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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

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2011

Booker, Kayje, Tae Won Han, Jessica Granderson, Jennifer L Jones, Kathleen M Lask, Nina Yang, and Ashok J Gadgil."Performance of Charcoal Cookstoves for Haiti, Part 1: Results from the Water Boiling Test." (2011).

Zuo, Wangda, and Qingyan Chen."Validation of a Fast-Fluid-Dynamics Model for Predicting Distribution of Particles with Low Stokes Number."12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2011) (2011).

Leighty, Wayne, and Alan K Meier."Accelerated electricity conservation in Juneau, Alaska: A study of household activities that reduced demand 25%."Energy Policy 39.5 (2011). DOI

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.

Price, Lynn K, Mark D Levine, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Nathaniel T Aden, Hongyou Lu, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Yining Qin, Ping Yowargana, and Nina Khanna."Assessment of China’s Energy-Saving and Emission-Reduction Accomplishments and Opportunities During the 11th Five Year Plan."Energy Policy 39 (2011) 2165-2178.

Zhou, Nan, David Fridley, Michael A McNeil, Nina Zheng, Jing Ke, Mark D Levine, and Nina Khanna."China’s Energy and Carbon Emissions Outlook to 2050." (2011) 83.

Logue, Jennifer M, Thomas E McKone, Max H Sherman, and Brett C Singer."Hazard Assessment of Chemical Air Contaminants Measured in Residences."Indoor Air 21.2 (2011) 92-109. DOI

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.

Torrens, J. J Ignacio, Marcus Keane, Andrea Costa, and James O'Donnell."Multi-Criteria Optimisation using Past, Real Time and Predictive Performance Benchmarks."Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 19.4 (2011) 1258-1265.

Ward, Gregory J, Richard G Mistrick, Eleanor S Lee, Andrew McNeil, and Jacob C Jonsson."Simulating the Daylight Performance of Complex Fenestration Systems Using Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Functions within Radiance."Leukos, The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 7.4 (2011). DOI

Coles, Henry C, Tae Won Han, Phillip N Price, Ashok J Gadgil, and William F Tschudi."Air Corrosivity in U.S. Outdoor-Air-Cooled Data Centers is Similar to That in Conventional Data Centers." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, Michael A McNeil, and Mark D Levine."Assessment of Building Energy-Saving Policies and Programs in China During the 11th Five Year Plan." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, Michael A McNeil, and Mark D Levine."Assessment of Building Energy-Saving Policies and Programs in China During the 11th Five Year Plan." (2011).

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Robin Mitchell, Maurya McClintock, Daniel McQuillen, Andrew McNeil, and Mehry Yazdanian."COMFEN 3.0: Evolution of an Early Design Tool for Commercial Façades and Fenestration Systems."Building Enclosure Sustainability Symposium (BESS), April 29-30, 2011 (2011).

Cheung, Hoi Ying, Alan K Meier, and Richard E Brown."Energy savings assessment for digital-to-analog converter boxes."Energy Policy 39.3 (2011) 1312-1317. DOI

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Yining Qin, and Nina Khanna."Inventory of China’s Energy-Related CO₂ Emissions in 2008." (2011).

Meier, Alan K, Cecilia Aragon, Daniel Perry, Therese Peffer, Marco Pritoni, and Jessica Granderson."Measuring the Usability of Appliance Controls."Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting Conference (2011).

Park, Byoung-Chul, An-Seop Choi, Jae-Weon Jeong, and Eleanor S Lee."Performance of Integrated Systems of Automated Roller Shade Systems and Daylight Responsive Dimming Systems."Building and Environment 46.3 (2011) 747-757. DOI

Bauman, Fred S, Thomas L Webster, David Lehrer, Edward A Arens, Hui Zhang, John Goins, Darryl J Dickerhoff, Stefano Schiavon, Sabine Hoffmann, Tiefeng Yu, David Fannon, Mark Perepelitza, and Krystyna Zelenay."Advanced Integrated Systems Tools Development and Performance Testing."Final report to California Energy Commission (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program (2011).

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

Granderson, Jessica, Mary Ann Piette, and Girish Ghatikar."Building Energy Information Systems: User Case Studies."Energy Efficiency 4.1 (2011) 17-30. DOI

Marini, Kyle, Girish Ghatikar, and Richard C Diamond."Using Dashboards to Improve Energy and Comfort in Federal Buildings." (2011).

Zhu, Dandan, Chuang Wang, Da Yan, and Tianzhen Hong."A Comparison of DeST and EnergyPlus."China HVAC Simulation Conference (2011).

Wray, Craig P, Max H Sherman, Damien Gondre, and Yun-Gyu Lee."Energy Performance Assessment of Ventilation Systems in Korean Apartments with Radiant Floor Heating: Final Report." (2011).

Malone, Elizabeth L, Tom Sanquist, Amy K Wolfe, Richard C Diamond, Christopher T Payne, and Jerry Dion."Evidence-Based Background Material Underlying Guidance for Federal Agencies in Implementing Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans Implementing Sustainability: The Institutional-Behavioral Dimension." (2011).