Publications
NREL publishes a variety of documents related to its research, including technical reports, brochures, and presentations. Read the information below to find out how to find a publication about buildings research at NREL.
Accessing Buildings Research Documents
Documents produced by NREL related to buildings technologies may be accessed online in several different ways.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Publications Database
The NREL Publications Database covers building technology documents written or edited by NREL staff and subcontractors from 1977 to the present. The database includes technical reports as well as outreach publications such as brochures and fact sheets. Coverage is nearly complete for NREL technical reports, less so but still extensive for journal articles and subcontract reports. NREL reports published from 1999 to the present are available as full text PDFs.
DOE Information Bridge
This publications database is similar to the NREL Publications Database, but covers the entire U.S. Department of Energy system, thus including buildings documents produced by other DOE national laboratories. It has a growing collection of full text documents from 1995 forward.
Research Papers — Commercial
NREL has produced many papers related to Building Design and Performance. Listed below are some key documents published since 2000.
Crawley, D.; Torcellini, P.; Malin, N. (2003). "Creating a Public Web Database about High Performance (Green) Buildings: Preprint" Conference Preprint submitted for publication to ASHRAE. NICH Report No. CP-550-34313.
Torcellini, P.; Judkoff, R.; Hayter, S. (2002). "Zion National Park Visitor Center: Significant Energy Savings Achieved through a Whole-Building Design Process: Preprint." NICH Report No. CP-550-32157.
Torcellini, P.; Long, N.; Pless, S.; Judkoff, R. (2005). Evaluation of the Low-Energy Design and Energy Performance of the Zion National Park Visitor Center. 156 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-34607.
Griffith, B.; Deru M.; Torcellini, P.; Ellis, P. (2005). Analysis of the Energy Performance of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Philip Merrill Environmental Center. 145 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-34830.
Deru, M.; Torcellini, P.; Sheffer, M.; Lau, A. (2005). Analysis of the Design and Energy Performance of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Cambria Office Building. 85 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-34931.
Deru, M.; Torcellini, P.; Pless, S. (2005). Energy Design and Performance Analysis of the BigHorn Home Improvement Center. 120 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-34930.
Torcellini, P.; Pless, S.; Griffith, B.; Judkoff, R. (2005). Evaluation of the Energy Performance and Design Process of the Thermal Test Facility at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 144 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-34832.
Pless, S. Energy Performance Evaluation of a Low-Energy Academic Building: Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. NREL Report No. 33180.
Deru, M.; Griffith, B.; Sheffer, M.; Lau, A. Energy Design and Performance Analysis of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Cambria Office Building. NREL Report No. 34931.
Deru, M.; Torcellini, P.; Judkoff, R. (July 2004). BigHorn Home Improvement Center: Proof That a Retail Building Can Be a Low Energy Building; Preprint. NICH Report No. CP-550-36274.
Torcellini, P. (July 2004) Oberlin College Lewis Center for Environmental Studies: A Low-Energy Academic Building; Preprint. NICH Report No. CP-550-36273.
Torcellini, P. (July 2004) Zion National Park Visitor Center: Performance of a Low-Energy Building in a Hot, Dry Climate; Preprint. NICH Report No. CP-550-36272.
Deru, M.; Hancock, E. (2002). "Preliminary Energy Analysis of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Cambria Office Building, Ebensburg, PA." 26 pp. NREL NICH Report No. TP-550- 33106.
Pless, S. (2002). "Energy Performance Evaluation of a Low-Energy Academic Building at Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio." 107 pp. NREL NICH Report No. TP-550-33180.
Hayter, S.; Torcellini, P.; Deru, M. (August 2002). "Photovoltaics for Buildings: New Applications and Lessons Learned." NICH Report No. CP-500-32158.
Judkoff, R.; Hancock, C.E.; Balcomb, J.D.; Barker, G.; Subarao, K. (December 2000). "Side-by-Side Thermal Tests of Modular Offices: A Validation Study of the STEM Method." NREL Technical report. NREL/TP-550-23940. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; 33 pp.
Hayter, S. J.; Torcellini, P. A. (2000). "Photovoltaics for Buildings: Case Studies of High-Performance Buildings with PV." Program and Proceedings: NCPV Program Review Meeting 2000, 16-19 April 2000, Denver, Colorado. BK-520-28064. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; pp. 9-10. NICH Report No. CP-550-28223.
Research Papers — Residential Buildings
NREL has produced numerous research papers in partnership with DOE's Building America Program. Search for NREL documents on the Building America Document Database.
