Max Sherman is a retired Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with over 30 years of experience in building physics. He has a Ph.D. in physics from Berkeley and is an international expert in air leakage, HVAC, indoor air quality, infiltration, moisture, energy efficiency, and related topics. He is a well-regarded member of ASHRAE having served on the Board of Directors and many technical positions and is currently a Distinguished Lecturer; he is a recipient of ASHRAE’s Exceptional Service Award and ASHRAE’s highest technical award as a Holladay Distinguished Fellow. He has also been elected a Fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He represents the United States on International Energy Agency tasks such as the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Center. He serves on national and international committees and editorial boards and does outside consulting.
Max Sherman
Awards
October 2014
Erin Hult, Henry Willem, Max Sherman
June 2014
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June 2006
June 2005
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January 1997
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February 1994
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January 1993
Max Sherman and Nance Matson
Publications
1980
"Air Infiltration Measurement Techniques." Proceedings First Air Infiltration Centre Conference. Windsor, England, 1980. LBL-10705. .
"Infiltration-Pressurization Correlation: Simplified Physical Modeling." ASHRAE Transactions 86.2 (1980) 778-807. LBL-10163. .
"The Measurement of Infiltration using Fan Pressurization and Weather Data." Proceedings First Air Infiltration Centre Conference 1980. LBNL-10852. .
"Air Infiltration In Buildings." 1980. LBL-10712. .
"An Intercomparison of Tracer Gases Used for Air Infiltration Measurements." ASHRAE Transactions 86.1 (1980) 258-267. LBL-8394. .
"An Automated Controlled Flow Air Infiltration Measurement System." Building Air Change Rate and Infiltration Measurements, (Hunt/King/Trechsel Eds.) STP:719 (1980) 60-72. LBL-6849. .
1979
"A Model Correlating Air Tightness and Air Infiltration in Houses." Proceedings ASHRAE-DOE Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Buildings 1979. LBL-9625. .
"The Low Pressure Leakage Function of a Building." Proceedings ASHRAE-DOE Conference on Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Buildings 1979. LBL-9162. .
"Air Leakage, Surface Pressures and Infiltration Rates in Houses." Second International CIB, Symposium on Energy Conservation in the Built Environment 1979. LBL-8828. .
"Infiltration-Pressurization Correlations: Surface Pressures and Terrain Effects." ASHRAE Trans 85(II) (1979) pp. 458-479;. LBL-8785. .
"Infiltration and Air- Leakage Comparisons: Conventional and Energy-Efficient Housing Designs." Proceedings of the International Conference on Energy Use Management 1979. LBL- 9157. .
1978
"Infiltration-Pressurization Correlations: Detailed Measurements on a California House." ASHRAE Trans. 85(I) (1978) 851-865. LBL-7824. .