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2005

Inkarojrit, Vorapat."Balancing comfort: occupants' control of window blinds in private offices."Architecture (2005) 281.

Andersen, Marilyn, Michael D Rubin, Rebecca Powles, and Jean-Louis Scartezzini."Bi-Directional Transmission Properties of Venetian Blinds: Experimental Assessment Compared to Ray-Tracing Calculations."Solar Energy 78 (2005) 187-198.

Lee, Eleanor S, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Daylighting control performance of a thin-film ceramic electrochromic window: Field study results."Energy and Buildings 38 (2005) 30-44.

Anders, André."Physics of Arcing, and Implications to Sputter Deposition."Thin Solid Films (2005).

Anders, André."Plasma and Ion Sources in Large Area Coatings: A Review." (2005).

Pelletier, Jacques, and André Anders."Plasma-Based Ion Implantation and Deposition: A Review of Physics, Technology, and Applications."IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 33 (2005) 1944-1959.

2004

Kohler, Christian, Howdy Goudey, and Dariush K Arasteh."A First-Generation Prototype Dynamic Residential Window." (2004) 11.

Huang, Yu Joe, Robin Mitchell, Stephen E Selkowitz, Dariush K Arasteh, and Robert D Clear."Development of Trade-Off Equations for EnergyStar Windows."SimBuild 2004 (2004).

Lee, Eleanor S, Stephen E Selkowitz, Glenn D Hughes, and David A Thurm."Market Transformation Opportunities for Emerging Dynamic Facade and Dimmable Lighting Control Systems."2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2004).

Byon, Eungsun, Jong-Kuk Kim, Sik-Chol Kwon, and André Anders."Effect of Ion Mass and Charge State on Transport Vacuum Arc Plasmas Through a Biased Magnetic Filter."IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 32.2 (2004) 433-439. DOI

Carmody, John, Stephen E Selkowitz, Eleanor S Lee, and Dariush K Arasteh."Window Systems for High-Performance Buildings." (2004) 400.

Selkowitz, Stephen E, and Eleanor S Lee."Integrating Automated Shading and Smart Glazings with Daylight Controls."International Symposium on Daylighting Buildings (2004) B13-B20.

Rosén, Johanna, André Anders, Stanislav Mráz, and Jochen M Schneider."Charge-State-Resolved Ion Energy Distributions of Aluminum Vacuum Arcs."Journal of Applied Physics 97 (2004).

Inanici, Mehlika, and Jim Galvin."Evaluation of High Dynamic Range Photography as a Luminance Mapping Technique." (2004).

Lee, Eleanor S, Dennis L DiBartolomeo, Francis M Rubinstein, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Low-Cost Networking for Dynamic Window Systems."Energy and Buildings 36 (2004) 503-513.

Anders, André."Observation of Self-Sputtering in Energetic Condensation of Metal Ions."Applied Physics Letters 85 (2004) 6137-6139.

Lee, Eleanor S, Mehry Yazdanian, and Stephen E Selkowitz."The Energy-Savings Potential of Electrochromic Windows in the US Commercial Buildings Sector." (2004).

Anders, André."Time-Dependence of Ion Charge State Distributions of Vacuum Arcs: An Interpretation Involving Atoms and Charge Exchange Collisions."IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 33 (2004) 205-209.

2003

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Øyvind Aschehoug, and Eleanor S Lee."Advanced Interactive Façades — Critical Elements for Future Green Buildings?."GreenBuild, the annual USGBC International Conference and Expo (2003).

Gustavsen, Arlid, Christian Kohler, Dariush K Arasteh, and Dragan C Curcija."Two-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics and Conduction Simulations of Heat Transfer in Window Frames with Internal Cavities - Part 1: Cavities Only."ASHRAE Winter Meeting (2003).

Anders, André."Physics of Arcing, and Implications to Sputter Deposition."International Conference on Coatings on Glass (2003).

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Eleanor S Lee, and Øyvind Aschehoug."Perspectives on Advanced Façades with Dynamic Glazings and Integrated Lighting Controls."CISBAT 2003, Innovation in Building Envelopes and Environmental Systems, International Conferences on Solar Energy in Buildings (2003).

Anders, André, and Othon R Monteiro."Surface Engineering of Glazing Materials and Structures Using Plasma Processes."Glass Processing Days 2003 (2003).

Byon, Eungsun, and André Anders."Effect of Underlayer on Coalescence of Silver Islands Grown by Filtered Cathodic Arc Deposition."The International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2003) (2003).

Richardson, Thomas J, and Jonathan L Slack."Lithium-Based Electrochromic Mirrors."203rd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (2003).