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Iain S. Walker

Staff Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Berkeley, California

Leader of the Residential Buildings team at LBNL. Leader of DOE National Laboratory research efforts on Power Efficiency and IAQ. Leader and developer on standards and technical committees for ASHRAE, ASTM, RESNET, and IEC. Current research interests include: low peak power homes, zero energy home design and construction, energy efficient ventilation, indoor air quality, air filtration, energy, moisture and IAQ simulations of buildings and HVAC systems. Authored over sixty journal articles, ninety conference papers and seventy other publications. Key technical accomplishments include: development of power efficient and low peak power concepts for homes to limit the need for new energy infrastructure, residential contributions to ASHRAE's COVID-19 Epidemic Task Force and new ASHRAE Standard 241 on Control of Infectious Aerosols, leading national and international R&D and industry engagement efforts on kitchen ventilation with a focus on improving kitchen range hood technologies and developing standardized testing for range hood performance, developing the concept of "Smart Ventilation". Other areas of technical leadership are the thermal and moisture performance of attic spaces and HVAC distribution systems. and diagnostic tests related to air flow in buildings and HVAC systems.

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