Brennan Less

Publications

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2020

Walker, Iain S, and Brennan Less. "Measured Moisture Performance of Sealed and Insulated Attics with Permeable Insulation In California Homes." Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings XIV (2020).

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Young, Matthew, Brennan Less, Spencer M Dutton, Iain S Walker, Max H Sherman, and Jordan D Clark. "Assessment of peak power demand reduction available via modulation of building ventilation systems." Energy and Buildings (2020).

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2019

Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, Jonathan L Slack, Leo I Rainer, and Ronnen M Levinson. Sealed and Insulated Attic Hygrothermal Performance in New California Homes Using Vapor and Air Permeable Insulation—Field Study and Simulations. 2019.

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Less, Brennan, Spencer M Dutton, Iain S Walker, Max H Sherman, and Jordan D Clark. "Energy savings with outdoor temperature-based smart ventilation control strategies in advanced California homes." Energy and Buildings 194 (2019) 317–327.

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Clark, Jordan D, Brennan Less, Spencer M Dutton, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman. "Efficacy of occupancy-based smart ventilation control strategies in energy-efficient homes in the United States." Building and Environment 156 (2019) 253–267.

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Less, Brennan, Spencer M Dutton, Xiwang Li, Jordan D Clark, Iain S Walker, and Max H Sherman. Smart Ventilation for Advance California Homes – Single Zone Technology Task. 2019.

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Chan, Wanyu R, Yang-Seon Kim, Brennan Less, Brett C Singer, and Iain S Walker. Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New California Homes with Gas Appliances and Mechanical Ventilation. 2019.

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2018

Walker, Iain S, and Brennan Less. "Rethinking Occupancy-Based Ventilation Controls." 39th AIVC Conference. 2018.

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Clark, Jordan D, Iain S Walker, Brennan Less, Spencer M Dutton, Xiwang Li, and Max H Sherman. "Energy Savings Estimates for Occupancy- and Temperature-based Smart Ventilation Control Approaches in Single-family California Homes." ASHRAE. 2018.

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Clark, Jordan D, Iain S Walker, Brennan Less, Spencer M Dutton, Xiwang Li, and Max H Sherman. "Energy Savings Estimates for Occupancy and Temperature-based Smart Ventilation Control Approaches in Single-family Homes." ASHRAE. 2018.

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2017

Less, Brennan, and Iain S Walker. Smart Ventilation Controls for Occupancy and Auxiliary Fan Use Across U.S. Climates. 2017.

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2016

Mullen, N A, J Li, Marion L Russell, Michael Spears, Brennan Less, and Brett C Singer. "Results of the California Healthy Homes Indoor Air Quality Study of 2011–2013: impact of natural gas appliances on air pollutant concentrations." Indoor Air 26 (2016).

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Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, and Ronnen M Levinson. A Literature Review of Sealed and Insulated Attics—Thermal, Moisture and Energy Performance. 2016.

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Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, and Sara Ticci. Development of Smart Ventilation Control Algorithms for Humidity Control in High-Performance Homes in Humid U.S. Climates. 2016.

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Less, Brennan, and Iain S Walker. "Smart Ventilation Control of Indoor Humidity in High Performance Homes in Humid U.S. Climates." ASHRAE (2016).

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Singer, Brett C, Brennan Less, William W Delp, Andrew D Brooks, Sebastian Cohn, and Brian Finn. A Field Study of Wall Furnace Venting and Coincident Exhaust Fan Usage in 16 Northern CA Apartments. 2016.

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2015

Mullen, Nasim A, Jina Li, Marion L Russell, Michael Spears, Brennan Less, and Brett C Singer. "Results of the California Healthy Homes Indoor Air Quality Study of 2011-2013: Impact of Natural Gas Appliances on Air Pollutant Concentrations." Indoor Air (2015).

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Less, Brennan, and Iain S Walker. Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center. 2015.

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Less, Brennan, Nasim A Mullen, Brett C Singer, and Iain S Walker. "Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High-Performance Homes." (2015).

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Rapp, Vi H, Brett C Singer, J Chris Stratton, Craig P Wray, and Brennan Less. Assessment of Literature Related to Combustion Appliance Venting Systems. 2015.

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2014

Less, Brennan, Iain S Walker, and Yihuan Tang. Development of an Outdoor Temperature-Based Control Algorithm for Residential Mechanical Ventilation Control. 2014.

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Less, Brennan, and Iain S Walker. Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation in Residential Deep Energy Retrofits. 2014.

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Walker, Iain S, Brennan Less, and Jeremy Fisher. Deep Energy Retrofit Performance Metric Comparison: Eight California Case Studies. 2014.

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Walker, Iain S, and Brennan Less. An Assessment of Envelope Measures in Mild Climate Deep Energy Retrofits. 2014.

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Walker, Iain S, Max H Sherman, and Brennan Less. Houses are Dumb without Smart Ventilation. 2014.