Publications

X Author: Hashem Akbari

1998

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
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).
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
Bretz, Sarah E, and Hashem Akbari."Long-term performance of high-albedo roof coatings."Energy and Buildings 25.2 (1997) 159-167. DOI
Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Joseph J Romm, Hashem Akbari, and Alan C Lloyd."Painting the Town White—and Green."MIT Technology Review 100.2 (1997) 52-59.
Pomerantz, Melvin, Hashem Akbari, Allan Chen, Haider Taha, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Paving materials for heat island mitigation." (1997). DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Sarah E Bretz, Dan M Kurn, and James W Hanford."Peak power and cooling energy savings of high-albedo roofs."Energy and Buildings 25 (1997) 117-126. DOI

1996

Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Paul H Berdahl."ASTM standards for measuring solar reflectance and infrared emittance of construction materials and comparing their steady-state surface temperatures."1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1 (1996) 1-11.
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Estimates of energy consumption by building type and end use at US Army installations." (1996).
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, and Lisa M Gartland."Impact of the temperature dependency of fiberglass insulation R-value on cooling energy use in buildings."1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 10 (1996) 85-94.
Heinemeier, Kristin E, Hashem Akbari, and John S Kromer."Measuring savings in energy savings performance contracts using in-place energy management systems- A case study."1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 5 (1996) 77-86.
Gartland, Lisa M, Steven J Konopacki, and Hashem Akbari."Modeling the effects of reflective roofing."1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 4 (1996) 117-125.
Konopacki, Steven J, Hashem Akbari, Larry Lister, and Lee DeBaille."Electrical energy and cost savings potential at DOD Facilities."Proceedings of the 1996 ASHRAE Summer Conference 102 (1996) 691-698.
Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Joseph J Romm, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Haider Taha."Policies to reduce heat islands: Magnitudes of benefits and incentives to achieve them."1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 9 (1996) 177-186.

1995

Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Hashem Akbari, Sarah E Bretz, Beth L Fishman, Dan M Kurn, David J Sailor, and Haider Taha."Mitigation of urban heat islands: materials, utility programs, updates."Energy and Buildings 22.3 (1995) 255-265. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Arthur H Rosenfeld, and Haider Taha."Cool construction materials offer energy savings and help reduce smog."ASTM Standardization News 23 (1995) 32-37.
Akbari, Hashem, and Osman Sezgen."Performance evaluation of thermal energy storage systems."Energy and Buildings 22 (1995) 15-24. DOI
Akbari, Hashem."Validation of an algorithm to disaggregate whole-building hourly electrical load into end uses."Energy 20 (1995) 1291-1301. DOI