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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

2017

Franconi, Ellen M., Matt Gee, Miriam L. Goldberg, Jessica Granderson, Tim Guiterman, Michael Li, and Brian Arthur Smith."The Status and Promise of Advanced M&V: An Overview of “M&V 2.0” Methods, Tools, and Applications." (2017).

2000

Schiller, Steven R., David A. Jump, Ellen M. Franconi, Mark Stetz, and Andrea Geanacopoulos."M&V Guidelines: Measurement and Verification for Federal Energy Projects, Version 2.2." (2000).

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.

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).

1991

Franconi, Ellen M., and Francis M. Rubinstein."Considering Lighting System Performance and HVAC Interactions in Lighting Retrofit Analysis."IEEE-IAS Annual Conference (1991).