Publications

2020

Tang, Xiaochen, Sébastien Houzé de l’Aulnoit, Mark T. Buelow, Jonathan L. Slack, Brett C. Singer, and Hugo Destaillats."Performance of a CO2 sorbent for indoor air cleaning applications: Effects of environmental conditions, sorbent aging, and adsorption of co-occurring formaldehyde."Indoor Air (2020). DOI
Chan, Wanyu R., Yang-Seon Kim, William W. Delp, Iain S. Walker, and Brett C. Singer."Dataset: Indoor air quality in California homes with code-required mechanical ventilation." (2020). DOI
Singer, Brett C., Wanyu R. Chan, Yang-Seon Kim, Francis J. Offermann, and Iain S. Walker."Indoor Air Quality in California Homes with Code-Required Mechanical Ventilation."Indoor Air (2020). DOI
Wang, Zhiqiang, William W. Delp, and Brett C. Singer."Performance of low-cost indoor air quality monitors for PM2.5 and PM10 from residential sources."Building and Environment 171 (2020). DOI
Chan, Wanyu R., Sangeetha Kumar, Alexandra L. Johnson, and Brett C. Singer."Simulations of short-term exposure to NO2 and PM2.5 to inform capture efficiency standards." (2020).
Paolini, Riccardo, Giancarlo Terraneo, Chiara Ferrari, Mohamad Sleiman, Alberto Muscio, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Tiziana Poli, Hugo Destaillats, Michele Zinzi, and Ronnen M. Levinson."Effects of soiling and weathering on the albedo of building envelope materials: Lessons learned from natural exposure in two European cities and tuning of a laboratory simulation practice."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 205 (2020). DOI
Tang, Xiaochen, and Hugo Destaillats."Evaluation of short-term initial performance of a “Molekule Air” portable air cleaner." (2020).
Tang, Hao, Yong Ding, and Brett C. Singer."Interactions and Comprehensive Effect of Indoor Environmental Quality Factors on Occupant Satisfaction."Building and Environment 167.01 (2020). DOI
Chan, Wanyu R., Xiwang Li, Brett C. Singer, Theresa Pistochini, David Vernon, Sarah Outcault, Angela Sanguinetti, and Mark Modera."Ventilation rates in California classrooms: Why many recent HVAC retrofits are not delivering sufficient ventilation."Building and Environment 167.January 2020 (2020). DOI
Young, Matthew, Brennan Less, Spencer M. Dutton, Iain S. Walker, Max H. Sherman, and Jordan D. Clark."Assessment of peak power demand reduction available via modulation of building ventilation systems."Energy and Buildings (2020). DOI
Piette, Mary Ann, Richard C. Diamond, Stephen E. Selkowitz, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Tianzhen Hong, Kaiyu Sun, Paul A. Mathew, Iain S. Walker, Alan K. Meier, Erik Page, Jessica Granderson, Nan Zhou, and Peter Alstone."Chapter 2: Global Opportunities and Challenges in Energy and Environmental Issues in the Buildings Sector."World Scientific Series in Current Energy Issues (2020). DOI

2019

Han, Hyun Joo, Muhammad Uzair Mehmood, Rahate Ahmed, Yeongmin Kim, Spencer M. Dutton, Sang Hoon Lim, and Wongee Chunb."An advanced lighting system combining solar and an artificial light source for constant illumination and energy saving in buildings."Energy and Buildings 203 (2019). DOI
Sohn, Michael D., William W. Delp, Richard N. Fry, and Yang-Seon Kim."Analysis of a series of urban-scale chlorine dispersion experiments and implications on indoor health consequences."Atmospheric Environment 212 (2019) 83 - 89. DOI
Fisk, William J., Pawel Wargocki, and Xiaojing Zhang."Do Indoor CO2 Levels Directly Affect Perceived Air Quality, Health, or Work Performance?."ASHRAE Journal (2019).
Tang, Xiaochen, Lara Ughetta, Simon K. Shannon, Sharon S. Chen, Sébastien Houzé de l’Aulnoit, Rachael A.T. Gould, Marion L. Russell, Jiachen Zhang, George A. Ban-Weiss, Rebecca L.A. Everman, Frank W. Klink, Ronnen M. Levinson, and Hugo Destaillats."De-pollution efficacy of photocatalytic roofing granules."Building and Environment 160 (2019). DOI
Fisk, William J., Wanyu R. Chan, and Alexandra L. Johnson."Does Dampness and Mold in Schools affect Health? Results of a Meta-Analysis."Indoor Air 2019 (2019). DOI
Cancelada, Lucia, Mohamad Sleiman, Xiaochen Tang, Marion L. Russell, V. Nahuel Montesinos, Marta I. Litter, Lara A. Gundel, and Hugo Destaillats."Heated Tobacco Products: Volatile Emissions and Their Predicted Impact on Indoor Air Quality."Environmental Science and Technology 53.13 (2019). DOI
Less, Brennan, Spencer M. Dutton, Iain S. Walker, Max H. Sherman, and Jordan D. Clark."Energy savings with outdoor temperature-based smart ventilation control strategies in advanced California homes."Energy and Buildings 194 (2019) 317 - 327. DOI
Less, Brennan, Iain S. Walker, Jonathan L. Slack, Leo I. Rainer, and Ronnen M. Levinson."Sealed and Insulated Attic Hygrothermal Performance in New California Homes Using Vapor and Air Permeable Insulation—Field Study and Simulations." (2019).
Levinson, Ronnen M., George A. Ban-Weiss, Paul Berdahl, Sharon S. Chen, Hugo Destaillats, Nathalie Dumas, Haley E. Gilbert, Howdy Goudey, Sébastien Houzé de l’Aulnoit, Jan Kleissl, Benjamin Kurtz, Yun Li, Yan Long, Arash Mohegh, Negin Nazarian, Matteo Pizzicotti, Pablo J. Rosado, Marion L. Russell, Jonathan L. Slack, Xiaochen Tang, Jiachen Zhang, and Weilong Zhang."Solar-Reflective “Cool” Walls: Benefits, Technologies, and Implementation." (2019). DOI
Clark, Jordan D., Brennan Less, Spencer M. Dutton, Iain S. Walker, and Max H. Sherman."Efficacy of occupancy-based smart ventilation control strategies in energy-efficient homes in the United States."Building and Environment 156 (2019) 253 - 267. DOI
Dutton, Spencer M., Chris Marnay, Wei Feng, Matthew Robinson, and Andrea A. Mammoli."Moore vs. Murphy: Tradeoffs between complexity and reliability in distributed energy system scheduling using software-as-a-service."Applied Energy 238 (2019) 1126 - 1137. DOI
Walker, Iain S., William W. Delp, and Brett C. Singer."Are low-cost sensors good enough for IAQ controls?."Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations (REHVA) Journal 56.1 (2019).
Less, Brennan, Spencer M. Dutton, Xiwang Li, Jordan D. Clark, Iain S. Walker, and Max H. Sherman."Smart Ventilation for Advance California Homes – Single Zone Technology Task." (2019).
Chan, Wanyu R., Yang-Seon Kim, Brennan Less, Brett C. Singer, and Iain S. Walker."Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New California Homes with Gas Appliances and Mechanical Ventilation." (2019).