Brennan Less

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2026

Less, Brennan, and Iain S Walker. "Characterizing peak electricity demand for U.S. households: an assessment of end-use loads and demand factors." Applied Energy 410 (2026) 127422.

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Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, and Quinn P Graessle. Defining Power Efficient Residential Electric Appliances and Equipment. Berkeley, Ca: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , 2026.

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Murphy, Sean, Lixi Liu, Brennan Less, Yingli Lou, Jeff Deason, Iain S Walker, and Xin Jin. "Characterizing electrical panel capacity, breaker space, and loads in U.S. single-family homes." Journal of Building Engineering 120 (2026) 115576.

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Walker, Iain S, Nuria Casquero-Modrego, and Brennan Less. Challenges and Opportunities for Home Decarbonization. 2023.

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2022

Casquero-Modrego, Nuria, WR Chan, Brennan Less, and Iain S Walker. "Getting to Scale for Decarbonizing Homes in the US: An Industry Survey." SBE22Delft - Innovations for the Urban Energy Transition: Preparing for the European Renovation Wave. 2022.

Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, David M Lorenzetti, Michael D Sohn, and Nuria Casquero-Modrego. "Compartmentalization and Ventilation System Impacts on Air and Contaminant Transport for a Multifamily Building." Buildings XV Conference (2022).

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Less, Brennan, Nuria Casquero-Modrego, and Iain S Walker. "Home Energy Upgrades as a Pathway to Home Decarbonization in the US: A Literature Review." Energies (2022).

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Delp, William W, Brennan Less, Haoran Zhao, Spencer M Dutton, Wanyu R Chan, and Brett C Singer. Simulation-Based Analysis of Impacts of Reduced Envelope and Duct Air Leakage on Indoor Air Pollutant Concentrations in Occupied Manufactured Homes. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2022.

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Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, and Nuria Casquero-Modrego. "Pathways to Home Decarbonization." Proceedings of the 2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 2022.

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Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, Nuria Casquero-Modrego, and Leo I Rainer. "The Costs of Home Decarbonization in the US." Proceedings of the 2022 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 2022.

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Zhao, Haoran, Iain S Walker, Michael D Sohn, and Brennan Less. "A Time-Varying Model for Predicting Formaldehyde Emission Rates in Homes." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022).

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Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, David M Lorenzetti, and Michael D Sohn. "Analysis of Zoned Residential Ventilation Systems." AIVC/ASHRAE IAQ 2020 Conference. 2022.

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Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, and Nuria Casquero-Modrego. "Carbon and Energy Cost Impacts of Electrification of Space Heating with Heat Pumps in the US." (2022).

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2021

Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, David M Lorenzetti, and Michael D Sohn. "Development of Advanced Smart Ventilation Controls for Residential Applications." Energies (2021).

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Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, and Nuria Casquero-Modrego. Emerging Pathways to Upgrade the US Housing Stock: A Review of the Home Energy Upgrade Literature. 2021.

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