).

1996

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Mary Ann Piette, Konstantinos M Papamichael, Dale A Sartor, Robert J Hitchcock, and Frank Olken."Interoperable, Life-Cycle Tools for Assuring Building Performance: An Overview of a Commercial Building Initiative."U.S. Green Buildings Council Third Annual Conference (1996).

Mills, Evan, Geoffrey C Bell, Dale A Sartor, Doug A Avery, Michael J Siminovitch, and Mary Ann Piette."A Design Guide for Energy-Efficient Research Laboratories." (1996).

Sartor, Dale A, Richard C Diamond, Andy Walker, Michael Giller, Karl A Brown, and Anne S Crawley."Designing an Environmental Showcase: The San Francisco Presidio."Proceedings of the 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 5 (1996) 209-218.

Brown, Karl A, Dale A Sartor, Steve E Greenberg, Tai Voong, Doug Lockhart, Dennis Kincy, Scott Wentworth, Thomas Riley, Doug Chamberlin, Brian Hines, James P Waltz, and Frank W Mayhew."Guidelines for Sustainable Building Design: Recommendations from the Presidio of San Francisco Energy Efficiency Design Charrette." (1996).

1995

Olken, Frank, Evan Mills, Mary Ann Piette, Dale A Sartor, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Max H Sherman."The Role of Building Life-Cycle Information Systems in the Delivery of Energy Services."Proceedings of the NIST/EPRI: ATP: Information and Telecommunications for the U.S. Utilities Industry Focused Program Development (1995) 01/1995.