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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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1990

Harrje, David T, Russell N Dietz, Max H Sherman, David L Bohac, Ted W D'Ottavio, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and Max H Sherman."Tracer Gas Measurement Systems Compared in a Multifamily Building."Air Change Rate and Air Tightness in Buildings ASTM STP 1067 (1990) 5-20. DOI

Sherman, Max H."Tracer Gas Techniques for Measuring Ventilation in a Single Zone."Building and Environment 25.4 (1990) 365-374.

Diamond, Richard C."A Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Two Energy-Efficient Office Buildings."Performance of Buildings and Serviceability of Facilities, ASTM STP 1029 (1990).

Wray, Craig P."Development and Application of a Multizone Airflow and Contaminant Dispersal Analysis Microcomputer Program for Simulating Radon and Radon Progeny Transport and Accumulation in Soils and House with Basements."Department of Mechanical Engineering Master of Science (1990).

Wray, Craig P, and G.K Yuill and Associates Ltd."Development of a Microcomputer Program to Simulate the Transport and Accumulation of Radon Gas and Its Progeny in Houses." (1990).

Diamond, Richard C, Jeffrey P Harris, Mary Ann Piette, Odon D Buen, and Bruce Nordman."Energy Edge Impact Evaluation: Early Overview."Prepared for the Bonneville Power Administration (1990).

1989

Sherman, Max H."Air Infiltration Measurement Techniques."10th Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre Conference (1989).

Feustel, Helmut E, and Richard C Diamond."Distribution Losses in Multifamily Domestic Hot Water Systems."Report prepared for the Southern California Edison Company (1989).

Szydlowski, Richard F, and Richard C Diamond."Data Specification Protocol for Multifamily Buildings."ASTM Standard Practice E (1989) 1410-91.

Sherman, Max H, Helmut E Feustel, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."Description of a System for Measuring Interzonal Air Flows Using Multiple Tracer Gasses." (1989).

Yuill, Grenville K, and Craig P Wray."A Microcomputer Program for Evaluating the Performance of Buildings Equipped with Ventilator Window/Baseboard Heating Systems."SESCI Energy Solutions for Today Conference (1989).

Sherman, Max H, and Darryl J Dickerhoff."A Multigas Tracer System for Multizone Air Flow Measurements."Proceedings of the ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Conference, Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings Conference IV (1989) 417-432.

Feustel, Helmut E, and Max H Sherman."A Simplified Model for Predicting Air Flow in Multizone Structures."Energy and Buildings 13.3 (1989) 217-239.

Wray, Craig P, and Grenville K Yuill."An Annotated Guide to Models and Algorithms for Energy Calculations Relating to HVAC Equipment."Report to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (1989).

Sherman, Max H."Analysis of Errors Associated with Passive Ventilation Measurement Techniques."Building and Environment 24.2 (1989) 131-139.

Sherman, Max H."On Estimation of Multizone Ventilation Rates from Tracer Gas Measurements."Building and Environment 24.4 (1989) 355-362.

Yuill, Grenville K, and Craig P Wray."Sampling Errors in Short Term Measurements of Average Radon Levels in Houses."SESCI Energy Solutions for Today Conference (1989).

Sherman, Max H."Uncertainty in Air Flow Calculations Using Tracer Gas Measurements."Building and Environment 24.4 (1989) 347-354.

Wray, Craig P, Gordon M Comeau, Grenville K Yuill, and G.K Yuill and Associates Ltd."Performance Evaluation of a Laminar Airflow Window / Humidity-Controlled Air Inlet / Baseboard Heater Ventilation and Heating System."Report to Willmar Window Industries (1989).

1988

Diamond, Richard C."Building Managers: Hidden Actors in Multifamily Energy Conservation."Home Energy vol 5.no 2 (1988).

Layne, Linda L, Willett Kempton, Alfredo Behrens, Richard C Diamond, Margaret F Fels, and Cathy Reynolds."Design Criteria for a Consumer Energy Report: A Pilot Field Study." (1988).

Wray, Craig P, and Grenville K Yuill."Development of a Microcomputer Program for Predicting Residential Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations."International Conference on Indoor and Ambient Air Quality (1988).

Diamond, Richard C."Enerplex Revisited: A Post-Occupancy Evaluation." (1988).

Sherman, Max H."Exegesis of Proposed ASHRAE Standard 119: Air Leakage Performance for Detached Single-Family Residential Buildings."Proceedings of the BTECC/DOE Symposium on Guidelines for Air Infiltration, Ventilation, and Moisture Transfer (D. Eakin Ed.) (1988).

Diamond, Richard C, and Charles A Goldman."Proceedings of the 1988 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings." (1988).