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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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2000

Siegel, Jeffrey A, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Delivering Tons to the Register: Energy Efficient Design and Operation of Residential Cooling System."Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study 2000, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (2000) 295-306.

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, Jeffrey A Siegel, and Mark P Modera."Effects of Duct Improvement and ENERGYSTAR Equipment on Comfort and Energy Efficiency." (2000).

Sherman, Max H, Iain S Walker, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Stopping Duct Quacks: Longevity of Residential Duct Sealants."Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (2000) 273-284.

Walker, Iain S."What Does Duct Cleaning Do?."Home Energy Magazine 17.2 March/April (2000).

1999

Walker, Iain S."Distribution System Leakage Impacts on Apartment Building Ventilation Rates."ASHRAE Transactions 105 (1999) 943-950.

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, Jeffrey A Siegel, Duo Wang, Christopher R Buchanan, and Mark P Modera."Leakage Diagnostics, Sealant Longevity, Sizing and Technology Transfer in Residential Thermal Distribution Systems; Part II." (1999).

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, and Jeffrey A Siegel."Distribution Effectiveness and Impacts on Equipment Sizing for Residential Thermal Distribution Systems." (1999).

1998

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Can Duct-Tape Take the Heat?."Home Energy 15 (1998) 14.

Walker, Iain S, and David J Wilson."Field Validation of Equations for Stack and Wind Driven Air Infiltration Calculations."ASHRAE HVAC&R Research Journal 4.2 (1998) 119-140.

Walker, Iain S, David J Wilson, and Max H Sherman."A Comparison of the Power Law to Quadratic Formulations for Air Infiltration Calculations."Energy and Buildings 27 (1998) 293-299.

Walker, Iain S, and Mark P Modera."Field Measurements of the Interactions between Furnaces and Forced Air Distribution Systems."ASHRAE Transactions 104 (1998) 1805-1816.

Walker, Iain S, and David J Wilson."Field Validation of Algebraic Equations for Stack and Wind Driven Air Infiltration Calculations."HVAC&R Research 4 (1998) 119-139.

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, Mark P Modera, and Jeffrey A Siegel."Leakage Diagnostics, Sealant Longevity, Sizing and Technology Transfer in Residential Thermal Distribution Systems." (1998).

Walker, Iain S, Jeffrey A Siegel, Karl A Brown, and Max H Sherman."Saving Tons at the Register."Proceedings of the 1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Effciency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (1998) 367-383.

Walker, Iain S."Technical Background for Default Values used for Forced Air Systems in Proposed ASHRAE Standard 152P."ASHRAE Transactions 104.1A (1998) 1360-1375.

1997

Saïd, M. Nady A, William C Brown, and Iain S Walker."Long Term Monitoring of an EIFS Clad Wall."Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes 20 (1997) 320-338.

1996

Walker, Iain S, David J Wilson, and Tom W Forest."A Wind Shadow Model for Air Infiltration Sheltering by Upwind Obstacles."ASHRAE HVAC&R Research Journal 2.4 (1996) 265-283.

Walker, Iain S, Mark P Modera, Adrian Tuluca, and Ian Graham."Energy effectiveness of duct sealing and insulation in two multifamily buildings."Proceedings of the 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (1996) 247-254.

Jump, David A, Iain S Walker, and Mark P Modera."Field Measurements of Efficiency and Duct Retrofit Effectiveness in Residential Forced Air Distribution Systems."Proceedings of the 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (1996) 147-156.

1995

Walker, Iain S, Tom W Forest, and David J Wilson."A Simple Calculation Method for Attic Ventilation Rates."Proceedings of the 16th AIVC Conference 1 (1995) 221-232.

Walker, Iain S, and Tom W Forest."Field Measurements of Ventilation Rates in Attics."Building and Environment 30.3 (1995) 333-347.

1994

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.

1993

Forest, Tom W, and Iain S Walker."Moisture Dynamics in Residential Attics."CANCAM '93 (1993).

Walker, Iain S, and David J Wilson."Evaluating Models for Superposition of Wind and Stack Effects in Air Infiltration."Building and Environment 28.2 (1993) 201-210.

Forest, Tom W, and Iain S Walker."Attic Ventilation and Moisture." (1993).