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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

2014

Mills, Evan."Light for Life: Identifying and Reducing the Health and Safety Impacts of Fuel-Based Lighting." (2014).

2013

Pendleton, Linwood, Thomas R Karl, and Evan Mills."Economic Growth in the Face of Weather and Climate Extremes: A Call for Better Data."Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 94 (2013). DOI

Gengnagel, Tim, Phillipp Wollburg, and Evan Mills."Alternatives to Fuel-based Lighting for Night Fishing." (2013).

Mills, Evan."Insurers as Partners in Inclusive Green Growth." (2013).

2012

Mills, Evan."The Greening of Insurance."Science 338.6113 (2012) 1424-1425. DOI

Mills, Evan."The Carbon Footprint of Indoor Cannabis Production."Energy Policy 46 (2012) 58-67. DOI

Bourassa, Norman, Leo I Rainer, Evan Mills, and Joan Glickman."The Home Energy Scoring Tool: A Simplified Asset Rating for Single Family Homes."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Parker, Danny S, Evan Mills, Leo I Rainer, Norman Bourassa, and Gregory K Homan."Accuracy of the Home Energy Saver Energy Calculation Methodology."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Mills, Evan."Doing well by doing good: a scientist frames climate solutions in business terms."Environmental Research Web (2012).

Mills, Evan, and Paul A Mathew."EnergyIQ: Action-oriented Benchmarking." (2012).

Mills, Evan."Health Impacts of Fuel-based Lighting." (2012).

Mills, Evan, and Paul A Mathew."Monitoring-Based Commissioning: Benchmarking Analysis of 24 University Buildings in California."Energy Engineering (2012).

Chojnowski, D, K Straub, Evan Mills, and T White."Online Communities for Creating Change: Home Energy Pros."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Mills, Evan, and Paul A Mathew."Web Services that Foster Innovation in Buildings Energy Analysis Tools."2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Mills, Evan."Weighing the Risks of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies."Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 68.6 (2012) 67-78. DOI

2011

Mills, Evan."Commissioning High-Tech Facilities."ASHRAE Journal 53 (2011).

Mills, Evan."Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States.."Energy Efficiency (2011). DOI

Mills, Evan, and Arne Jacobson."From Carbon to Light: A New Framework for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reducitons from Replacing Fuel-Based Lighting with LED Systems.."Energy Efficiency (2011). DOI

2010

Koomey, Jonathan G, Hashem Akbari, Carl Blumstein, Marilyn A Brown, Richard E Brown, Chris Calwell, Sheryl Carter, Ralph Cavanagh, Audrey Chang, David Claridge, Paul P Craig, Richard C Diamond, Joseph H Eto, William Fulkerson, Ashok J Gadgil, Howard S Geller, José Goldemberg, Charles A Goldman, David B Goldstein, Steve E Greenberg, David Hafemeister, Jeffrey P Harris, Hal Harvey, Eric Heitz, Eric Hirst, Holmes Hummel, Daniel M Kammen, Henry Kelly, John A Laitner, Mark D Levine, Amory Lovins, Gil Masters, James E McMahon, Alan K Meier, Michael Messenger, John Millhone, Evan Mills, Steven M Nadel, Bruce Nordman, Lynn K Price, Joseph J Romm, Marc Ross, Michael Rufo, Jayant A Sathaye, Leon J Schipper, Stephen H Schneider, James L Sweeney, Malcolm Verdict, Diana Vorsatz, Devra Wang, Carl Weinberg, Richard Wilk, John Wilson, and Ernst Worrell."Defining a standard metric for electricity savings."Environmental Research Letters 5.1 (2010). DOI

Mills, Evan, and J Tracy."Illuminating The Pecking Order in Off-Grid Lighting: A Demonstration of LED Lighting for Saving Energy in the Poultry Sector."Light & Engineering 19.4 (2010).

2009

Mills, Evan."A Global Review of Insurance Industry Responses to Climate Change."The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice 34.3 (2009) 323-359. DOI

Mills, Evan, and Paul A Mathew."Monitoring Based Commissioning: Benchmarking Analysis of 24 UC/CSU/IOU Projects." (2009).

2008

Mills, Evan, Paul A Mathew, Mary Ann Piette, Norman Bourassa, and Martha Brook."Action-Oriented Benchmarking: Concepts and Tools."Energy Engineering (2008).

Mathew, Paul A, Evan Mills, Norman Bourassa, and Martha Brook."Action-Oriented Benchmarking: Using the CEUS Database to Benchmarking Commercial Buildings in California."Energy Engineering (2008).