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## Building Energy & Environment Division 

-  Groups  Expand or Collapse    -  HVAC&R Equipment Performance Group 
  -  Mechanical Systems & Controls 
  -  Heat Transfer & Alternative Energy Systems 
  -  Indoor Air Quality & Ventilation 
-  Program/Projects  Expand or Collapse    -  Embedded Intelligence in Buildings 
  -  Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Buildings 
-  Products & Services  Expand or Collapse    -  CONTAM – Building Airflow and Contaminant Transport Model 
  -  EVAP-COND Simulation Models for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers 
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### Alternative/Renewable Energy

                  - Building Integration with Smart Grid 
                  - Building Integration with Smart Grid Project 
                  - Electrical Performance Measurements of Solar Photovoltaic Cells and Arrays Project 
                  - Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program 
                  - It Just Gets Better: NIST Net-Zero House Quadruples Energy Surplus in Second Year 
                  - Measuring Performance of Net-Zero Energy Homes Project 
                  - NIST Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar Devices 
                  - Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Buildings Program 

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### Building Automation and Control

                  - Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics for the Mechanical Services in Commercial Buildings Project 
                  - Building Integration of Micro-Generation Technologies Seminar 
                  - Building Integration with Smart Grid 
                  - Building Integration with Smart Grid Project 
                  - Commissioning Building Systems for Improved Energy Performance Project 
                  - Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program 
                  - Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps Project 
                  - Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Commercial Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems Project 
                  - For the Sake of Energy Efficiency, New "Intelligent Agents Lab" Doubles As a Building 
                  - Intelligent Building Agents Project 
                  - New Report Urges More Detailed Utility Metering to Improve Building Efficiency 
                  - Smart Building Automation and Control Testbed and Standards Project 
                  - Strategic Goal: Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Manufacturing, Materials, and Infrastructure 
                  - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Low-Energy Buildings Project

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### Building Energy Conservation

#### Event 

                  - Workshop to Identify Strategies to Get to Net Zero Energy Homes

#### Instrument 

                  - Mobile Solar Tracker Facility
                  - Building Integrated Photovoltaic Testbed
                  - The Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility 
                  - Roof Photovoltaic Test Facility
                  - HVAC&R Equipment Environmental Chambers

#### News Item 

                  - It Just Gets Better: NIST Net-Zero House Quadruples Energy Surplus in Second Year
                  - At NIST Net-Zero Energy House, Energy Efficiency, Clean Air Are Compatible Goals
                  - Underperforming? Energy Efficiency of HVAC Equipment Suffers Due to Poor Installation
                  - BIRDS Is for Sustainability: New NIST Tool for Evaluating Building Performance, Trade-offs
                  - Updating Building Energy Codes: How Much Can Your State Save?
                  - Improved Rating for Residential Fuel Cells
                  - New Report Identifies Strategies to Achieve Net-Zero Energy Homes
                  - Report from the Field: Using Internally Cured Concrete in Indiana Bridges
                  - Simulations Predict Savings From More Airtight Buildings
                  - New Report Urges More Detailed Utility Metering to Improve Building Efficiency
                  - Energy Upgrades Pay Off for Taxpayers and Feds
                  - New Software Tool Helps Evaluate Natural Cooling Options for Buildings

#### Project-Program 

                  - Building Integration with Smart Grid
                  - Smart Building Automation and Control Testbed and Standards Project
                  - Intelligent Building Agents Project
                  - Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Commercial Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems Project
                  - Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps Project
                  - Commissioning Building Systems for Improved Energy Performance Project
                  - Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics for the Mechanical Services in Commercial Buildings Project
                  - Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program 
                  - Sustainable Engineered Materials Program
                  - Low-GWP Refrigerants for High-Efficiency HVAC&R Equipment Project
                  - Electrical Performance Measurements of Solar Photovoltaic Cells and Arrays Project
                  - Assessment of High-Temperature and Innovative Insulation Thermal Performance Project
                  - Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Buildings Program
                  - Measuring Performance of Net-Zero Energy Homes Project
                  - Space-Conditioning Options for Energy-Efficient Buildings Project

#### Software 

                  - Software: LoopDA 

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### Fault Detection and Diagnostics

#### Instrument 

                  - Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed

#### Project-Program 

                  - Building Integration with Smart Grid
                  - Smart Grid Program
                  - Cyber Physical Systems Program
                  - Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Commercial Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems Project
                  - Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps Project
                  - Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics for the Mechanical Services in Commercial Buildings Project
                  - Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program 

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### Indoor Air Quality

#### Compatible Goals

                  - Enhanced Air Quality Modeling Software Available
                  - For Safer Emergencies, Give Your Power Generator Some Space
                  - Study Provides Details on Portable Generator Emissions and Carbon Monoxide Exposure
                  - Prototype Generators Emit Much Less Carbon Monoxide, NIST Finds
                  - Elusive Ultrafine Indoor Air Contaminants Yield to NIST Analysis
                  - New Software Tool Helps Evaluate Natural Cooling Options for Buildings
                  - New Tool Debuts for Measuring Indoor Air Pollutants 

#### Project-Program 

                  - Contaminant Control in High-Performance Buildings Project
                  - Net-Zero Energy, High-Performance Buildings Program
                  - Measuring Performance of Net-Zero Energy Homes Project
                  - Space-Conditioning Options for Energy-Efficient Buildings Project
                  - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Low-Energy Buildings Project
                  - Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Building Project

#### Software 

                  - CONTAM
                  - LoopDA 

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### Intelligent/Automated Construction

#### Software 

                  - SteelVis
                  - IFC File Analyzer
                  - PRINTER Software

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