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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: EAEI Healthy & Efficient Buildings

Publications By Research Area

2012

Offermann, Francis J, Randy L Maddalena, Francis J Offermann, Brett C Singer, and Henry Willem."The impact of ventilation rate on the emission rates of volatile organic compounds in residences."Healthy Buildings 2012 - 10th International Conference (2012).

Logue, Jennifer M, William J. N Turner, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Evaluation of an Incremental Ventilation Energy Model for Estimating Impacts of Air Sealing and Mechanical Ventilation." (2012).

Fridley, David, Nina Zheng, Nan Zhou, and Nina Khanna."Urban RAM: Assessing the Energy Impact of Having People in Cities."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2012).

Fisk, William J, Mark J Mendell, Molly Davies, Ekaterina Eliseeva, David Faulkner, Tianzhen Hong, and Douglas P Sullivan."Demand Controlled Ventilation and Classroom Ventilation." (2012).

Zhou, Nan, and Lixuan Hong."Urban RAM User Guide (in Chinese)." (2012).

Stratton, J Chris, and Iain S Walker."Health and Safety Guide for Home Performance Contractors." (2012).

Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Hongyou Lu, Nina Zheng, Cecilia Fino-Chen, and Nina Khanna."Development of a Low-Carbon Indicator System for China."Habitat International (2012).

Hu, Tianchao, Brett C Singer, and Jennifer M Logue."Compilation of Published PM2.5 Emission Rates for Cooking, Candles and Incense for Use in Modeling of Exposures in Residences." (2012).

Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Development of a Residential Integrated Ventilation Controller." (2012).

Delp, William W, and Brett C Singer."Performance Assessment of U.S. Residential Cooking Exhaust Hoods."Environmental Science & Technology 46.11 (2012) 6167-6173. DOI

Maddalena, Randy L, Melissa M Lunden, Daniel L Wilson, Cristina Ceballos, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Jonathan L Slack, and Larry L Dale."Quantifying Stove Emissions Related to Different Use Patterns for the Silver‐mini (Small Turkish) Space Heating Stove." (2012).

2011

Walker, Iain S, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Development of a Residential Integrated Ventilation Controller." (2011).

Price, Lynn K, Nan Zhou, David Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, Hongyou Lu, Nina Zheng, Cecilia Fino-Chen, and Nina Khanna."Development of a Low-Carbon Indicator System for China." (2011).

Zhou, Nan, Lynn K Price, Stephanie Ohshita, Nina Zheng, Hu Min, and Nina Khanna."A Guidebook for Low-Carbon Development at the Local Level." (2011).

Logue, Jennifer M, Phillip N Price, Max H Sherman, and Brett C Singer."Why We Ventilate."2011 32nd AIVC Conference and 1st Tightvent Conference (2011).

Sleiman, Mohamad, George A Ban-Weiss, Haley E Gilbert, David François, Paul H Berdahl, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Hugo Destaillats, and Ronnen M Levinson."Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance—Part I: Analysis of roofing product databases."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 95.12 (2011) 3385-3399. DOI

Klug, Victoria L, Agnes B Lobscheid, and Brett C Singer."Cooking Appliance Use in California Homes – Data Collected from a Web-Based Survey." (2011).

Zheng, Nina, Nan Zhou, Lynn K Price, Stephanie Ohshita, and Nina Khanna."A Low Carbon Development Guide for Local Government Actions in China."ECEEE Summer Study, Giens, France, June 6-11,2011 (2011).

Lobscheid, Agnes B, Neil E Klepeis, and Brett C Singer."Modeling Population Exposures to Pollutants Emitted From Natural Gas Cooking Burners."Proceedings of the The 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (2011).

Mortensen, Dorthe Kragsig, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman."Optimization of Occupancy Based Demand Controlled Ventilation in Residences."International Journal of Ventilation 10.1 (2011) 49-60.

Booker, Kayje, Tae Won Han, Jessica Granderson, Jennifer L Jones, Kathleen M Lask, Nina Yang, and Ashok J Gadgil."Performance of Charcoal Cookstoves for Haiti, Part 1: Results from the Water Boiling Test." (2011).

Logue, Jennifer M, Thomas E McKone, Max H Sherman, and Brett C Singer."Hazard Assessment of Chemical Air Contaminants Measured in Residences."Indoor Air 21.2 (2011) 92-109. DOI

Sherman, Max H, and Iain S Walker."Meeting Residential Ventilation Standards Through Dynamic Control of Ventilation Systems."Energy and Buildings 43.8 (2011) 1904-1912.

Zhou, Nan, Michael A McNeil, and Mark D Levine."Assessment of Building Energy-Saving Policies and Programs in China During the 11th Five Year Plan." (2011).

Logue, Jennifer M, Phillip N Price, Max H Sherman, and Brett C Singer."Assessment of Indoor Air Quality Benefits and Energy Costs of Mechanical Ventilation."Proceedings of the 2011 32nd AIVC Conference and 1st Tightvent Conference, Toward Optimal Airtightness Performance (2011).