Indoor Environment Group

2019

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.

2018

Fischer, Marc L, Wanyu R Chan, William W Delp, Seongeun Jeong, Vi H Rapp, and Zhimin Zhu. "An Estimate of Natural Gas Methane Emissions from California Homes." Environmental Science & Technology (2018).

2016

Berdahl, Paul H, Sharon S Chen, Hugo Destaillats, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Ronnen M Levinson, and Michael A Zalich. "Fluorescent Cooling of Objects Exposted to Sunlight - The Ruby Example." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 157 (2016) 312-317. LBNL-1006729.

2015

Chan, Wanyu R, Srinandini Parthasarathy, William J Fisk, and Thomas E McKone. "Estimated effect of ventilation and filtration on chronic health risks in U.S. offices, schools, and retail stores." 2015.
Sleiman, Mohamad, Sharon S Chen, Haley E Gilbert, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Paul H Berdahl, Erica Bibian, Laura S Bruckman, Dominic Cremona, Roger H French, Devin A Gordon, Marco Emiliani, Justin Kable, Liyan Ma, Milena Martarelli, Riccardo Paolini, Matthew Prestia, John Renowden, Gian Marco Revel, Olivier Rosseler, Ming Shiao, Giancarolo Terraneo, Tammy Yang, Lingtao Yu, Michele Zinzi, Hashem Akbari, Ronnen M Levinson, and Hugo Destaillats. "Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance – Part III: Interlaboratory study of an accelerated aging method for roofing materials." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 143 (2015) 581-590.

2014

Preble, Chelsea V, Odelle L Hadley, Ashok J Gadgil, and Thomas W Kirchstetter. "Emissions and Climate-Relevant Optical Properties of Pollutants Emitted from a Three-Stone Fire and the Berkeley-Darfur Stove Tested under Laboratory Conditions." Environmental Science & Technology 48.11 (2014) 6484 - 6491. LBNL-1003903.
Wang, Yungang, Michael D Sohn, Yilun Wang, Kathleen M Lask, Thomas W Kirchstetter, and Ashok J Gadgil. "How many replicate tests are needed to test cookstove performance and emissions? – Three is not adequate." Energy for Sustainable Development 20 (2014) 21-29. LBNL-1003907.

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Sleiman, Mohamad, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Paul H Berdahl, Haley E Gilbert, Sarah Quelen, Lea Marlot, Chelsea V Preble, Sharon S Chen, Amandine Montalbano, Olivier Rosseler, Hashem Akbari, Ronnen M Levinson, and Hugo Destaillats. "Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance – Part II: Development of an accelerated aging method for roofing materials." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 122 (2014) 271-281. LBNL-6714E.

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2013

Scown, Corinne, Michael Taptich, Arpad Horvath, Thomas E McKone, and William W Nazaroff. "Achieving Deep Cuts in the Carbon Intensity of U.S. Automobile Transportation by 2050: Complementary Roles for Electricity and Biofuels." Environmental Science & Technology 47.16 (2013) 9044 - 9052.
Parthasarathy, Srinandini, William J Fisk, and Thomas E McKone. Effect Of Ventilation On Chronic Health Risks In Schools And Offices. 2013. LBNL-6121E.

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Wang, Yungang, Michael D Sohn, Ashok J Gadgil, Yilun Wang, Kathleen M Lask, and Thomas W Kirchstetter. How many replicate tests do I need? – Variability of cookstove performance and emissions has implications for obtaining useful results . Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2013.

2012

Kirchstetter, Thomas W, and Tracy L Thatcher. "Contribution of organic carbon to wood smoke particulate matter absorption of solar radiation." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 12.14 (2012) 6067-6072.
Wang, Yungang, Ashok J Gadgil, and Thomas W Kirchstetter. Effect of Change in Cookstove Types on Visibility - Case Study of the Berkeley-Darfur Stove and Three-Stone Fire. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012. LBNL-6291E.

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Wang, Yungang, Ashok J Gadgil, and Thomas W Kirchstetter. "How Many Replicates Are Sufficient for Characterizing Cookstove Emissions – A Case Study Using the Berkeley-Darfur Stove and Three Stone Fire." AAAR 31st Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN, 2012.
Scown, Corinne, William W Nazaroff, Umakant Mishra, Bret Strogen, Agnes B Lobscheid, Eric R Masanet, Nicholas J Santero, Arpad Horvath, and Thomas E McKone. "Lifecycle greenhouse gas implications of US national scenarios for cellulosic ethanol production." Environmental Research Letters 7.1 (2012) 014011.
Singer, Brett C, William W Delp, Michael G Apte, and Phillip N Price. "Performance of Installed Cooking Exhaust Devices." Indoor Air 22.3 (2012) 224-234. LBNL-5265E.

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Maddalena, Randy L, Melissa M Lunden, Daniel L Wilson, Cristina Ceballos, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Jonathan L Slack, and Larry L Dale. Quantifying Stove Emissions Related to Different Use Patterns for the Silver‐mini (Small Turkish) Space Heating Stove. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012. LBNL-6319E.

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2011

Logue, Jennifer M, Phillip N Price, Max H Sherman, and Brett C Singer. "Assessment of Indoor Air Quality Benefits and Energy Costs of Mechanical Ventilation." Proceedings of the 2011 32nd AIVC Conference and 1st Tightvent Conference, Toward Optimal Airtightness Performance. Brussels, Belgium, 2011. LBNL-4945E.

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Apte, Joshua S, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Alexander H Reich, Shyam J Deshpande, Geetanjali Kaushik, Arvind Chel, Julian D Marshall, and William W Nazaroff. "Concentrations of fine, ultrafine, and black carbon particles in auto-rickshaws in New Delhi, India." Atmospheric Environment 45.26 (2011) 4470–4480.
Apte, Michael G, Mark J Mendell, Michael D Sohn, Spencer M Dutton, Pam M Berkeley, and Michael Spears. Final Report: Balancing energy conservation and occupant needs in ventilation rate standards for “Big Box” stores in California: predicted indoor air quality and energy consumption using a matrix of ventilation scenarios. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011. LBNL-5551E.

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McKone, Thomas E, William W Nazaroff, Peter Berck, Maximilian Auffhammer, Timothy E Lipman, Margaret S Torn, Eric R Masanet, Agnes B Lobscheid, Nicholas J Santero, Umakant Mishra, Audrey Barrett, Matt Bomberg, Kevin Fingerman, Corinne Scown, Bret Strogen, and Arpad Horvath. "Grand Challenges for Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels." Environmental Science & Technology 45.5 (2011) 1751 - 1756.
Logue, Jennifer M, Thomas E McKone, Max H Sherman, and Brett C Singer. "Hazard Assessment of Chemical Air Contaminants Measured in Residences." Indoor Air 21.2 (2011) 92-109. LBNL-3650E.

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Tonse, Shaheen R, and Brett C Singer. Modeling of Pollutant Emissions From a Residential Cooking Range. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011. LBNL-5044E.
Tonse, Shaheen R, and Brett C Singer. Natural Gas Variability In California: Environmental Impacts And Device Performance, Combustion Modeling of Pollutant Emissions From a Residential Cooking Range. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011. LBNL-5044E.

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Sleiman, Mohamad, George A Ban-Weiss, Haley E Gilbert, David François, Paul H Berdahl, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Hugo Destaillats, and Ronnen M Levinson. "Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance—Part I: Analysis of roofing product databases." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 95.12 (2011) 3385-3399.

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