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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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1992

Sailor, David J., and Hashem Akbari."Meteorological modeling applications in building energy simulations."1992 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1992).

Warner, Jeffrey L., M. Susan Reilly, Stephen E. Selkowitz, Dariush K. Arasteh, and Gregg D. Ander."Utility and Economic Benefits of Electrochromic Smart Windows."Proceedings of the 1992 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (1992).

Selkowitz, Stephen E., and Jennifer E. Schuman."Integrated Envelope and Lighting Technologies for Commercial Buildings."Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V (1992).

Ward, Gregory J.."Measuring and Modeling Aniosotropic Reflection."Siggraph Conference (1992).

Greenhouse, Daniel S., Ian L. Bailey, Peter A. Howarth, and Sam M. Berman."Spatial adaptation to text on a video display terminal."Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 12.3 (1992) 302-306.

Diamond, Richard C., Darryl J. Dickerhoff, Helmut E. Feustel, Richard Jansky, and Max H. Sherman."Chelsea Public Housing Study: Ventilation and Infiltration Survey. Interim Report to DOE on DOE-HUD Initiative." (1992).

Sullivan, Robert, Eleanor S. Lee, and Stephen E. Selkowitz."Impact Assessment and Performance Targets for Lighting and Envelope Systems." (1992).

Bretz, Sarah E., Hashem Akbari, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, and Haider Taha."Implementation of solar-reflective surfaces: materials and utility programs." (1992) 67. DOI

Klems, Joseph H.."Method of Measuring Nighttime U-Values Using the Mobile Window Thermal Test (MoWiTT) Facility."ASHRAE Transactions 98, Part 2 (1992).

Arasteh, Dariush K.."Advancing Superwindows in the United States: Overcoming Technical and Institutional Barriers."International Symposium on Optical Materials Technology for Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Conversion XI (1992).

Hulme, Mike, Philip Haves, and B. Boardman."Impacts of Climate Change."International Energy Agency Future Buildings Forum Workshop on Innovative Cooling (1992).

Ward, Gregory J., and Paul S. Heckbert."Irradiance Gradients."Eurographics Rendering Workshop (1992).

Diamond, Richard C., Mary Ann Piette, Odon D. Buen, Bruce Nordman, and Jeffrey P. Harris."Energy Edge Impact Evaluation: Middle Overview."Prepared for the Bonneville Power Administration (1992).

Diamond, Richard C., Joseph A. McAllister, Leo I. Rainer, Ronald L. Ritschard, and Helmut E. Feustel."Affordable Housing Rehabilitation in Vermont: Energy Savings, Cost-Effectiveness, and Resident Satisfaction."Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V (1992).

Atkinson, Barbara A., James E. McMahon, Evan Mills, Peter T. Chan, Terry W. Chan, Joseph H Eto, Judy D. Jennings, Jonathan G. Koomey, Kwok-Wai Ken Lo, Matthew E. Lecar, Lynn K. Price, Francis M. Rubinstein, Osman Sezgen, and Thomas P. Wenzel."Analysis of Federal Policy Options for Improving U.S. Lighting Energy Efficiency: Commercial and Residential Buildings." (1992).

Sherman, Max H.."A Power-Law Formulation of Laminar Flow in Short Pipes."Journal of Fluids Engineering 114 (1992) 601-605.

Sherman, Max H.."Simplified Modeling for Infiltration and Radon Entry."ASHRAE/ DOE/BTECC Conference, Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings Conference V (addendum) (1992).

Sherman, Max H.."Single-Zone Stack-Dominated Infiltration Modeling."Indoor Air 2.4 (1992).

Sherman, Max H.."Superposition in Infiltration Modeling."Indoor Air 2 (1992) 101-114.

Lampert, Carl M, and Yan Ping Ma."Advanced Glazing Technology: Fenestration 2000 Project - Phase III: Glazing Materials." (1992).

Griffith, Brent T., and Dariush K. Arasteh."Advanced Insulations for Refrigerator/Freezers: The Potential for New Shell Designs Incorporating Polyer Barrier Construction." (1992).

Akbari, Hashem, and Osman Sezgen."Analysis of energy use in building services of the industrial sector in California: two case studies."Energy and Buildings 19 (1992) 133-141. DOI

Forest, Tom W., and Iain S. Walker."Attic Ventilation Model."ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC 5th Conf. on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Buildings (1992) 399-408.

Haves, Philip, G. Kenny, and Susan Roaf."Climate Change and Passive Cooling in Europe."PLEA'92 Conference (1992).

Akbari, Hashem, Susan Davis, Sofia Dorsano, Yu Joe Huang, and Steven Winnett."Cooling Our Communities: A Guidebook on Tree Planting and Light-Colored Surfacing." (1992) 245.