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2000

Pomerantz, Melvin, Hashem Akbari, and John T Harvey."Cooler reflective pavements give benefits beyond energy savings: durability and illumination."ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 8 (2000) 293-304.

1999

Taha, Haider, and Robert Bornstein."Urbanization of meteorological models: implications on simulated heat islands and air quality."Proceedings of the International Congress of Biometeorology and International Conference on Urban Climatology (ICB-ICUC) (1999).
Taha, Haider, Steven J Konopacki, and Sasa Gabersek."Impacts of large-scale surface modifications on meteorological conditions and energy use: a 10-region modeling study."Theoretical and Applied Climatology 62.3-4 (1999) 175-185. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Leanna S Rose, and Haider Taha."Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of Sacramento, California." (1999). DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Steven J Konopacki, and Melvin Pomerantz."Cooling energy savings potential of reflective roofs for residential and commercial buildings in the United States."Energy - The International Journal 25 (1999) 391-407. DOI
Taha, Haider."Modifying a mesoscale meteorological model to better incorporate urban heat storage: a bulk-parameterization approach."Journal of Applied Meteorology 38 (1999) 466-473. DOI
Pomerantz, Melvin, Hashem Akbari, Paul H Berdahl, Steven J Konopacki, Haider Taha, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Reflective surfaces for cooler buildings and cities."Philosophical Magazine Part B 79 (1999) 1457-1476. DOI

1998

Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki."The impact of reflectivity and emissivity of roofs on building cooling and heating energy use."Proceedings of Thermal VII: Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VII (1998).
Akbari, Hashem, and Sarah E Bretz."Cool systems for hot cities."Professional Roofing 32-35 (1998) 1-5.
Taha, Haider, Steven J Konopacki, and Hashem Akbari."Impacts of lowered urban air temperatures on precursor emission and ozone air quality."Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 48.9 (1998) 860-865. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Lisa M Gartland, and Steven J Konopacki."Measured energy savings of light-colored roofs: results from three California demonstration sites."1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 3 (1998) 1-13.
Konopacki, Steven J, Lisa M Gartland, Hashem Akbari, and Leo I Rainer."Demonstration of energy savings of cool roofs." (1998). DOI
Taha, Haider."Impacts of cool cities on air quality: A preliminary modeling assessment for Nashville, TN, Dallas, TX and Atlanta, GA." (1998). DOI
McPherson, E. E Gregory, Klaus I Scott, and James R Simpson."Estimating cost effectiveness of residential yard trees for improving air quality in Sacramento, California, using existing models."Atmospheric Environment 32.1 (1998) 75-84. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Steven J Konopacki, Danny S Parker, Bruce A Wilcox, Charles N Eley, and Martha G VanGeem."Calculations in support of SSP 90.1 for reflective roofs."ASHRAE Transactions 104.1A (1998) 984-995.
Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Hashem Akbari, Joseph J Romm, and Melvin Pomerantz."Cool communities: strategies for heat island mitigation and smog reduction."Energy and Buildings 28 (1998) 51-62. DOI
Akbari, Hashem."Introduction, energy savings of reflective roofs."ASHRAE Technical Data Bulletin 14 (1998).
Parker, Danny S, Yu Joe Huang, Steven J Konopacki, Lisa M Gartland, John R Sherwin, and Lixing Gu."Measured and simulated performance of reflective roofing systems in residential buildings."ASHRAE Transactions 104 (1998).
Bretz, Sarah E, Hashem Akbari, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Practical issues for using solar-reflective materials to mitigate urban heat islands."Atmospheric Environment 32 (1998) 95-101. DOI
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Simulated impact of roof surface solar absorptance, attic, and duct insulation on cooling and heating energy use in single-family new residential buildings." (1998).

1997

Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Cool buildings and cool communities."Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Buildings and the Environment 2 (1997) 301-308.
Konopacki, Steven J, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, Sasa Gabersek, and Lisa M Gartland."Cooling energy savings potential of light-colored roofs for residential and commercial buildings in 11 US metropolitan areas." (1997). DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M."Near-Ground Cooling Efficacies of Trees and High-Albedo Surfaces."Department of Mechanical Engineering (1997).
Bretz, Sarah E, and Hashem Akbari."Long-term performance of high-albedo roof coatings."Energy and Buildings 25.2 (1997) 159-167. DOI
Taha, Haider, Sharon Douglas, and Jay Haney."Mesoscale meteorological and air quality impacts of increased urban albedo and vegetation."Energy and Buildings 25.2 (1997) 169-177. DOI