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Air Quality Tips and Resources During a Wildfire
The Indoor Environment Group has put together a number of tips and resources
to assist with dealing with bad air quality, during a wildfire or other event.
Find out more: indoor.lbl.gov/news/air-quality-tips-and-resources
Our Research
We use a multidisciplinary approach to study the indoor environment effects on occupant outcome and building energy use. Researchers in our Group have backgrounds in engineering, sciences, economics, statistics and public health. We aim to improve the understanding of pollutants that impact the built environment, and energy-efficient strategies to better indoor air quality.
California Residential Methane Emissions Characterization (CARMEC) Study
Berkeley Lab is looking for homeowners in San Francisco and nearby areas, who live in single-family houses and have certain types of gas appliances, to take part in a study. The California Energy Commission (CEC) is funding our work to better quantify methane emissions, which is a greenhouse gas and contributes to our state's emissions. Our researchers will visit your home and measure methane emissions from two or more gas appliances. To learn more and see if you are interested in participating, please visit our CARMEC study page.
Commercial Kitchen Indoor Environmental Quality Field Study
Berkeley Lab, with support from Frontier Energy's Food Service Technology Center and the University of California at Berkeley's Center for the Built Environment, is conducting a field study to gather data on thermal conditions and air quality from 20 commercial kitchens to identify energy saving opportunities. The study also includes a free, onsite energy assessment and opportunities for kitchen staff to provide feedback. To find out more, please visit our commercial kitchen study page.
