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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

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2008

Coleman, Philip, Christopher T Payne, and Richard G White."A Plea for Simpler Electricity Tariffs."2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 7 (2008) 60-69.

Sherman, Max H."Air Leakage of US Homes."Proceedings of the 29th AIVC Conference, Kyoto 3 (2008) 333-340.

Haves, Philip, Brian E Coffey, and Scott Williams."Benchmarking and Equipment and Controls Assessment for a ‘Big Box’ Retail Chain."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2008).

Webster, Thomas L, Fred S Bauman, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and Yoon Soo Lee."Case Study of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 Headquarters Building."Center for the Built Environment (2008).

Holder, Amara L, Donald Lucas, Regine Goth-Goldstein, and Catherine P Koshland."Cellular Response to Diesel Exhaust Particles Strongly Depends on the Exposure Method."Toxicological Sciences 103.1 (2008) 108-115. DOI

Hong, Tianzhen, Walter F Buhl, Philip Haves, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Michael Wetter."Comparing computer run time of building simulation programs."Building Simulation 1.3 (2008) 210-213. DOI

Hong, Tianzhen, Walter F Buhl, and Philip Haves."EnergyPlus Analysis Capabilities for Use in Title 24." (2008).

Hong, Tianzhen, Walter F Buhl, and Philip Haves."EnergyPlus Run Time Analysis." (2008).

Berdahl, Paul H, and Hashem Akbari."Evaluation of titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst for removing air pollutants." (2008).

Sherman, Max H."Multizone Age-of-Air Analysis."Int. J. Ventilation 7.3 (2008) 159-167.

Turner, William J. N, and Hazim B Awbi."Performance testing of a hybrid ventilator under real weather conditions."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 2008 (2008).

Mitchell, Robin, Christian Kohler, Joseph H Klems, Michael D Rubin, Dariush K Arasteh, Charlie Huizenga, Tiefeng Yu, and Dragan C Curcija."WINDOW 6.2/THERM 6.2 Research Version User Manual." (2008) 1-126.

Mathew, Paul A."An Estimate of Energy Use in Laboratories, Cleanrooms, and Data Centers in New York." (2008).

Anders, André."Self-sputtering runaway in high power impulse magnetron sputtering: The role of secondary electrons and multiply charged metal ions."Applied Physics Letters 92.20 (2008). DOI

Anders, André, Jonathan L Slack, and Thomas J Richardson."Electrochromically switched, gas-reservoir metal hydride devices with application to energy-efficient windows."Thin Solid Films 1 (2008).

Mills, Evan, Paul A Mathew, Mary Ann Piette, Norman Bourassa, and Martha Brook."Action-Oriented Benchmarking: Concepts and Tools."Energy Engineering (2008).

Mathew, Paul A, Evan Mills, Norman Bourassa, and Martha Brook."Action-Oriented Benchmarking: Using the CEUS Database to Benchmarking Commercial Buildings in California."Energy Engineering (2008).

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

Haves, Philip, Brian E Coffey, and Scott Williams."Benchmarking and Equipment and Controls Assessment for a ‘Big Box’ Retail Chain."Proceedings of 2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2008).

Walker, Iain S."Comparing Residential Furnace Blowers for Rating and Installed Performance."ASHRAE Transactions 114 (2008) 187-195.

Gustavsen, Arlid, Dariush K Arasteh, Bjørn Petter Jelle, Dragan C Curcija, and Christian Kohler."Developing Low-Conductance Window Frames: Capabilities and Limitations of Current Window Heat Transfer Design Tools."Journal of Building Physics 32 (2008) 131-153.

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Energy Impact of Residential Ventilation Standards in California."ASHRAE Journal 114 (2008) 482-493.

Walker, Iain S, and Max H Sherman."Energy implications of meeting ASHRAE Standard 62.2."ASHRAE Transactions 114 (2008) 505-516.

Akbari, Hashem, and Ronnen M Levinson."Evolution of cool roof standards in the United States."Advances in Building Energy Research 2.1 (2008) 1-32. DOI

Walker, Iain S, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Field and Laboratory Evaluation of a New Ramping Techniques for Duct Leakage Testing."ASHRAE Transactions 114 (2008) 494-504.