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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

2000

Salsbury, Tim I, and Richard C Diamond."Implementation and testing of a fault detection software tool for improving control system performance in a large commercial building."Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 7 (2000) 147-158.

Griffith, Brent T, Daniel Turler, and Howdy Goudey."Infrared Thermography Systems."The Encyclopedia of Imaging Science and Technology (2000).

Payne, Christopher T, Christine Egan, and Jennifer Thorne."Interim Findings of an Evaluation of the U.S. EnergyGuide Label."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2000).

Schiller, Steven R, David A Jump, Ellen M Franconi, Mark Stetz, and Andrea Geanacopoulos."M&V Guidelines: Measurement and Verification for Federal Energy Projects, Version 2.2." (2000).

Xu, Tengfang T."Performance Diagnostics of Thermal Distribution Systems in Light Commercial Buildings: Final Report for CIEE/CEC."Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 3 (2000) 383-394.

Salsbury, Tim I, and Richard C Diamond."Performance validation and energy analysis of HVAC systems using simulation."Energy & Buildings 32 (2000) 5-17.

Rees, Simon J, Jeffrey D Spitler, Morris G Davies, and Philip Haves."Qualitative Comparison of North American and U.K. Cooling Load Calculation Procedures."International Journal of Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Research 6.1 (2000) 75-99. DOI

Wyon, David P, William J Fisk, Sari Rautio, Olli Seppänen, Marianna Tuomainen, and Jorma Säteri."Research Needs and Approaches Pertaining to the Indoor Climate and Productivity."Healthy Buildings 2000 2 (2000) 327-332.

Wray, Craig P, Mary Ann Piette, Max H Sherman, Ronnen M Levinson, Nance Matson, Debbie A Driscoll, Jennifer A McWilliams, Tengfang T Xu, and William W Delp."Residential Commissioning: A Review of Related Literature." (2000).

Diamond, Richard C, and Mithra M Moezzi."Revealing myths about people, energy and buildings."Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 8 (2000) 65-77.

Wray, Craig P, Nance Matson, and Max H Sherman."Selecting Whole-House Ventilation Strategies to Meet Proposed ASHRAE 62.2: Energy Cost Considerations."ASHRAE Transactions 106 (2000) 681-691.

Klems, Joseph H."Solar Heat Gain Through Fenestrations Containing Shading: Procedures for Estimating Performace from Minimal Data." (2000).

Sherman, Max H, Iain S Walker, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Stopping Duct Quacks: Longevity of Residential Duct Sealants."Proceedings of the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (2000) 273-284.

Driscoll, Debbie A, Mehry Yazdanian, and Michael J Siminovitch."Structural Stability Analysis of a Quartz Fiber Optic Coupler Under Thermal Loading."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 29.1 (2000) 59-65. DOI

Johnson, Stephen G."The Solid State Lighting Initiative: An Industry/DOE Collaborative Effort."Architectural Lighting (2000).

Payne, Christopher T."Utility Bill Comprehension in the Commercial and Industrial Sector: Results of Field Research."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2000).

Walker, Iain S."What Does Duct Cleaning Do?."Home Energy Magazine 17.2 March/April (2000).

1999

Page, Erik, and Michael J Siminovitch."Lighting Energy Savings Opportunities in Hotel Guestrooms: Results from a Scoping Study at the Redondo Beach Crown Plaza."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1999).

Arasteh, Dariush K, Yu Joe Huang, Robin Mitchell, Robert D Clear, and Christian Kohler."A Database of Window Annual Energy Use in Typical North American Residences."2000 ASHRAE Winter Meeting (1999).

Lyons, Peter R, Dariush K Arasteh, and Charlie Huizenga."Window Performance for Human Thermal Comfort."2000 ASHRAE Winter Meeting (1999).

Koomey, Jonathan G, Kaoru Kawamoto, Bruce Nordman, Mary Ann Piette, and Richard E Brown."Initial comments on 'The Internet Begins with Coal'." (1999).

Taha, Haider, and Robert Bornstein."Urbanization of meteorological models: implications on simulated heat islands and air quality."Proceedings of the International Congress of Biometeorology and International Conference on Urban Climatology (ICB-ICUC) (1999).

Walker, Iain S."Distribution System Leakage Impacts on Apartment Building Ventilation Rates."ASHRAE Transactions 105 (1999) 943-950.

Piette, Mary Ann, Satkartar Kinney, Philip Haves, Peter Rumsey, Kristopher L Kinney, Eng Lock Lee, Anthony Sebald, Kumar Chellapilla, and Christine Shockman."Performance Assessment and Adoption Processes of an Information Monitoring and Diagnostic System Prototype." (1999).

Rees, Simon J, and Philip Haves."A Nodal Model for Displacement Ventilation and Chilled Ceiling Systems in Office Spaces."Building Simulation ’99 (1999).