IGDB Peer Review
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Discontinued Records or Reused NFRC IDs
… Discontinued Records or Reused NFRC IDs Discontinued Records or Reused NFRC IDs Last Updated: … listed below are discontinued and should not be used for new simulations. They are not automatically deleted when … Glazing Type ID Filename Product Name Laminate 9700 6.38ComfortPlus Green.bpa ComfortPlus™ Green Laminate 9701 …
Heat Island Group's cool cars study reported in Israeli energy newsletter EnergiaNews.com
… former science & technology editor of the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv, writes about the Heat Island Group's cool cars study for the Israeli energy newsletter EnergiaNews.com. Read the original Hebrew …
… Residential Windows & Attachments Residential Windows & … traditionally used to control solar heat gain in conditioned and unconditioned houses. When they are used in unconditioned houses, they are used to create more comfortable living conditions. Examples of these products are …
Big Energy Savings in The New York Times Building Confirmed by Berkeley Lab Study
… a building holistically, and making sure that its components and systems work together according to design intent, can pay big dividends in energy savings and occupant satisfaction, … whether the advanced technologies could provide comfortable working conditions for the building occupants while …
High Performance Windows
… Performance Windows Thermal and optical performance of residential and commercial windows Strengthening a Building's … "Skin" Building envelopes play a crucial role in the energy balance of buildings, imposing an annual 15.5 quad … in defining goals for building energy performance and comfort. The most efficient HVAC or lighting system is the one …
Ravi Prasher New ETA Leader
… has been appointed Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Technologies at the Department of Energy's Lawrence … has led the Lab's research on batteries, fuel cells, and grid modernization. He is also an adjunct professor in the … a more resilient infrastructure and boosting American competitiveness," said Berkeley Lab Director Mike Witherell. …
Grants for Greener Buildings
… has been awarded more than $4 million by the Department of Energy (DOE) to undertake three projects aimed at improving … windows, and versatile tools for building designers," said Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Associate Lab Director for ETA. "We … large commercial buildings and try to maintain occupant comfort while minimizing energy use.The typical process of …
Innovative Device Reduces Energy Use in Buildings
… from the United States and Brazil have developed a new device that can reduce energy losses in buildings by … University of Santa Catarina, and is part of a large effort funded by EERE’s International Program. The collaboration aims to accelerate deployment of clean energy …
IEA's Technology Roadmap for Energy Efficient Building Envelopes features cool roofing
… fabric or enclosure – is the boundary between the conditioned interior of a building and the outdoors. The energy … to as much as 50% in cold climates and over 60% in the residential sub-sector in cold climate countries.Overall, … envelope improvements can improve occupant comfort and the quality of life to millions of citizens, while …
Daylighting Window Film Shows Potential to Significantly Reduce Lighting Energy Use in Buildings
… use of electric lighting in buildings. Since lighting energy use represents 13 percent of the total primary energy … emission reduction goals. Conventional windows cannot provide useful daylight beyond about one to one and a half times … these tools, calculations of energy use and visual discomfort can be done more accurately and in a fraction of the …
Berkeley Lab Scientists Developing Paint-on Coating for Energy Efficient Windows
… in electricity.It’s estimated that 10 percent of all the energy used in buildings in the U.S. can be attributed to … and paint it on as a DIY retrofit—that’s the vision,” said Berkeley Lab scientist Raymond Weitekamp. “The coating … chemistry. Additionally we can model and measure thermal comfort, which is important because what will motivate people …
Technology Commercialization Awards
… The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Technology Commercialization Fund has awarded $1 million to four … industry partners on biofuels, bioproducts, energy microgrid technology, and renewable energy technology.Two of those …
New ARPA-E Projects Will Advance Efficient Buildings, Windows, Electric Grid
… ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects – Energy) has announced 66 research grants to develop … thermal maps of the interiors of buildings. The goal of Rapid Automated Modeling and Simulation of Existing Buildings … conditioning and electric lighting, and enhancing the comfort of occupants, by managing the visible light that …
Not All Cool Pavements Are Created Equal
… can help keep cities cool, right? Yes, but according to new research from the Department of Energy's Lawrence … drawbacks relative to conventional pavements when considering the entire life cycle of the materials.Scientists in … more, as cities get warmer there may be benefits in both comfort and health that result from cooler pavements. This …
… Low Energy Facades & Daylighting Low Energy Facades & Daylighting … challenges. If a low-cost technology can be devised for widespread applications, daylighting has the potential to … material science R&D was guided by detailed energy and comfort analysis of hypothetical prototype technologies. …
Heat Island Group's Art Rosenfeld highlighted in Reuters feature on white roofs
… white would cancel the warming effect of 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year for the lifetime of the roof, according to … internal building temperatures, making buildings more comfortable during the hot summer months.It also can cut the …
Berkeley Lab chosen to lead U.S.-India Clean Energy Research Center
… Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has been selected to lead a new joint U.S.-India research center focusing on energy … efficiency technologies for buildings. It is one of three consortia that will make up the U.S.-India Joint Clean … with building systems in commercial and high-rise residential buildings. This area offers enormous potential for …
Jessica Granderson to Lead Berkeley Lab's Building Technology and Urban Systems Division
… Technology and Urban Systems (BTUS) Division in the Energy Technologies Area. Her appointment is effective … follows an extensive international search.“Jessica’s formidable experience of over 17 years at Berkeley Lab, her … efficient and healthy schools, and many other valuable efforts.As the division’s interim director since October 2022, …
High-Performance Window Demonstrates Berkeley Lab-to-Market Success
… several years of a research and development relationship, one of the largest window and door replacement companies in … launch is a significant milestone in Berkeley Lab’s effort to advance from a research prototype to a marketable product that can provide energy savings across the U.S. “Our successful …
