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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

2016

Granderson, Jessica, Samir Touzani, Claudine Y Custodio, Michael D Sohn, David A Jump, and Samuel Fernandes."Accuracy of Automated Measurement and Verification (M&V) Techniques for Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings."Applied Energy 173 (2016) 296-308. DOI

Berger, Michael A, Paul A Mathew, and Travis Walter."Big Data Analytics in the Building Industry."ASHRAE Journal (2016) 38-45.

Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Nina Khanna, Hongyou Lu, Lixuan Hong, Gang He, John Romankiewicz, and Hu Min."Low-Carbon City Policy Databook." (2016).

Khanna, Nina, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, and Michael A McNeil."Prospective Evaluation of the Energy and CO₂ Emissions Impact of China’s 2010 – 2013 Efficiency Standards for Products." (2016).

Granderson, Jessica, Erin L Hult, Samuel Fernandes, Paul A Mathew, and Robin Mitchell."Unlocking Energy Efficiency in Small Commercial Buildings through Mechanical Contractors."Journal of Architectural Engineering (2016).

Wenzel, Thomas P."Assessment of NHTSA’s Report “Relationships Between Fatality Risk, Mass, and Footprint in Model Year 2003-2010 Passenger Cars and LTVs”." (2016).

Chan, Wanyu R, Yang-Seon Kim, Brett C Singer, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Healthy Efficient New Gas Homes (HENGH) Field Study Protocol." (2016).

Rapp, Vi H, Julien J Caubel, Daniel L Wilson, and Ashok J Gadgil."Reducing Ultrafine Particle Emissions Using Air Injection in Wood-Burning Cookstoves."Environmental Science & Technology 50 (2016) 8368-8374. DOI

Shehabi, Arman, Sarah Josephine Smith, Dale A Sartor, Richard E Brown, Magnus Herrlin, Jonathan G Koomey, Eric R Masanet, Nathaniel Horner, Inês Lima Azevedo, and William Lintner."United States Data Center Energy Usage Report." (2016).

Earni, Shankar."Advanced Metering Installations – A Perspective from Federal Sites." (2016).

Wenzel, Thomas P."Effect of Accounting for Crash Severity on the Relationship between Mass Reduction and Crash Frequency and Risk per Crash." (2016).

Coles, Henry C, and Magnus Herrlin."Immersion Cooling of Electronics in DoD Installations." (2016).

Mathew, Paul A, Sangeeta Mathew, Satish Kumar, Mohini Singh, Hannah Stratton, and Maithili Iyer."India Commercial Buildings Data Framework: A Summary of Potential Use Cases." (2016).

Iyer, Maithili, Hannah Stratton, Sangeeta Mathew, Satish Kumar, Paul A Mathew, and Mohini Singh."Review of Building Data Frameworks Across Countries: Lessons for India." (2016).

Alstone, Peter, Jennifer Potter, Mary Ann Piette, Peter Schwartz, Michael A Berger, Laurel N Dunn, Sarah Josephine Smith, Michael D Sohn, Arian Aghajanzadeh, Sofia Stensson, and Julia Szinai."2015 California Demand Response Potential Study - Charting California's Demand response Future: Interim Report on Phase 1 Results." (2016).

Mills, Evan."Action-Oriented Energy Benchmarking for Nonresidential Buildings."Proceedings of the IEEE 104.4 (2016) 697-712. DOI

Bunch, Saralyn, and Christopher T Payne."Contracting for Efficiency. A Best Practices Guide for Energy -Efficient Product Procurement." (2016). DOI

Zhang, Jingjing, Nan Zhou, Adam Hinge, Wei Feng, and Shicong Zhang."Governance strategies to achieve zero-energy buildings in China."Building Research & Information 44.5-6 (2016) 604-618. DOI

Hong, Tianzhen, Sarah C Taylor-Lange, Simona D'Oca, Da Yan, and Stefano P Corgnati."Advances in research and applications of energy-related occupant behavior in buildings."Energy and Buildings 116 (2016) 694-702. DOI

Rao, Prakash, Paul Sheaffer, Aimee T McKane, and Paul Scheihing."Assessing Energy Efficiency Opportunities in US Industrial and Commercial Building Motor Systems."Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems, 2015 (2016).

Feng, Wei, Chris Marnay, Nan Zhou, Yan Ding, and Zhaoxia Wang."Influence of Occupancy-oriented Interior Cooling Load on Building Cooling Load."Applied Thermal Engineering 96 (2016) 411-420. DOI

Walker, Iain S, J Chris Stratton, William W Delp, and Max H Sherman."Development of a Tracer Gas Capture Efficiency Test Method for Residential Kitchen Ventilation." (2016).

Mills, Evan."Identifying and Reducing the Health and Safety Impacts of Fuel-Based Lighting."Energy for Sustainable Development 30 (2016) 39-50. DOI

Wenzel, Thomas P."Sensitivity of Light-Duty Vehicle Crash Frequency per Vehicle Mile of Travel to Additional Vehicle and Driver Variables." (2016).

Ganguly, Suprotim, Sanyukta Raje, Satish Kumar, Dale A Sartor, and Steve E Greenberg."Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Final Report for Phase I Activities." (2016).