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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: IEG Ventilation and Air Cleaning

Publications By Research Area

2013

Logue, Jennifer M, Max H Sherman, Iain S Walker, and Brett C Singer."Energy Impacts of Envelope Tightening and Mechanical Ventilation for the U.S. Residential Sector."Energy and Building 65 (2013) 281-291. DOI

Walker, Iain S, Darryl J Dickerhoff, David Faulkner, and William J. N Turner."Energy Implications of In-‐Line Filtration in California." (2013).

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).

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).

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).

2010

Shehabi, Arman, Srirupa Ganguly, Lara A Gundel, Arpad Horvath, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Melissa M Lunden, William F Tschudi, Ashok J Gadgil, and William W Nazaroff."Can combining economizers with improved filtration save energy and protect equipment in data centers?."Building and Environment 45.3 (2010) 718-726. DOI

Sherman, Max H, Jennifer M Logue, and Brett C Singer."Infiltration Effects on Residential Pollutant Concentrations for Continuous and Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation Approaches."HVAC&R Research 17.2 (2010) 159. DOI

2009

Destaillats, Hugo, Wenhao Chen, Michael G Apte, Nuan Li, Michael Spears, Jérémie Almosni, Jianshun Zheng, and William J Fisk."Laboratory Measurement of Secondary Pollutant Yields from Ozone Reaction with HVAC Filters."Proceedings of the Healthy Buildings 2009 Conference (2009).

Fisk, William J, Michael Spears, Douglas P Sullivan, and Mark J Mendell."Ozone Removal by Filters Containing Activated Carbon: a Pilot Study."Proceedings of the Healthy Buildings 2009 Conference (2009).

2006

Shaughnessy, Richard J, and Richard G Sextro."What is an Effective Air Cleaning Device? A Review."Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 3.4 (2006) 169-181. DOI