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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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1995

Griffith, Brent T, Dariush K Arasteh, and Daniel Turler."Gas Filled Panels: An Update on Applications in the Building Thermal Envelope."BETEC Fall Symposium, Superinsulations and the Building Envelope (1995).

Anders, André, and Simone Anders."Working Principle of the Hollow-Anode Plasma Source."Plasma Source Science and Technology 4.4 (1995) 571-575. DOI

Jennings, Judy D, Richard E Brown, Mithra M Moezzi, Evan Mills, and Robert Sardinsky."An Assessment of the U.S. Residential Lighting Market." (1995).

Salsbury, Tim I, Philip Haves, and Jonathan A Wright."A Fault Detection and Diagnosis Method Based on First Principles Models and Expert Rules."Tsinghua HVAC-95 (1995).

Diamond, Richard C, and Helmut E Feustel."Air Flow Distribution in a Mechanically-Ventilated High-Rise Residential Building."Proceedings of the 16th AIVC Annual Conference, Palm Springs, USA, 19-22 September 1995 2 (1995) 369-378.

Haves, Philip, Simon J Rees, and L Harrington."Modelling and Simulation of Low Energy Cooling Systems."Tsinghua HVAC-95 (1995).

Özer, Nilgün, and Carl M Lampert."Structural and Optical Properties of Sol-Gel Deposited Proton Conducting Ta₂O₅ Films."8th International Workshop on Glasses and Ceramics From Gels (1995).

Page, Erik, Chad Praul, and Michael J Siminovitch."A Comparative Candlepower Distribution Analysis for Compact Fluorescent Table Lamp Systems."1995 Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Annual Conference 26 (1995).

Rees, Simon J, and Philip Haves."A Model of a Displacement Ventilation/Chilled Ceiling Cooling System Suitable for Annual Energy Simulation."Building Simulation '95 (1995).

Hitchcock, Robert J."Advancing Lighting and Daylighting Simulation: The Transition from Analysis to Design Aid Tools."International Building Performance Simulation Association Fourth International Conference (1995).

Crawford, Douglas G, Carl T Gould, Michael Packer, Francis M Rubinstein, and Michael J Siminovitch."An In-Situ Photometric and Energy Analysis of a Sulfur Lamp Lighting System."Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (1995).

Haves, Philip."Detailed Modelling and Simulation of a VAV Air-Conditioning System."Building Simulation '95 (1995).

Hitchcock, Robert J."Improving Building Life-Cycle Information Management Through Documentation and Communication of Project Objectives."CIB W78 Workshop, Modeling of Buildings Through Their Life-Cycle (1995).

Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Hashem Akbari, Sarah E Bretz, Beth L Fishman, Dan M Kurn, David J Sailor, and Haider Taha."Mitigation of urban heat islands: materials, utility programs, updates."Energy and Buildings 22.3 (1995) 255-265. DOI

Clear, Robert D."Relationships between the VL and Reaction Time Models."IESNA Conference 25 (1995) 14-24.

Özer, Nilgün, Selmar DeSouza, and Carl M Lampert."Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Sol-gel Spin Coated CeO₂-TiO₂ Films."SPIE Meeting (1995).

Crawford, Douglas G, Carl T Gould, Michael Packer, Francis M Rubinstein, and Michael J Siminovitch."A Photometric and Energy Assessment of a Novel Lighting System."3rd European Conference on Energy-Efficiency Lighting, Right Light Three (1995).

Lampert, Carl M."Chromogenic Switchable Glazing: Towards the Development of the Smart Window."Proceedings of the Window Innovations Conference 95 (1995).

Rushmeier, Holly, Gregory J Ward, Christine Paitko, Phil Sanders, and Bert W Rust."Comparing Real and Synthetic Images: Some Ideas about Metrics."6th Eurographics Workshop on Rendering (1995).

Sullivan, Robert, Stephen E Selkowitz, Ismo Heimonen, Hans Simmler, P Eggimann, Thomas Frank, Peter R Lyons, P.C Thomas, Inger Andresen, and Øyvind Aschehoug."Energy Simulation Studies in IEA/SHC Task 18 Advanced Glazing and Associated Materials for Solar and Building Applications."Windows Innovations Conference 95 (1995).

Ward, Gregory J."Making Global Illumination User Friendly."6th Eurographics Workshop on Rendering (1995).

Crooks, Brian, James Larsen, Robert Sullivan, Dariush K Arasteh, and Stephen E Selkowitz."NFRC Efforts to Develop a Residential Fenestration Annual Energy Rating Methodology."Window Innovations Conference 1995 (1995).

Arasteh, Dariush K, Elizabeth U Finlayson, Michael D Rubin, and John Sadlier."Recent Technical Improvements to the WINDOW Computer Program."Window Innovations 95 (1995).

Özer, Nilgün, and Carl M Lampert."Sol-Gel Deposited Amorphous Tantalum Oxide and Niobium Oxide Films as Protonic Conductors."Proceedings of the Window Innovations 95 Conference (1995).

Özer, Nilgün, and Carl M Lampert."Sol-Gel Deposited Electrochromic Coatings."Am. Optical Society, Technical Digest 17 (1995) 344-347.