The Built Environment Research Group

November 10, 2020 Update: this post has been updated to incorporate new literature and resources and several helpful suggestions from colleagues. Updates are noted throughout. We’ve been on an ...

http://built-envi.com/what-kind-of-mask-should-i-be-wearing-to-protect-against-covid-19/

Back in May 2018 I was invited to give a talk about our research on mass-based HVAC particle filtration metrics at the National Air Filtration Association’s (NAFA) annual Tech Seminar, and I ma...

http://built-envi.com/analyzing-a-database-of-over-6-million-online-sales-of-residential-hvac-filters-from-2008-to-2017/

California’s Title 24 of the CA Code of Regulations — also known as the California Energy Code or part 6 of the CA Building Standards Code — is one of the most (if not the most) aggressiv...

http://built-envi.com/berg-provides-comments-on-proposed-2019-california-title-24-residential-air-filtration-requirements/

I don’t think of Twitter threads as a particularly helpful means of communication, but it’s a good way to rant about my experience conducting energy and environmental research during the firs...

http://built-envi.com/some-thoughts-on-conducting-energy-and-environmental-research-during-the-first-2-months-of-the-trump-administration/

We recently tested emissions of ultrafine particles (UFPs) and spectated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from an Up Box+ desktop 3D printer using ABS filament, which is a relatively unique pro...

http://built-envi.com/new-3d-printer-test-up-box-printer-with-hepa-filter/

We have released 7 new reports on ultrafine particle (UFP) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions tests conducted in our lab in 2016 using a Lulzbot Mini 3D printer and 7 different commerc...

http://built-envi.com/new-batch-of-3d-printer-filament-emissions-tests-available/

Economists Meredith Fowlie and Catherine Wolfram at the University of California, Berkeley and Michael Greenstone at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) have ...

http://built-envi.com/comments-on-new-working-paper-do-energy-efficiency-investments-deliver-evidence-from-the-weatherization-assistance-program/

It’s been forever since I’ve done one of these literature round-up posts, but you could say that about a lot of post types on here…. Regardless, here are a few recently published papers tha...

http://built-envi.com/literature-round-up-june-2015/

My colleague Michael Waring, who directs the Indoor Environment Research Group at Drexel University, recently shared a thought with me. He was thinking about compiling a list of about 20 pape...

http://built-envi.com/20-papers-every-berg-student-should-read/

We recently partnered with investigative reporter, Dave Savini, from CBS 2 Chicago to make air quality measurements in and around Metra trains and train stations in downtown Chicago. The Chicago ...

http://built-envi.com/air-quality-monitoring-on-metra-trains-in-chicago-il/