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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

2011

Fisk, William J, Douglas R Black, and Gregory Brunner."Benefits and costs of improved IEQ in offices."Indoor Air 21.3 (2011) 357–367. DOI

Klug, Victoria L, Brett C Singer, Tod Bedrosian, and Chris D’Cruz."Characteristics of Range Hoods in California Homes — Data Collected from a Real Estate Web Site." (2011).

Pasquier, Sara, and Alan K Meier."Creating long-term electricity savings from short-term crises."ECEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (2011).

Bazjanac, Vladimir, Tobias Maile, James O'Donnell, Cody Rose, and Natasa Mrazovic."Data Enviroments and Processing in Sem-Automated Simulation with EnergyPlus."CIB W078-W102 (2011).

Perry, Daniel, Cecilia Aragon, Alan K Meier, and Marco Pritoni."Developing standards for affordances on embedded devices: poster abstract."IConference ’11 (2011). DOI

Maddalena, Randy L."Effect of Environmental Factors on Sulfur Gas Emissions from Problem Drywall." (2011).

Mortensen, Dorthe Kragsig, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Energy and air quality implications of passive stack ventilation in residential buildings."ACEEE 16th Biennial Summer Study (2011).

Sherman, Max H, Iain S Walker, and Jennifer M Logue."Equivalence in Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality."HVAC&R Research (2011).

DeFilippo, A, Samveg Saxena, Vi H Rapp, Jyh-Yuan Chen, and Robert W Dibble."Extending the lean flammability limit of gasoline using a microwave assisted sparkplug." (2011).

Meier, Alan K, Therese Peffer, Marco Pritoni, Cecilia Aragon, and Daniel Perry."Facilitating energy savings through enhanced usability of thermostats."ECEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (2011).

Mills, Evan, and Arne Jacobson."From Carbon to Light: A New Framework for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reducitons from Replacing Fuel-Based Lighting with LED Systems.."Energy Efficiency (2011). DOI

Hermelink, Andreas, and Alan K Meier."Introduction to Panel 6 Innovations in buildings and appliances."ECEEE 2011 SUMMER STUDY (2011).

Singer, Brett C, Alexander D Sherman, Toshifumi Hotchi, and Douglas P Sullivan."Pollutant Removal Efficiency of Residential Cooking Exhaust Hoods."Proceedings of the The 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (2011).

Pang, Xiufeng, and Mingsheng Liu."Prevention of Compressor Short Cycling in Direct-Expansion (DX) Rooftop Units, Part 1: Theoretical Analysis and Simulation."ASHRAE Transactions 117.2 (2011) 666-676.

Pang, Xiufeng, and Mingsheng Liu."Prevention of Compressor Short Cycling in Direct-Expansion (DX) Rooftop Units— Part 2: Field Investigation."ASHRAE Transactions 117.2 (2011) 677-685.

Wetter, Michael, Wangda Zuo, and Thierry Stephane Nouidui."Recent developments of the Modelica Buildings library for building energy and control systems."the 8th International Modelica Conference (2011).

Hart, Robert, Dragan C Curcija, Dariush K Arasteh, Howdy Goudey, Christian Kohler, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Research Needs: Glass Solar Reflectance and Vinyl Siding." (2011).

Diamond, Richard C."The California Statewide Strategic Plan for Energy Efficiency."The California Statewide Strategic Plan for Energy Efficiency (2011).

Sundell, Jan, Hal Levin, William W Nazaroff, William S Cain, William J Fisk, David T Grimsrud, Finn Gyntelberg, Yuguo Li, Andrew K Persily, Anthony C Pickering, Jonathan M Samet, John D Spengler, Steven T Taylor, and Charles J Weschler."Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature."Indoor Air 7 (2011) 1600-0668.

2010

Logue, Jennifer M, Phillip N Price, Max H Sherman, and Brett C Singer."Indoor Health Benefits and Energy Costs of Residential Ventilation, Department of Housing and Urban Development Report." (2010).

Nilsson, Annica M, and Jacob C Jonsson."Light-scattering properties of a Venetian blind slat used for daylighting applications."Solar Energy 84.12 (2010) 2103 - 2111. DOI

Bailey, Trevor, Zheng O'Neill, Madhusudana Shashanka, Prajesh Bhattacharya, Philip Haves, and Xiufeng Pang."Automated Continuous Commissioning of Commercial Buildings."DoD SERDP-ESTCP Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium and Workshop (2010).

Zhou, Nan, Mark D Levine, and Lynn K Price."Overview of Current Energy Efficiency Policies in China."Energy Policy 38.11 (2010) 6439-6452. DOI

Hinge, Adam."Post Occupancy Study of The New York Times Building: Survey Findings Assessing Occupant Comfort and Satisfaction." (2010).

Harris, Jeffrey P, Richard C Diamond, Carl Blumstein, Chris Calwell, Maithili Iyer, Christopher T Payne, and Paul Siderius."Towards a Policy of Progressive Efficiency."People-Centered Initiatives for Increasing Energy Saving (2010).