David Lorenzetti

David Lorenzetti

Staff Software Developer
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Bio

David Lorenzetti studies methods for solving whole-building airflow and pollutant transport problems, and applications of building airflow models to issues of life-safety in buildings. His interest in buildings began with questions of energy conservation.

David has a Ph.D. in Building Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently holds a Mechanical Engineer position in the Airflow and Pollutant Transport Group, where he has worked since 1999. Before coming to LBNL, he worked in the Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation group(link is external) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Awards

Spot: William Delp, David Lorenzetti, Michael Sohn -  May 6th 2020

For rapid response and innovative modeling of virus aerosol transport on military and commercial aircraft to support the safe return of COVID-19 patients to the U.S.

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Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer -  May 5th 2004

For the entry "Minimizing Casualties from a Chem/Bio Attack: Preparation, Training, and Response Resources."

Publications

2024

Compartmentalization and Ventilation System Impacts on Air and Contaminant Transport for Multifamily Buildings

Authors: Walker, Iain S.; Brennan Less; Cara Lozinsky; David M. Lorenzetti; Nuria Casquero-Modrego, and Michael D. Sohn.
03/2024

2022

Compartmentalization and Ventilation System Impacts on Air and Contaminant Transport for a Multifamily Building

Authors: Walker, Iain S.; Brennan Less; David M. Lorenzetti; Michael D. Sohn, and Nuria Casquero-Modrego.
08/2022

Analysis of Zoned Residential Ventilation Systems

Authors: Walker, Iain S.; Brennan Less; David M. Lorenzetti, and Michael D. Sohn.
05/2022

2021

Development of Advanced Smart Ventilation Controls for Residential Applications

Authors: Walker, Iain S.; Brennan Less; David M. Lorenzetti, and Michael D. Sohn.
08/2021

2020

Smart Ventilation for Advanced California Homes

Authors: Less, Brennan; Iain S. Walker; David M. Lorenzetti; Evan Mills; Vi H. Rapp; Spencer M. Dutton; Michael D. Sohn; Xiwang Li; Jordan D. Clark, and Max H. Sherman.
06/2020

2017

Pollutant concentrations and emission rates from natural gas cooking burners without and with range hood exhaust in nine California homes

Authors: Singer, Brett C.; Rebecca Zarin Pass; William W. Delp; David M. Lorenzetti, and Randy L. Maddalena.
09/2017

2016

Providing pressure inputs to multizone building models

Authors: Herring, Steven J.; Simon Batchelor; Paul E. Bieringer; Bry Lingard; David M. Lorenzetti; Simon T. Parker; Luna Rodriguez; Michael D. Sohn; Dan Steinhoff, and Matthew Wolski.
05/2016

Providing pressure inputs to multizone building models

Authors: Herring, Steven J.; Simon Batchelor; Paul E. Bieringer; Bry Lingard; David M. Lorenzetti; Simon T. Parker; Luna Rodriguez; Michael D. Sohn; Dan Steinhoff, and Matthew Wolski.
05/2016

2014

Implementing state-space methods for multizone contaminant transport

Authors: Parker, Simon T.; David M. Lorenzetti, and Michael D. Sohn.
01/2014

Air-Handling System Modeling in EnergyPlus: Recommendations for Meeting Stakeholder Needs

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M., and Craig P. Wray.

2013

A stiff, variable time step transport solver for CONTAM

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M.; W. Stuart Dols; Andrew K. Persily, and Michael D. Sohn.
09/2013

2012

Siting Samplers to Minimize Expected Time to Detection

Authors: Walter, Travis; David M. Lorenzetti, and Michael D. Sohn.
12/2012

2011

Numerical Solution of the Polanyi-DR Isotherm in Linear Driving Force Models

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M., and Michael D. Sohn.
09/2011

2009

Indoor Sampler Siting

Authors: Sohn, Michael D., and David M. Lorenzetti.

2007

Effect of room air recirculation delay on the decay rate of tracer gas concentration

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M.; Astrid H. Kristoffersen, and Ashok J. Gadgil.

Siting Bio-Samplers in Buildings

Authors: Sohn, Michael D., and David M. Lorenzetti.

2005

Assessing Sheltering-In-Place Responses to Outdoor Toxic Releases

Authors: Sohn, Michael D.; Richard G. Sextro, and David M. Lorenzetti.
09/2005

2004

Coupled model for simulation of indoor airflow and pollutant transport

Authors: Jayaraman, Buvaneswari; David M. Lorenzetti, and Ashok J. Gadgil.

2003

Improving Long-Range Energy Modeling: A Plea for Historical Retrospectives

Authors: Koomey, Jonathan G.; Paul P. Craig; Ashok J. Gadgil, and David M. Lorenzetti.

Protecting Buildings From a Biological or Chemical Attack: actions to take before or during a release

Authors: Price, Phillip N.; Michael D. Sohn; Ashok J. Gadgil; William W. Delp; David M. Lorenzetti; Elizabeth U. Finlayson; Tracy L. Thatcher; Richard G. Sextro; Elisabeth A. Derby, and Sondra A. Jarvis.

2002

Advice for first responders to a building during a chemical or biological attack

Authors: Price, Phillip N.; William W. Delp; Michael D. Sohn; Tracy L. Thatcher; David M. Lorenzetti; Richard G. Sextro; Ashok J. Gadgil; Elisabeth A. Derby, and Sondra A. Jarvis.

Assessing multizone airflow simulation software

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M..

Computational Aspects of Nodal Multizone Airflow Systems

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M..

Information for first responders to a chemical or biological attack

Authors: Price, Phillip N.; David M. Lorenzetti; Ashok J. Gadgil; Michael D. Sohn; William W. Delp, and Sondra A. Jarvis.

Modeling the spread of anthrax in buildings

Authors: Sextro, Richard G.; David M. Lorenzetti; Michael D. Sohn, and Tracy L. Thatcher.

Modeling Transient Contaminant Transport in HVAC Systems and Buildings

Authors: Federspiel, Clifford C.; Huilin Li; David M. Auslander; David M. Lorenzetti, and Ashok J. Gadgil.

Predicting Indoor Pollutant Concentrations, and Applications to Air Quality Management

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M..

2001

Assessing Multizone Airflow Software

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M..

2000

Improving Speed and Robustness of the COMIS Solver

Authors: Lorenzetti, David M., and Michael D. Sohn.