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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.

We work closely with industry partners, academics and government officials to achieve these goals, and share our research widely
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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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2000

Konopacki, Steven J., and Hashem Akbari."Energy savings calculations for heat island reduction strategies in Baton Rouge, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 9 (2000) 215-226.

Rubinstein, Francis M., and Stephen G. Johnson."IBECS: An Integrated Building Environmental Communications System--Its Not Your Fathers Network."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2000).

Mitchell, Jeffrey C., Michael J. Siminovitch, Erik Page, Kevin W. Gauna, and Doug A. Avery."Integrated Lighting Approach Saves Energy in Post Office Facilities."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2000).

Richardson, Thomas J., and Michael D. Rubin."Liquid Phase Deposition of Electrochromic Thin Films."Electrochimica Acta 46 (2000) 2119-2123.

Ward, Alecia, Margaret Suozzo, and Joseph H Eto."Market Transformation Efforts for Residential Energy Efficient Windows: An Update of National Activities."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2000 (2000).

Haves, Philip, and Satkartar T. Khalsa."Model-based Performance Monitoring: Review of Diagnostic Methods and Chiller Case Study."ACEEE Summer School (2000).

Koomey, Jonathan G.."Rebuttal to Testimony on ‘Kyoto and the Internet: The Energy Implications of the Digital Economy’." (2000).

Diamond, Richard C., and Mithra M. Moezzi."Revealing Myths about People, Energy, and Buildings." (2000) 12.

Fisk, William J., Olli Seppänen, Marianna Tuomainen, and Jorma Säteri."Review of health and productivity gains from better IEQ."Healthy Buildings 2000 4 (2000) 23-24.

Brown, Richard E., Carrie A. Webber, Jonathan G. Koomey, Ken Keating, Margaret Suozzo, and Marc Hoffman."Status and Future Directions of the ENERGY STAR Program."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 6 (2000) 6.33-6.43.

Sartor, Dale A., Mary Ann Piette, William F. Tschudi, and Stephen Fok."Strategies for Energy Benchmarking in Cleanrooms and Laboratory-Type Facilities."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2000).

Akbari, Hashem, Steven J. Konopacki, and Danny S. Parker."Updates on revision to ASHRAE Standard 90.2: including roof reflectivity for residential buildings."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1 (2000) 1-11.

Koomey, Jonathan G.."Avoiding "The Big Mistake" in Forecasting Technology Adoption."ENERGEX 2000 Conference (2000).

Shockman, Christine, and Mary Ann Piette."Innovation Adoption Processes for Third Party Property Management Companies."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Efficiency and Sustainability (2000).

Mitchell, Robin, Christian Kohler, Dariush K. Arasteh, Elizabeth U. Finlayson, Charlie Huizenga, Dragan C. Curcija, and John Carmody."THERM 2.1 NFRC Simulation Manual." (2000) 260.

Lebot, Benoit, Alan K. Meier, and Alain Anglade."Global Implications of Standby Power Use." (2000).

Rosen, Karen, Alan K. Meier, and Stefan Zandelin."National Energy Use of Consumer Electronics in 1999." (2000).

Koomey, Jonathan G.."Report to Flexplay Technologies: Preliminary analysis of environmental impacts of video rentals in the U.S.." (2000).

Klems, Joseph H.."U-Values of Flat and Domed Skylights."2000 ASHRAE Annual Meeting 106, Part 2 (2000).

Ross, J.P., and Alan K. Meier."Whole-House Measurements of Standby Power Consumption." (2000).

Hong, Tianzhen, Siaw K. Chou, and T.Y. Bong."Building simulation: an overview of development and information sources."Building and Environment 35.4 (2000) 347-361. DOI

Papamichael, Konstantinos M.."Desktop Radiance: A New Tool for Computer-Aided Daylighting Design." (2000).

Piette, Mary Ann, Satkartar T. Khalsa, and Philip Haves."Use of an Information Monitoring and Diagnostic System for Commissioning and Ongoing Operations."8th National Conference on Building Commissioning PECI (2000).

Piette, Mary Ann, Satkartar T. Khalsa, and Philip Haves."Use of an Information Monitoring and Diagnostic System to Improve Building Operations."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Efficiency and Sustainability (2000).

Pomerantz, Melvin, Brian Pon, Hashem Akbari, and Sheng-Chieh Chang."The effect of pavements' temperatures on air temperatures in large cities." (2000).