Publication date: 10/03/2011
Government: Oct. 3, 2011
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• TheDepartment of Energy’s (DOE)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has a new User Test Bed Facility, which allows researchers and manufacturers to test buildings systems and components under real-world conditions by swapping out systems and changing configurations and then allow rigorous monitoring of performance of every key building element that impacts energy consumption.