Luis Fernandes

Luis Fernandes

Dr. Luís Fernandes has over two decades of experience in researching, developing and demonstrating the energy and visual performance of daylighting and electric lighting technologies, using a variety of methods including computer simulation, optimization, laboratory tests and field demonstrations. Fernandes holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Building Systems Program of the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has authored 30 publications. Currently Department Head for the Building Technology Department in the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division.

Contact Information

Phone: 510-495-8892

Education

Civil Engineering, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2006
Physics Engineering, Lic.Eng., Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal), 1995

Awards

2018 Director’s Award for Exceptional Achievement: Technology Transfer -  August 8th 2018

A Living Lab partnership with Goldman Sachs (GS) leveraged LBNL's world-class science to obtain an objective assessment of innovative daylighting and lighting energy efficiency technologies and promote lessons learned strategies throughout the worldwide GS organization and the broader buildings industry.

Publications

2024

Zero Net Energy Retrofits for Small Commercial Offices: Zero Net Energy Package and Tubular Daylighting Device FLEXLAB Test Results Report

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L, and Cynthia Regnier.

2023

Comparison of Fast Daylighting Climate-Based Simulation Methods for Parametric Design: Two-Phase, Three-Phase Method and Path Tracing

Authors: Queiroz, Natália; Luis L Fernandes, and Fernando OscarRutt Pereira.
12/2023

Integrated Whole-Building Zero Net Energy Retrofits for Small Commercial Offices

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Luis L Fernandes; Kaiyu Sun; Pia Engel-Moss; Tom Abram; Luke McGuire, and Ruju Rathod.
03/2023

2021

Parametric study of solid-solid translucent phase change materials in building windows

Authors: Gao, Yuan; Qiye Zheng; Jacob C Jonsson; Sean D Lubner; Dragan C Curcija; Luis L Fernandes; Sumanjeet Kaur, and Christian Kohler.
11/2021

Achieving Integrated Daylighting and Electric Lighting Systems: Current State of the Art and Needed Research

Authors: Thomson, Gregory D; Robert G Davis; Luis L Fernandes, and Taoning Wang.
07/2021

2020

Potential annual daylighting performance of a high-efficiency daylight redirecting slat system

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L; Eleanor S Lee; Anothai Thanachareonkit, and Stephen E Selkowitz.
08/2020

High-Performance Integrated Window and Façade Solutions for California

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Anothai Thanachareonkit; D. D Charlie Curcija; Gregory J Ward; Taoning Wang; David Geisler-Moroder; Christoph Gehbauer; John Breshears; Luis L Fernandes; Stephen E Selkowitz; Robert Hart; Christian Kohler; David Blum; Jinqing Peng, and Howdy Goudey.
01/2020

National Mandates Won’t Save Us!: How to Design Energy Efficiency Policies that Address Institutional Barriers to Change

Authors: Morabito, Molly; Liyang Wang; Christopher T Payne, and Luis L Fernandes.

ZNE for All! Enabling Zero Net Energy Retrofits for Small Commercial Offices

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Luis L Fernandes; Kaiyu Sun, and John Bruschi.

2018

Electrochromic Window Demonstration at the John E. Moss Federal Building, 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L; Eleanor S Lee; Darryl J Dickerhoff; Anothai Thanachareonkit; Taoning Wang, and Christoph Gehbauer.
06/2018

Dual-Zone Solar Control Indoor Shade: Demonstration at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Advanced Windows Testbed, Berkeley, California

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Christoph Gehbauer; Anothai Thanachareonkit; Luis L Fernandes, and Taoning Wang.

2017

Demonstration of Energy Efficient Retrofits for Lighting and Daylighting in New York City Office Buildings

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Luis L Fernandes; Taoning Wang; Stephen E Selkowitz; Steven Mesh; Yetsuh Frank, and Richard Yancey.
04/2017

2016

Balancing daylight, glare, and energy-efficiency goals: An evaluation of exterior coplanar shading systems using complex fenestration modeling tools

Authors: Hoffmann, Sabine; Eleanor S Lee; Andrew McNeil; Luis L Fernandes; Dragan Vidanovic, and Anothai Thanachareonkit.
01/2016

Electrochromic Window Demonstration at the 911 Federal Building, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Luis L Fernandes; Samir Touzani; Anothai Thanachareonkit; Xiufeng Pang, and Darryl J Dickerhoff.

2015

Electrochromic Window Demonstration at the Donna Land Port of Entry

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L; Eleanor S Lee, and Anothai Thanachareonkit.
05/2015

2014

High Performance Building Façade Solutions-Phase II

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Brian E Coffey; Luis L Fernandes; Sabine Hoffmann; Andrew McNeil; Anothai Thanachareonkit, and Gregory J Ward.
03/2014

Angular selective window systems: Assessment of technical potential for energy saving

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L; Eleanor S Lee; Andrew McNeil; Jacob C Jonsson; Thierry Stephane Nouidui; Xiufeng Pang, and Sabine Hoffmann.
01/2014

Monitored lighting energy savings from dimmable lighting controls in The New York Times Headquarters Building

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L; Eleanor S Lee; Dennis L DiBartolomeo, and Andrew McNeil.
01/2014

2013

A Pilot Demonstration of Electrochromic and Thermochromic Windows in the Denver Federal Center, Building 41, Denver, Colorado

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Luis L Fernandes; Howdy Goudey; Jacob C Jonsson; Dragan C Curcija; Xiufeng Pang; Dennis L DiBartolomeo, and Sabine Hoffmann.
07/2013

Lighting energy savings potential of split-pane electrochromic windows controlled for daylighting with visual comfort

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L; Eleanor S Lee, and Gregory J Ward.
06/2013

A Post-Occupancy Monitored Evaluation of the Dimmable Lighting, Automated Shading, and Underfloor Air Distribution System in The New York Times Building

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Luis L Fernandes; Brian E Coffey; Andrew McNeil; Robert D Clear; Thomas L Webster; Fred S Bauman; Darryl J Dickerhoff; David Heinzerling, and Tyler Hoyt.
01/2013

2007

Daylighting the New York Times Headquarters Building: Final Report: Commissioning Daylighting Systems and Estimation of Demand Response

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Glenn D Hughes; Robert D Clear; Luis L Fernandes; Sila Kiliccote; Mary Ann Piette; Francis M Rubinstein, and Stephen E Selkowitz.
08/2007

Commissioning and verification procedures for the automated roller shade system at The New York Times Headquarters

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Robert D Clear; Gregory J Ward, and Luis L Fernandes.
05/2007

Quick Start Guide: Commissioning and verification procedures for the automated roller shade system at The New York Times Headquarters

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Robert D Clear; Gregory J Ward, and Luis L Fernandes.
05/2007

2006

Advancement of Electrochromic Windows

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Stephen E Selkowitz; Robert D Clear; Dennis L DiBartolomeo; Joseph H Klems; Luis L Fernandes; Gregory J Ward; Vorapat Inkarojrit, and Mehry Yazdanian.
04/2006

A Design Guide for Early-Market Electrochromic Windows

Authors: Lee, Eleanor S; Stephen E Selkowitz; Robert D Clear; Dennis L DiBartolomeo; Joseph H Klems; Luis L Fernandes; Gregory J Ward; Vorapat Inkarojrit, and Mehry Yazdanian.

2003

Automating the Selection of Fenestration Systems to Best Meet Daylighting Performance Goals

Authors: Fernandes, Luis L, and Konstantinos M Papamichael.
02/2003