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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.

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We are at the forefront of cutting-edge research that redefines building technology and explores all areas of urban systems.

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2007

Dickerhoff, Darryl J, Jeff R Stein, and Taylor Engineering."Stability and Accuracy of VAV Terminal Units at Low Flow."Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Emerging Technologies Program Application Assessment Report (2007).

Anders, André, and Georgy Yu Yushkov."A low-energy linear oxygen plasma source."Review of Scientific Instruments 78.4 (2007).

Sanchez, Marla C, Carrie A Webber, Richard E Brown, and Gregory K Homan."2007 Status Report - Savings Estimates for the ENERGY STAR Voluntary Labeling Program." (2007) 38.

Shehabi, Arman, William F Tschudi, and Ashok J Gadgil."Data Center Economizer Contamination and Humidity Study." (2007).

Fridley, David, Nathaniel T Aden, Nan Zhou, and Jiang Lin."Impacts of China’s Current Appliance Standards and Labeling Program to 2020." (2007).

Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, Hashem Akbari, William A Miller, Ingo Joedicke, Joseph C Reilly, Yoshi Suzuki, and Michelle Vondran."Methods of creating solar-reflective nonwhite surfaces and their application to residential roofing materials."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 91.4 (2007) 304-314. DOI

Haves, Philip, Moosung Kim, Massieh Najafi, and Peng Xu."A Semi-automated Commissioning Tool for VAV Air Handling Units: Functional Test Analyzer."ASHRAE Transactions 113.Pt. 1 (2007) 380-391.

Turner, William J. N, and Hazim B Awbi."Computer modeling of hybrid ventilation for cooling application."Proceedings of the IAQVEC 2007 (2007).

Feng, Jingjuan, Mingsheng Liu, and Xiufeng Pang."Economizer Control Using Mixed Air Enthalpy."the 7th International Conference of Enhanced Building Operations (2007).

Bauman, Fred S, Thomas L Webster, Hui Jin, Wolfgang Lukaschek, Corinne Benedek, Edward A Arens, Paul F Linden, Anna Lui, Walter F Buhl, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Energy Performance of Underfloor Air Distribution Systems."California Energy Commission, PIER Building End-Use Energy Efficiency Program (2007).

Zhou, Nan, Michael A McNeil, David Fridley, Jiang Lin, Lynn K Price, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Jayant A Sathaye, and Mark D Levine."Energy Use in China: Sectoral Trends and Future Outlook." (2007).

Turner, William J. N, and Hazim B Awbi."Hybrid Ventilation for Cooling Application."Proceedings of the Roomvent 2007 (2007).

Wu, Lixia, Mingsheng Liu, Gang Wang, and Xiufeng Pang."Integrated Static Pressure Reset with Fan Air Flow Station in Dual-duct VAV System Control."ASME Energy Sustainability (2007).

Wang, Liping, and Nyuk Hien Wong."Investigation of the possibility of applying natural ventilation for thermal comfort in residential buildings in Singapore."Architectural Science Review 50 (2007) 190-199.

Gustavsen, Arlid, Christian Kohler, Arvid Dalehaug, and Dariush K Arasteh."Two-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics and Conduction Simulations of Heat Transfer in Horizontal Window Frames with Internal Cavities."2007 ASHRAE Winter Meeting (2007).

Cho, Young-Hum, Xiufeng Pang, and Mingsheng Liu."VAV System Optimization through Continuous Commissioning in an Office Building."the 7th International Conference of Enhanced Building Operations (2007).

Sanchez, Marla C, Carrie A Webber, Richard E Brown, and Gregory K Homan."2005 Status Report - Savings Estimates for the ENERGY STAR Voluntary Labeling Program." (2007) 35.

Jonsson, Jacob C, and Michael D Rubin."NFRC Interlaboratory Comparison on Optical Properties."NFRC Conference (2007).

Sherman, Max H, and Jennifer A McWilliams."Air Leakage of U.S. Homes: Model Prediction."Buildings X Conference - Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings (2007) Air Tightness II-Practices III-A.

Bressand, Florian, Nan Zhou, and Jiang Lin."al Energy use in commercial building in China: Current situation and future scenarios."Proceedings of the 2007 ECEEE Summer Study (2007).

Chen, Qingyan, Zhao Zhang, and Wangda Zuo."Computational fluid dynamics for indoor environment modeling: past, present, and future."the 6th International Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings Conference (IAQVEC 2007) (2007) 1-9.

Rubinstein, Francis M."Controls for Solid-State Lighting." (2007).

Xu, Tengfang T, and Steve E Greenberg."Data Center Energy Benchmarking: Part 1-5." (2007).

Xu, Tengfang T, and Duo Wang."Demonstration of Advanced Filtration Technologies: Developing Energy-rebate Criteria through Performing Standard Laboratory Tests and Statistical Analyses." (2007).

Meier, Alan K, and Iain S Walker."Emerging Requirements for Residential Thermostats in North America."The Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings 2007 1 (2007) 899-903.