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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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2004

Diamond, Richard C, Craig P Wray, Brian V Smith, Darryl J Dickerhoff, Nance Matson, and Skylar A Cox."A prototype data archive for the PIER "thermal distribution systems in commercial buildings" project." (2004).

Sherman, Max H."ASHRAE's New Residential Ventilation Standard."ASHRAE Journal 46 (2004) 149-156.

Wray, Craig P."Efficient Thermal Energy Distribution Systems for Commercial Buildings: Planning Input for the U.S. Department of Energy Space Conditioning Multi-Year Program Plan." (2004).

Sherman, Max H."Next Steps for 62.2."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 5.1 (2004) 1-3.

Diamond, Richard C."An R&D guide and multiyear plan for improving energy use in existing commercial buildings." (2004).

Sherman, Max H."ASHRAE's first residential ventilation standard."Buildings IX Conference, SP-95 (2004).

Wray, Craig P."Duct Thermal Performance Models for Large Commercial Buildings."Air Information Review, AIVC 26 (2004) 5-6.

Sherman, Max H, and Alfred T Hodgson."Fomaldehyde as a Basis for Residential Ventilation Rates."Indoor Air 14 (2004) 2-9.

Levin, Hal."Indoor Air Pollutants Part 2: Description of sources and control/mitigation measures."AIVC - Ventilation Information Paper 7 (2004) 1-7.

2003

Sherman, Max H."Residential Ventilation Standard Approved."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 4.4 (2003) 1-3.

Sherman, Max H."Standard 62.2P Ready to Publish."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 4.3 (2003) 12.

Sherman, Max H."Standard 62.2P Completes 4th Review."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 4.2 (2003) 6.

Ternes, Mark P, Matthew Pesce, and Richard C Diamond."1999-2002 Public Housing Partnership: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Energy." (2003).

Sherman, Max H."Standard 62.2P Addenda."IAQ Applications- ASHRAE 4.1 (2003) 10.

Diamond, Richard C."A lifestyle-based scenario for U.S. buildings: Implications for energy us."Energy Policy 31 (2003) 1205-1211.

Shendell, Derek G."Assessment of organic compound exposures, thermal comfort parameters, and HVAC system-driven air exchange rates in public school portable classrooms in California." (2003).

Wray, Craig P, and Nance Matson."Duct Leakage Impacts on VAV System Performance in Large Commercial Buildings." (2003).

Wray, Craig P."Duct Thermal Performance Models for Large Commercial Buildings." (2003).

Mendell, Mark J."Indices for IEQ and building-related symptoms."Indoor Air 13 (2003) 364-368.

Levin, Hal."Indoor Air Pollutants Part 1: General description of pollutants, levels and standards."Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (2003) 1-12.

Macleod, Matthew."On the influence of forests on the overall fate of semivolatile organic contaminants."Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 17 (2003) 256-259.

Sherman, Max H, and Nance Matson."Reducing Indoor Residential Exposures to Outdoor Pollutants." (2003).

McWilliams, Jennifer A."Review of air flow measurement techniques." (2003).

Diamond, Richard C, Craig P Wray, Darryl J Dickerhoff, Nance Matson, and Duo Wang."Thermal distribution systems in commercial buildings." (2003).

Hodgson, Alfred T."Volatile organic chemical emissions from structural insulated panel (SIP) materials and implications for indoor air quality." (2003).