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Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing climate challenges by bringing to market energy-efficient innovations across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of developing better batteries for electric vehicles; improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-interactive, efficient buildings; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide for renewable technologies like wind and solar.
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2001

Fischer, Marc L., Phillip N. Price, Tracy L. Thatcher, Carrie A. Schwalbe, Mathias J. Craig, Emily E. Wood, Richard G. Sextro, and Ashok J. Gadgil."Rapid Measurement and Mapping of Tracer Gas Concentrations in a Large Indoor Space."Atmospheric Environment 35 (2001) 2837-2844. DOI

Apte, Michael G., William W. Delp, Richard C. Diamond, Alfred T. Hodgson, Satish Kumar, Derek G. Shendell, Douglas P. Sullivan, and William J. Fisk."Report on HVAC Option Selections for a Relocatable Classroom Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Field Study." (2001).

2000

Fisk, William J.."Health and Productivity Gains from Better Indoor Environments and Their Implications for the U.S. Department of Energy."E-Vision 2000 Conference, October 11-13 (2000).

Fisk, William J., Olli Seppänen, Marianna Tuomainen, and Jorma Säteri."Review of health and productivity gains from better IEQ."Healthy Buildings 2000 4 (2000) 23-24.

Apte, Michael G., William J. Fisk, and Joan M. Daisey."Associations between Indoor CO₂ Concentrations and Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms in US Office Buildings: An Analysis of the 1994-1996 BASE Study Data."Indoor Air 10.4 (2000) 246-257. DOI

Fisk, William J., William W. Delp, Richard C. Diamond, Darryl J. Dickerhoff, Ronnen M. Levinson, Mark P. Modera, Albert (Matty) Nematollahi, and Duo Wang."Duct systems in large commercial buildings: physical characterization, air leakage and heat conduction gains."Energy and Buildings 32.1 (2000) 109-119.

Gadgil, Ashok J., Elizabeth U. Finlayson, Marc L. Fischer, Phillip N. Price, Tracy L. Thatcher, Mathias J. Craig, Ki-Hyuck Hong, J. Housman, Carrie A. Schwalbe, David J. Wilson, Emily E. Wood, and Richard G. Sextro."Pollutant transport and dispersion in large indoor spaces: A status report for the large space effort of the Interiors Project." (2000).

Hines, Cynthia J., Donald K. Milton, Lennart Larsson, Marty R. Petersen, William J. Fisk, and Mark J. Mendell."Characterization and Variability of Endotoxin and 3-Hydroxy Fatty Acids in an Office Building During a Particle Intervention Study."Indoor Air 10.1 (2000) 2-12. DOI

Litvak, Andrés, Ashok J. Gadgil, and William J. Fisk."Hygroscopic Fine Mode Particle Deposition on Electronic Circuits and Resulting Degradation of Circuit Performance: An Experimental Study."Indoor Air 10.1 (2000) 47-56. DOI

Price, Phillip N., Marc L. Fischer, Ashok J. Gadgil, and Richard G. Sextro."Algorithm for rapid tomography of gas concentrations."Atmospheric Environment 35 (2000) 2827-2835.

Seppänen, Olli, William J. Fisk, and Mark J. Mendell."Association of ventilation rates with health and other responses in commercial and institutional buildings."Healthy Buildings 2000 Conference (2000) 1-8.

Fisk, William J., John D. Spengler, Jonathan M. Samet, and John F. McCarthy."Estimates of Potential Nationwide Productivity and Health Benefits From Better Indoor Environments: An Update."Indoor Air Quality Handbook (2000).

Fisk, William J., David Faulkner, Douglas P. Sullivan, and Mark J. Mendell."Particle concentrations and sizes with normal and high efficiency filtration in a sealed air-conditioned office building."Aerosol Science & Technology 32 (2000) 527-544.

Wyon, David P., William J. Fisk, Sari Rautio, Olli Seppänen, Marianna Tuomainen, and Jorma Säteri."Research Needs and Approaches Pertaining to the Indoor Climate and Productivity."Healthy Buildings 2000 2 (2000) 327-332.

1999

Seppänen, Olli, William J. Fisk, and Mark J. Mendell."Association of ventilation rates and CO₂ -concentrations with health and other responses in commercial and institutional buildings."Indoor Air 9.4 (1999) 26. DOI

Mendell, Mark J., William J. Fisk, Maxia Dong, Marty R. Petersen, Cynthia J. Hines, David Faulkner, James A. Deddens, Avima M. Ruder, Douglas P. Sullivan, and Mark F. Boeniger."Enhanced particle filtration in a non-problem office environment: Preliminary results from a double-blind crossover intervention study."American Journal of Industrial Medicine Supplement 36.Supplement 1 (1999) 55-57. DOI

Faulkner, David, William J. Fisk, Douglas P. Sullivan, and David P. Wyon."Ventilation Efficiencies of Desk-Mounted Task/Ambient Conditioning Systems."Indoor Air '99 Conference, August 8-13, 1999 9 (1999) 273-281.

Faulkner, David, William J. Fisk, Douglas P. Sullivan, and David P. Wyon."Ventilation Efficiencies of Task/Ambient Conditioning Systems with Desk-Mounted Air Supplies."Indoor Air '99 Conference, August 8-13, 1999 (1999) 356-361.

Thatcher, Tracy L., William W. Nazaroff, and Richard G. Sextro."Determining transfer factors for outdoor aerosol plumes entering buildings."Proceedings of the Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, Scotland 5 (1999) 331-334.

Mendell, Mark J., William J. Fisk, Marty R. Petersen, Maxia Dong, Cynthia J. Hines, David Faulkner, James A. Deddens, Avima M. Ruder, Douglas P. Sullivan, Mark F. Boeniger, and LTD Construction Research Communications."Enhanced Particle Filtration in a Non-problem Office Building: Summary of Findings from a Double Blind Crossover Intervention Study."Proceedings of Indoor Air’99 4 (1999) 974-975.

Thatcher, Tracy L., Marc L. Fischer, Phillip N. Price, William J. Fisk, Ashok J. Gadgil, and Richard G. Sextro."Measuring dispersion of gases in a large scale indoor environment using an open path tunable diode laser."Proceedings of the Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, Scotland 4 (1999) 449-450.

Sohn, Michael D., Alvin C.K. Lai, Brian V. Smith, Richard G. Sextro, Helmut E. Feustel, and William W. Nazaroff."Modeling aerosol behavior in multizone indoor environments."Proceedings of the Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, Scotland 4 (1999) 785-790.

Fisk, William J., Douglas P. Sullivan, and Mark J. Mendell."Particle Concentrations in an Air-Conditioned Office Building with Normal and High Efficiency Filtration."Proceedings of the Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, Scotland 4 (1999) 19-24.

1998

Brinke, Joann Ten, Steve Selvin, Alfred T. Hodgson, William J. Fisk, Mark J. Mendell, Catherine P. Koshland, and Joan M. Daisey."Development of new VOC exposure metrics and their relationship to sick building syndrome symptoms."Indoor Air 8.3 (1998) 140-152. DOI

Faulkner, David, William J. Fisk, Douglas P. Sullivan, James M Thomas Jr., and Andrew K. Persily."Characterizing Building Ventilation with the Pollutant Concentration Index: Results from Field Studies."Proceedings of the ASHRAE IAQ and Energy 1998 (1998) 27-35.