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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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Publications

Publications By Research Area

2012

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Philosophy and Approaches for Airtightness Requirements in the USA."International Airtightness Workshop (2012).

Stratton, J Chris, and Iain S Walker."Health and Safety Guide for Home Performance Contractors." (2012).

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Development of a Residential Integrated Ventilation Controller." (2012).

Stratton, J Chris, Iain S Walker, and Craig P Wray."Measuring Residential Ventilation System Airflows: Part 2 - Field Evaluation of Airflow Meter Devices and System Flow Verification." (2012).

2011

Walker, Iain S, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Development of a Residential Integrated Ventilation Controller." (2011).

Mortensen, Dorthe Kragsig, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Optimization of Occupancy Based Demand Controlled Ventilation in Residences."International Journal of Ventilation 10.1 (2011) 49-60.

Sherman, Max H, Dorthe Kragsig Mortensen, and Iain S Walker."Derivation of Equivalent Continuous Dilution for Cyclic, Unsteady Driving Forces."International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 54.11-12 (2011) 2696-2702.

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Meeting Residential Ventilation Standards Through Dynamic Control of Ventilation Systems."Energy and Buildings 43.8 (2011) 1904-1912.

Mortensen, Dorthe Kragsig, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Energy and air quality implications of passive stack ventilation in residential buildings."ACEEE 16th Biennial Summer Study (2011).

Sherman, Max H, Iain S Walker, and Jennifer M Logue."Equivalence in Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality."HVAC&R Research (2011).

2010

Walker, Iain S, Mile Lubliner, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and William W Delp."Air Leakage of Furnaces and Air Handlers."2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings: The Climate for Efficiency is Now (2010).

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Does Mixing Make Residential Ventilation More Effective?."2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2010).

Mortensen, Dorthe Kragsig, Max H Sherman, and Iain S Walker."IAQ Based Design of an Efficient DCV System."10th REHVA World Congress (2010).

Walker, Iain S, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and William W Delp."Residential Forced Air System Cabinet Leakage and Blower Performance." (2010).

Walker, Iain S."Ventilating Existing Homes in the US."Air Infiltration Review 31.2 (2010).

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Impacts of Mixing on Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Homes."HVAC & Research Journal (2010).

2009

Sherman, Max H, Iain S Walker, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Final Report on Residential Integrated Ventilation Energy Controller."Energy Innovations Small Grant 55044A (2009).

Walker, Iain S."Ozone Reductions Using Residential Building Envelopes."INIVE EEIG 30 (2009).

Al-Beaini, Sara, Sam Borgeson, Brian E Coffey, David Gregory, Kyle S Konis, Corinne D Scown, Jelena Simjanovic, John Stanley, Bret Strogen, and Iain S Walker."Feasibility of Achieving a Zero-Net-Energy, Zero-Net-Cost Homes." (2009).

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Measured Air Distribution Effectiveness for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Systems."ASHRAE HVAC&R Research Journal 15.2 (2009) 211-230.

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, and William W Nazaroff."Ozone Reductions Using Residential Building Envelopes." (2009).

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Residential Integrated Ventilation Energy Controller."EISG – PIER report (2009).

2008

Dickerhoff, Darryl J, and Iain S Walker."Evaluation of the Repeatability of the Delta Q Duct Leakage Testing Technique Including Investigation of Robust Analysis Techniques and Estimates of Weather Induced Uncertainty." (2008).

Wray, Craig P, Max H Sherman, Iain S Walker, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and Clifford C Federspiel."Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning: Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Controls to Improve Air-Handling System Performance."American Institute of Physics, AIP Conference Proceedings 1044 (2008) 149-162.

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Air Distribution Effectiveness for Different Mechanical Ventilation Systems."International Journal of Ventilation 6 (2008) 307-314.