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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.

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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1997

Sherman, Max H, and Nance Matson."Residential Ventilation and Energy Characteristics."ASHRAE Transactions 103.1 (1997) 717-730.

Wray, Craig P."Canadian Home Energy-Efficiency Rating System: An Investigation of Rating Sensitivity to Ventilation Rate Adjustments and Choice of Standard Occupancy." (1997).

Sherman, Max H, and David A Jump."Energy Conservation in Buildings."CRC Handbook of Conservation and Renewable Energy Systems (1997) 269-304.

Delp, William W, Nance Matson, Eric Tschudy, Mark P Modera, and Richard C Diamond."Field Investigation of Duct System Performance in California-Light Commercial Buildings." (1997).

Diamond, Richard C."Multifamily ventilation."Home Energy 14 (1997).

Forowicz, Teresa Z."New Generation of Software: Modeling of Energy Demands for Residential Ventilation with HTML Interface." (1997).

Daisey, Joan M, Kariyawasam R. R Mahanama, and Alfred T Hodgson."Toxic volatile organic compounds in simulated environmental tobacco smoke: Emission factors for exposure assessment."Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 8 (1997) 313-334.

1996

Hammon, Robert W, and Mark P Modera."Improving the Energy Efficiency of Air Distribution Systems in New California Homes."Proceedings of the 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 2 (1996) 85-95.

Diamond, Richard C, Jim Remus, and Bruce Vincent."User Satisfaction with Innovative Cooling Retrofits in Sacramento Public Housing."Proceedings of the 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 25-31, 1996 8 (1996) 21.

Koles, Gretchen M, Robert J Hitchcock, and Max H Sherman."Metrics for Building Performance Assurance." (1996).

Sherman, Max H, and Hal Levin."Renewables in Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality."World Renewable Energy Conference; Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and the Environment 1 (1996) 236-240.

Feustel, Helmut E."Annex 23 -- An International Effort in Multizone Air Flow Modeling."Proceedings of the RoomVent 1996, 5th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms, July 17 - 19, Yokohama, Japan 2 (1996) 1-8.

Sartor, Dale A, Richard C Diamond, Andy Walker, Michael Giller, Karl A Brown, and Anne S Crawley."Designing an Environmental Showcase: The San Francisco Presidio."Proceedings of the 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 5 (1996) 209-218.

Feustel, Helmut E, and Richard C Diamond."Diagnostics and measurements of infiltration and ventilation systems in high-rise apartment buildings."Proceedings of the 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 1 (1996) 95-101.

Busch, John F, and Richard C Diamond."Does the Feebate Approach to A/E Compensation Lead to an Energy-Efficient Building?."Proceedings of the 4th National Energy-Efficient New Construction Conference, Vancouver, BC (1996).

DeCicco, John M, Richard C Diamond, Sandra Nolden, and Tom Wilson."Improving Energy Efficiency in Apartment Buildings." (1996).

Stetiu, Corina, and Helmut E Feustel."Phase Change Wallboard as an Alternative to Compressor Cooling in Residences?."Proceedings of the 1966 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA 19 (1996) 157-170.

Diamond, Richard C, Helmut E Feustel, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Ventilation and Infiltration in Highrise Apartment Buildings." (1996).

Stetiu, Corina, Helmut E Feustel, and Yukio Nakano."Ventilation Control Strategies for Buildings with Hydronic Radiant Cooling in Hot Humid Climates."Proceedings of the RoomVent 1996, Yokohama, Japan (1996).

1995

Diamond, Richard C, and Helmut E Feustel."Air Flow Distribution in a Mechanically-Ventilated High-Rise Residential Building."Proceedings of the 16th AIVC Annual Conference, Palm Springs, USA, 19-22 September 1995 2 (1995) 369-378.

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.

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

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

Diamond, Richard C."An Overview of the Multifamily Sector."Home Energy 12 (1995) 22-25.

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