Cool Colors Project: Improved Materials for Cooler Roofs
Roofs and the rainbow of colors used in roofing materials are getting cooler and cooler, thanks to research by scientists in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD). The cooler roofs get, the more energy and money they save. A new research program in cool materials is developing the first cool shingle for residential roofs.
BVAMP: Simplifying Assessment of Building Vulnerability
Building comfort, safety, efficiency, and cost reductions are serious matters that traditionally occupy building managers’ time. However, in light of recent world events, building managers face an additional concern: the threat of a chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) attack.
NARAC Expands its Reach: Minimize Chemical-Biological Weapons Casualties
In a boost for homeland security, the National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC) will soon be able to track and predict the movement of chemical and biological agents and other hazardous material indoors as well as outdoors.
How do you buy power from renewable energy providers, or make the case for the business benefits of green power? A new document, incorporating technical advice from EETD researchers, as well as other institutions, can show the way.
Seventy percent of U.S. homes have furnaces, and 11 percent have boilers; space-heating equipment accounts for more than 70 percent of gas consumption and 90 percent of oil consumption in the U.S. residential sector. In view of these statistics, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2002 initiated an update of the current minimum energy-efficiency standard for furnaces and boilers, which was established in 1992.
EETD Scientists Tackle Afghani Housing
Wray Honored with Distinguished Service Award
Gadgil Wins Tech Museum Award
Examining Airline Cabin Air Quality