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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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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.

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1983

Selkowitz, Stephen E."New Tools for Analyzing Thermal and Daylighting Performance of Fenestration in Multistory Buildings."International Symposium on the Design of Multistory Buildings for Physical and Environmental Performance, June 1-3, 1983 (1983).

Navvab, Mojtaba, Mahmut Karayel, Eliyahu Neeman, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Analysis of Atmospheric Turbidity for Daylight Calculations."Energy and Buildings 6 (1983) 293-303.

Johnson, Russell, Robert Sullivan, Shirley Nozaki, Stephen E Selkowitz, Craig Conner, and Dariush K Arasteh."Building Envelope Thermal and Daylighting Analysis in Support of Recommendations to Upgrade ASHRAE/IES Standard 90: Vol 1, Parametric Study, Analysis, and Results." (1983).

Winkelmann, Frederick C."Daylighting Calculation in DOE-2." (1983).

Rubinstein, Francis M."Photo-Electric Control of Equi-Illumination Lighting Systems."Energy and Buildings 6 (1983) 141-150.

Lampert, Carl M."Solar Optical Materials for Innovative Window Design."International Journal of Energy Research 7 (1983) 359-374.

Rubin, Michael D, and Carl M Lampert."Transparent Silica Aerogels for Window Insulation."Solar Energy Materials 7 (1983) 393-400.

Karayel, Mahmut, Mojtaba Navvab, Eliyahu Neeman, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Zenith Luminance for Daylighting Calculations."Energy and Buildings 6 (1983) 283-291.

1982

Lampert, Carl M."Optical Films for Solar Energy Applications."International Society for Optical Engineering Conference (1982) 387.

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Carl M Lampert, and Michael D Rubin."Advanced Optical and Thermal Technologies for Aperature Control."Passive and Hybrid Solar Energy Update (1982).

Peck, John F, T. T Lewis Thompson, and Helen J Kessler."Windows for Accepting or Rejecting Solar Heat Gain: Final Report." (1982).

Van Dyck, Robert L, and Thomas P Konen."Energy Conservation through Interior Shading of Windows: An Analysis, Test and Evaluation of Reflective Venetian Blinds." (1982).

Lampert, Carl M, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Transparent Heat-Mirror Materials and Deposition Technology."International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE) Conference on Optical Coatings for Energy Efficiency and Solar Applications and the Conference on Optical Thin Films (1982).

Klems, Joseph H, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Sy Horowitz."A Mobile Facility for Measuring Net Energy Performance of Windows and Skylights."3rd International CIB Symposium on Energy Conservation in the Built Environment (1982).

Lampert, Carl M."Advanced Heat-Mirror Films for Energy-Efficient Windows."The Renewable Challenge: Proceedings of the ASISES Annual Meeting (1982) 733-738.

Klems, Joseph H."Design and Construction of Large-Area Heat-Flow Sensors for Measuring Building Heat Flow."ASHRAE Transactions 88 (1982).

Selkowitz, Stephen E."Design Tools for Daylighting Illumination and Energy Analysis." (1982).

Johnson, Richard, Stephen E Selkowitz, Frederick C Winkelmann, and Michael Zentner."Glazing Optimization Study for Energy Efficiency in Commercial Office Buildings."3rd International CIB Symposium on Energy Conservation in the Built Environment (1982).

Lampert, Carl M."Innovative Solar Optical Materials."Optical Engineering 23 (1982) 92-97.

Klems, Joseph H, and Dennis L DiBartolomeo."Large-Area, High-Sensitivity Heat-Flow Sensor."Review of Scientific Instruments 53 (1982) 1609-1612.

Lampert, Carl M."Materials Chemistry and Optical Properties of Transparent Thin Films for Solar Energy Utilization."The Vortex 42 (1982).

Selkowitz, Stephen E, and Frederick C Winkelmann."New Models for Analyzing the Thermal and Daylighting Performance of Fenestration."ASHRAE Transactions 88 (1982).

Rubin, Michael D."Solar Optical Properties of Windows."International Journal of Energy Research 6 (1982) 123-133.

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Jong-Jin Kim, Mojtaba Navvab, and Frederick C Winkelmann."The DOE-2 and Superlite Daylighting Programs."Passive 82 (1982).

1981

Navvab, Mojtaba."Development and Use of a Hemispherical Sky Simulator." (1981).