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2013
Ban-Weiss, George, C. Wray, Woody Delp, Peter Ly, Hashem Akbari, and Ronnen Levinson. "Electricity production and cooling energy savings from installation of a building-integrated photovoltaic roof on an office building." Energy and Buildings 56 (2013): 210-220. Abstract
2012
Levinson, Ronnen. The case for cool roofs., 2012. Download: 
2011
Menon, S., and Ronnen Levinson. Cool roofs and global cooling: a response to Jacobson & Ten Hoeve (2011)., 2011. Download: PDF (164.37 KB)
Sleiman, Mohamad, George Ban-Weiss, Haley E. Gilbert, David François, Paul Berdahl, Thomas W. Kirchstetter, Hugo Destaillats, and Ronnen Levinson. "Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance—Part I: Analysis of roofing product databases." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 95 (2011): 3385-3399.
Levinson, Ronnen, Heng Pan, George Ban-Weiss, Pablo Rosado, Riccardo Paolini, and Hashem Akbari. "Potential benefits of solar reflective car shells: Cooler cabins, fuel savings and emission reductions." Applied Energy (2011). Abstract
Millstein, Dev, and S. Menon. "Regional climate consequences of large-scale cool roof and photovoltaic array deployment." Environmental Research Letters 6 (2011): 9. Abstract  Download: 
2010
Levinson, Ronnen, H. Akbari, and Paul Berdahl. "Measuring solar reflectance—Part I: Defining a metric that accurately predicts solar heat gain." Solar Energy 84 (2010): 1717-1744. Abstract
Levinson, Ronnen, H. Akbari, and Paul Berdahl. "Measuring solar reflectance—Part II: Review of practical methods." Solar Energy 84 (2010): 1745-1759. Abstract
Levinson, Ronnen, H. Akbari, Paul Berdahl, K. Wood, W. Skilton, and J. Petersheim. "A novel technique for the production of cool colored concrete tile and asphalt shingle roofing products." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 94 (2010): 946-954. Abstract
Levinson, Ronnen, and Hashem Akbari. "Potential benefits of cool roofs on commercial buildings: conserving energy, saving money, and reducing emission of greenhouse gases and air pollutants." Energy Efficiency 3 (2010): 53-109. Abstract
Menon, S., H. Akbari, Sarith Mahanama, Igor Sednev, and Ronnen Levinson. "Radiative forcing and temperature response to changes in urban albedos and associated CO2 offsets." Environmental Research Letters 5 (2010): 1-11. Abstract
2009
Barringer, Felicity. "By degrees: White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters ." The New York Times (2009): A1.
Akbari, H., and Arthur Rosenfeld. Cool roofs could save money, save planet In KGO-TV (abc7news)., 2009.
Akbari, Hashem, S. Menon, and Arthur Rosenfeld. "Global cooling: increasing world-wide urban albedos to offset CO2." Climatic Change 94 (2009): 275-286. Abstract
Akbari, H.. Hashem Akbari speaks to BBC Radio World Service about global cooling In BBC., 2009.
Rosenfeld, Arthur. Painting the town white: California Energy Commissioner, Art Rosenfeld, explains the benefits of cool roofs In National Public Radio., 2009.
Levinson, Ronnen, H. Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Smita Gupta. "Solar access of residential rooftops in four California cities." Solar Energy 83 (2009): 2120-2135. Abstract
2008
Wray, C., and H. Akbari. "The effects of roof reflectance on air temperatures surrounding a rooftop condensing unit." Energy and Buildings 40 (2008): 11-28. Abstract
Akbari, H., S. Menon, and Arthur Rosenfeld. Equivalent CO2 avoided by reflective roofs and pavements in California In Memo to California Air Resources Board., 2008.
Levinson, Ronnen, Hashem Akbari, and Melvin Pomerantz. "Estimating solar access of typical residential rooftops: a case study in San Jose, CA." Solar (2008). Abstract
Berdahl, Paul, and H. Akbari. Evaluation of titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst for removing air pollutants. Vol. CEC-500-2007-112. California Energy Commission, PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research Program CEC-500-2007-112., 2008. Abstract
Akbari, H., and Ronnen Levinson. "Evolution of cool roof standards in the United States." Advances in Building Energy Research 2 (2008): 1-32. Abstract
Akbari, H., Ronnen Levinson, and S. Stern. "Procedure for measuring the solar reflectance of flat or curved roofing assemblies." Solar Energy 82 (2008): 648-655. Abstract
Akbari, H., and Ronnen Levinson. Status of cool roof standards in the United States., 2008. Abstract
Berdahl, Paul, H. Akbari, Jeffry Jacobs, and F. Klink. "Surface roughness effects on the solar reflectance of cool asphalt shingles." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 92 (2008): 482-489. Abstract