Fenestration R&D is published quarterly by the Windows and Daylighting Group of the Building Technologies Program in the Center for Building Science at the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
This publication communicates research and news of windows and glazings research at Berkeley Lab, the work of International Energy Agency (IEA) technical committees, and other DOE/OBT windows and glazing funded activitites, including the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC).
Fenestration R&D communicates research and news to colleagues working in the energy efficiency building fields, federal and state government departments and agencies, window industry professionals, architecture and engineering educators, and building industry press.
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Fall/Winter 1997
- Glazings for the 21st Century
- Development and characterization of advanced glazing
- Alliance to Save Energy Partners with Berkeley Lab
- The Washington, DC-based Alliance to Save Energy has joined Berkeley Lab to assist in the launch of the Efficient Window Collaborative.
- Developing Testing Protocol for Electrochromic Windows
- The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is leading the effort to develop a testing protocol for electrochromic windows.
- The Glazing Optics Characterization Laboratory
- Specialized equipment helps accurately determine the energy and visual performance of existing products and experimental glazing materials.
NFRC Update Notes on recent meetings and workshops, a new NFRC logo, and the NFRC meeting Schedule.
Fall/Winter 1997 Issue in PDF Format (484K bytes).
Winter 1996
- Taking an Integrated Systems Approach for Energy Savings
- Developing and Promoting the Integration of High-performance Envelope and Lighting Technologies.
- On the Web
- View the Building Technologies Program's Annual Report on-line. Examine the list of publications for the Windows and Daylighting group.
- Mobile Window Thermal Testing Lab
- Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Mobile Window Thermal Test Facility (MoWITT) work with window industry to measure net energy flow through windows under realistic outdoor conditions.
- DOE's Ervin Briefed
- Assisatant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Christine Ervin briefed on the latest windows research by Building Technologies Program Head Steve Selkowitz and researchers Mike Rubin and Dariush Arasteh.
NFRC Update Notes on recent meetings and workshops and the NFRC meeting Schedule.
Winter 1996 Issue in PDF Format (484K bytes) or HTML Format
Fall 1995
- Focusing on International Energy Agency Activities
- World's Largest Coordinated Effort in Glazings Research. Includes a list (with abstracts) of highlighted publications by LBNL researchers.
- Opening a Window to Russia
- Translating WINDOW 4.1 to Russian.
- Infrared Thermography and the Design of Energy Efficient Windows.
- Working with industry R&D, LBNL researchers are establishing infrared thermography as a more exact and quantitative method for windows research.
- Optical Properties Database
- A cooperative effort among glazing manufacturers, the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) and the Windows & Daylighting Group at LBNL has resulted in the world's most complete set of glazing product data.
- NFRC Update
- Notes on recent meetings and workshops and the NFRC meeting schedule.
- Recent publications
- Abstracts of recent publications available from LBNL research.
Plus, more resources from LBNL. Lists of software and user facilities available through LBNL.