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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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1995

Modera, Mark P., and Burke Treidler."Improved Modelling of HVAC System/Envelope Interactions in Residential Buildings."ASME International Solar Energy Conference, March 19-24, 1995 1 (1995) 245-252.

Beck, Fredric A., Brent T. Griffith, Daniel Turler, and Dariush K. Arasteh."An Infrared Thermography-Based Window Surface Temperature Database for the Validation of Computer Heat Transfer Models." (1995).

Mahanama, Kariyawasam R. R., and Alfred T. Hodgson."An Improved Inpregnated-filter Method for Measuring Low-level Concentrations fo Toluene Diiscoyanates in Air." (1995).

Treidler, Burke, and Mark P. Modera."New Technologies for Residential HVAC Ducts." (1995).

Jiang, Yi, and Tianzhen Hong."Integrated building design system."HV&AC, in Chinese (1995).

Hong, Tianzhen, and Yi Jiang."Prediction of building thermal performance under random conditions."TSINGHUA-HVAC-'95 (1995).

Tuluca, Adrian, and Max H. Sherman."Simplified Multizone Blower Door Techniques for Multifamily Buildings."NYSERDA Report 95.16 (1995).

Hong, Tianzhen, and Yi Jiang."Stochastic weather model for building HVAC systems."Building and Environment 30.4 (1995) 521-532. DOI

Arasteh, Dariush K.."Advances in Window Technology: 1973-1993."Advances in Solar Energy, An Annual Review of Research and Development (1995) 339-382.

Tzonis, Alexander, Liane Lefaivre, and Richard C. Diamond."Architecture in North America since 1960." (1995) 312.

Berdahl, Paul H.."Building energy efficiency and fire safety aspects of reflective coatings."Energy and Buildings 22 (1995) 187-191. DOI

Klems, Joseph H., and Guy O. Kelley."Calorimetric Measurements of Inward-Flowing Fraction for Complex Glazing and Shading Systems."ASHRAE Transactions 102, Part 1 (1995).

Akbari, Hashem, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, and Haider Taha."Cool construction materials offer energy savings and help reduce smog."ASTM Standardization News 23 (1995) 32-37.

Lee, Eleanor S., and Stephen E. Selkowitz."The Design and Evaluation of Integrated Envelope and Lighting Control Strategies for Commercial Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions 101.1 (1995) 326-342.

Stetiu, Corina, and Helmut E. Feustel."Development of a Model to Simulate the Performance of Hydronic Radiant Cooling Ceilings." (1995).

Diamond, Richard C., Helmut E. Feustel, and Darryl J. Dickerhoff."Energy and Ventilation Research in Highrise Apartments: The Chelsea Public Housing Study."Proceedings of the 15th AIVC Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA (1995).

Diamond, Richard C.."Energy and ventilation research in high-rise buildings."Center for Building Science News #7, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1995).

Walker, Iain S., and Tom W. Forest."Field Measurements of Ventilation Rates in Attics."Building and Environment 30.3 (1995) 333-347.

Piette, Mary Ann, Bruce Nordman, Odon D. Buen, and Richard C. Diamond."Findings from a Low-Energy, New Commercial-Buildings Research and Demonstration Project."Energy 20 (1995) 471-482.

Bois, Frédéric Y., Gail Krowech, and Lauren Zeise."Human interindividual variability in metabolism and risk: the example of 4-aminobiphenyl."Risk Analysis 15 (1995) 205-213.

Berman, Sam M., Mark A. Bullimore, Ian L. Bailey, and Robert J. Jacobs."The Influence of Spectral Composition on Discomfort Glare for Large Size Sources."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 25 (1995).

Berman, Sam M., George Fein, Don L. Jewett, Blaine R. Benson, T.M. Law, and Alan M. Myers."Luminance-Controlled Pupil Size Affects Word Reading Accuracy."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 25 (1995).

Klems, Joseph H., and Jeffrey L. Warner."Measurement of Bidirectional Optical Properties of Complex Shading Devices."ASHRAE Transactions 101, Part 1 (1995).

Clear, Robert D., and Richard G. Mistrick."Multilayer Polarizers: A Review of the Claims."Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 25 (1995).

Phelan, Patrick E., Ravi S. Prasher, and Prajesh Bhattacharya."Nanofluids for Heat Transfer Applications."Annual Review of Heat Transfer 14 (1995) 255-275.