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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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1999

Feustel, Helmut E."COMIS — An International Multizone Air-Flow and Contaminant Transport Model."Energy and Buildings 30.1 (1999) 3-18. DOI

Diamond, Richard C, Tim I Salsbury, Geoffrey C Bell, Yu Joe Huang, Osman Sezgen, Richard Mazzucchi, and Jeff Romberger."Phillip Burton Federal Building: EMCS Retrofit Analysis." (1999).

Diamond, Richard C, Helmut E Feustel, and Nance Matson."A Guide to Energy Efficient Ventilation in Apartment Buildings, US Department of Energy (DOE/EE-0196)." (1999).

Salsbury, Tim I, and Richard C Diamond."Automated Testing of HVAC Systems for Commissioning." (1999).

Xu, Tengfang T."Duct System Performance and Energy Losses in Large Commercial Building." (1999).

Zhao, Dongye Y, Julien Rouques, John C Little, and Alfred T Hodgson."Effect of Reversible, Diffusion-Controlled Sinks on VOC Concentrations in Buildings."Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99, Edinburgh, Scotland 5 (1999) 264-269.

1998

Lee, Eleanor S, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Thermal and daylighting performance of an automated venetian blind and lighting system in a full-scale private office."Energy and Buildings 29.1 (1998) 47–63. DOI

Wray, Craig P, Ian G Theaker, and Peter Moffatt."Field Testing to Characterize Suite Ventilation in Recently Constructed Mid- and High-Rise Residential Buildings." (1998).

Wenzel, Thomas P, and Robert Sawyer."Analysis of a Remote Sensing Clean Screen Program in Arizona." (1998).

Buchanan, Christopher R, and Max H Sherman."CFD Simulation of Infiltration Heat Recovery."Proceedings of the 19th AIVC Conference, Oslo, Norway, Sept. 28-30, 1998 (1998).

Webster, Thomas L."Technology Assessment: Energy Savings in Refrigerated Walk-In Boxes." (1998).

Diamond, Richard C."Enerplex Revisited and Reevaluated."Progressive Architecture v.70,.no.3 (1998) p.117-119.

Diamond, Richard C."What Do Building Science and Architecture Have in Common?."1998 Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Services Organization (1998).

Delp, William W."A Simplified Model for Predicting Thermal Losses in Duct-work Systems." (1998).

Webster, Thomas L, and Peter Benenson."Duty Cycling Controllers Revisited: FEMP Technology Assessment Report." (1998).

Delp, William W, Nance Matson, and Mark P Modera."Exterior Exposed Ductwork: Delivery Effectiveness and Efficiency."ASHRAE Transactions 104 (1998) 709-721.

Sherman, Max H."How Duct Tape Sealed My Place in History."Washington Post (1998) 1.

Franconi, Ellen M."Measuring Advances in HVAC Distribution System Design."Proceedings of the 1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy and Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 3 (1998) 153-165.

Matson, Nance, Dale A Sartor, and Richard C Diamond."Model Procurement Documents." (1998).

Carrié, François Rémi, and Mark P Modera."Particle Deposition in a Two Dimensional Slot from a Transverse Stream."Aerosol Science and Technology 28 (1998) 235-246.

Matson, Nance, and Helmut E Feustel."Residential Ventilation Systems." (1998).

Dolin, Jennifer R, and Ned R Raynolds."The ENERGY STAR Purchasing Initiative."ACEEE Volume 7 (1998).

Feustel, Helmut E, and Richard C Diamond."Ventilation in Highrise Apartments."Proceedings of the Room Vent 1998 Conference, Stockholm, Sweden (1998).

1997

Stein, Jeff R."Accuracy of Home Energy Rating Systems." (1997).

Warner, Jeffrey L, Dale A Sartor, and Richard C Diamond."Tenant Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Renovation of Buildings at the Presidio of San Francisco." (1997).