Eleanor S. Lee, Rehired Retiree Staff Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), has conducted research at LBNL since 1991 to develop, evaluate, and deploy innovative, energy efficient façade and lighting technologies and control systems in the commercial buildings market in collaboration with industry. Areas of R&D include switchable coatings, metamaterials, microstructured films, solar-optical characterization, model development and validation in support of EnergyPlus and Radiance, control systems integration with distributed energy resources, and monitored demonstrations of emerging technologies. Lee built and manages the first LBNL full-scale, outdoor testbed: the Advanced Windows Testbed, a precursor to LBNL’s new FLEXLAB® testbed facility. Monitored demonstrations include the 1.2Mft2 New York Times Headquarters, the 65,000 ft2 “Living Laboratory” in the Goldman Sachs Headquarters in Manhattan, the first FLEXLAB test in partnership with Genentech, and the first monitored demonstrations of electrochromic windows in the U.S. Lee has authored over 120 publications (h-index=33, Google Scholar) including two books and two book chapters and has received several awards for architectural research. Research in building science was initiated in 1983 with boundary layer wind tunnel and field studies to evaluate natural ventilation and thermal comfort in and around buildings. Lee was a licensed architect and holds a B.A. and Masters degree in Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley.
Eleanor S. Lee
Awards
August 2018
Living Lab Evaluation of Advanced Daylighting and Lighting Systems: Darryl Dickerhoff, Luis Fernandes, Daniel Fuller, Christoph Gehbauer, Eleanor Lee, Stephen Selkowitz, Jordan Shackelford, Anothai Thanachareonkit, Taoning Wang
March 2018
Berkeley Lab, Goldman Sachs and the Building Energy Exchange
Publications
2020
"Potential annual daylighting performance of a high-efficiency daylight redirecting slat system." Building Simulation (2020). .
"An assessment of the load modifying potential of model predictive controlled dynamic facades within the California context." Energy and Buildings 210 (2020) 109762. .
High-Performance Integrated Window and Façade Solutions for California. Sacramento: California Energy Commission, 2020. .
2019
"Split-pane electrochromic window control based on an embedded photometric device with real-time daylighting computing." Building and Environment 161 (2019) 106229. LBNL-2001231. .
2018
"Innovative Glazing Materials." Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings A Life Cycle Approach. Cambridge: Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier Inc., 2018. LBNL-2001193. .
"Efficient modeling of optically-complex, non-coplanar exterior shading: Validation of matrix algebraic methods." Energy and Buildings 174 (2018) 464 - 483. .
"Modeling the Direct Sun Component in Buildings Using Matrix Algebraic Approaches: Methods and Validation." Solar Energy 160 (2018) 380 - 395. LBNL-2001102. .
2017
"Validation of the Five-Phase Method for Simulating Complex Fenestration Systems with Radiance against Field Measurements." 15th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association 2017. LBNL-2001101. .
"Daylight performance of a microstructured prismatic window film in deep open plan offices." Building and Environment 113 (2017) 280–297. LBNL-2001167. .
2016
Technology Assessments of High Performance Envelope with Optimized Lighting, Solar Control, and Daylighting. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2016. LBNL-2001051. .
"Balancing daylight, glare, and energy-efficiency goals: An evaluation of exterior coplanar shading systems using complex fenestration modeling tools." Energy and Buildings 112 (2016) 279-298. LBNL-1005092. .
2015
"Integrated control of dynamic facades and distributed energy resources for energy cost minimization in commercial buildings." Solar Energy 122 (2015) 1384–1397. LBNL-1003927. .
"Discomfort glare with complex fenestration systems and the impact on energy use when using daylighting control." 10th International Conference on Advanced Building Skins 2015. LBNL-1005094. .
"Measured daylighting potential of a static optical louver system under real sun and sky conditions." Building and Environment 92 (2015) 347-359. LBNL-187135. .
"United States energy and CO2 savings potential from deployment of near-infrared electrochromic window glazings." Building and Environment 89 (2015) 107 - 117. .
April Burn-in Testing Report for Genentech B35, South San Francisco Campus. 2015. LBNL-2001116. .
"Assessment of the Potential to Achieve Very Low Energy Use in Public Buildings in China with Advanced Window and Shading Systems." Buildings 5.2 (2015) 668-699. LBNL-187100. .
Electrochromic Window Demonstration at the Donna Land Port of Entry. 2015. LBNL-1001788. .
"Potential energy savings with exterior shades in large office buildings and the impact of discomfort glare." Fourth BEST Conference Building Enclosure Science & Technology (BEST4). Kansas City, Missouri, 2015. LBNL-187170. .
2014
High Performance Building Mockup in FLEXLAB. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2014. LBNL-1005151. .