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Tang, Xiaochen, Olivier Rosseler, Sharon S Chen, Sébastien Houzé de l’Aulnoit, Michael J Lussier, Jiachen Zhang, George Ban Weiss, Haley E Gilbert, Ronnen M Levinson, and Hugo Destaillats."Self-cleaning and de-pollution efficacies of photocatalytic architectural membranes."Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (2021). DOI
Paolini, Riccardo, Giancarlo Terraneo, Chiara Ferrari, Mohamad Sleiman, Alberto Muscio, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Tiziana Poli, Hugo Destaillats, Michele Zinzi, and Ronnen M Levinson."Effects of soiling and weathering on the albedo of building envelope materials: Lessons learned from natural exposure in two European cities and tuning of a laboratory simulation practice."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 205 (2020). DOI
Gilbert, Haley E, Tom Jacobs, Seongeun Jeong, Melvin Pomerantz, Dev Millstein, Doug Norsby, Andrea Repinsky, and Ronnen M Levinson."Heat Island Mitigation Assessment and Policy Development for the Kansas City Region." (2019). DOI
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).
Chen, Sharon S, Hugo Destaillats, Jing Ge, and Ronnen M Levinson."Calibration of laboratory aging practice to replicate changes to roof albedo in a Chinese city." (2018).
Pomerantz, Melvin."Are Cooler Surfaces a Cost-Effect Mitigation of Urban Heat Islands?."Urban Climate (2017). DOI
Gilbert, Haley E, Pablo J Rosado, George A Ban-Weiss, John T Harvey, Hui Li, Benjamin H Mandel, Dev Millstein, Arash Mohegh, Arash Saboori, and Ronnen M Levinson."Energy and environmental consequences of a cool pavement campaign." (2017).
Pomerantz, Melvin, Pablo J Rosado, and Ronnen M Levinson."A Simple Tool for Estimating City-Wide Annual Electrical Energy Savings from Cooler Surfaces."Urban Climate 14.2 (2015) 315 - 325. DOI
Gilbert, Haley E, Benjamin H Mandel, and Ronnen M Levinson."Keeping California cool: Recent cool community developments."Energy and Buildings (2015). DOI
Sproul, Julian, Man-Pun Wan, Benjamin H Mandel, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Economic Comparison of White, Green, and Black Flat Roofs in the United States."Energy and Buildings 71 (2014) 20-27. DOI
Sleiman, Mohamad, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Paul H Berdahl, Haley E Gilbert, Sarah Quelen, Lea Marlot, Chelsea V Preble, Sharon S Chen, Amandine Montalbano, Olivier Rosseler, Hashem Akbari, Ronnen M Levinson, and Hugo Destaillats."Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance – Part II: Development of an accelerated aging method for roofing materials."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 122 (2014) 271-281. DOI
Ly, Peter, George A Ban-Weiss, Nathan Finch, Craig P Wray, Mark de Ogburn, William W Delp, Hashem Akbari, Scott Smaby, Ronnen M Levinson, Bret Gean, and SEI Group Inc."Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofs for sustainability and energy efficiency." (2013) 156 pp..
Sleiman, Mohamad, George A Ban-Weiss, Haley E Gilbert, David François, Paul H Berdahl, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Hugo Destaillats, and Ronnen M 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 95.12 (2011) 3385-3399. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Surabi Menon, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Global cooling: increasing world-wide urban albedos to offset CO2."Climatic Change 94.3-4 (2009) 275-286. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Smita Gupta."Solar access of residential rooftops in four California cities."Solar Energy 83.12 (2009) 2120-2135. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Smita Gupta."Estimating the solar access of typical residential rooftops: A case study in San Jose, CA."Solar 2008 (2008).
Akbari, Hashem, Surabi Menon, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Global cooling: effect of urban albedo on global temperature."2nd PALENC and 28th AIVC Conference (2007) 1-5.
Synnefa, Afroditi, Mat Santamouris, and Hashem Akbari."Estimating the effect of using cool coatings on energy loads and thermal comfort in residential buildings in various climatic conditions."Energy and Buildings 39.11 (2007) 1167-1174. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Paul Berdahl, Ronnen M Levinson, Stephen Wiel, William A Miller, and Andre Desjarlais."Cool Color Roofing Materials." (2006).
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, William A Miller, and Paul H Berdahl."Potentials of urban heat island mitigation."Proceedings of the 1st International Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Evironment 1 (2005) 11.
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Leo I Rainer."Monitoring the energy-use effects of cool roofs on California commercial buildings."Energy and Buildings 37.10 (2005) 1007-1016. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, Steven J Konopacki, and Sarah E Bretz."Inclusion of cool roofs in nonresidential Title 24 prescriptive requirements."Energy Policy 33.2 (2005) 151-170. DOI
Taha, Haider, and Hashem Akbari."Cool roofs as an energy conservation measure for federal buildings." (2003).
Akbari, Hashem."Measured energy savings from the application of reflective roofs in two small non-residential buildings."Energy 28.9 (2003) 953-967. DOI
Pomerantz, Melvin, Hashem Akbari, Sheng-Chieh Chang, Ronnen M Levinson, and Brian Pon."Examples of cooler reflective streets for urban heat-island mitigation : portland cement concrete and chip seals." (2003).
Akbari, Hashem."Shade trees reduce building energy use and CO2 emissions from power plants."Environmental Pollution 116.1 (2002) S119-S126. DOI
Modera, Mark P, Olivier Brzozowski, François Rémi Carrié, Darryl J Dickerhoff, William W Delp, William J Fisk, Ronnen M Levinson, and Duo Wang."Sealing Ducts in Large Commercial Buildings with Aerosolized Sealant Particles."Energy & Buildings 34.7 (2001) 705-714. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Melvin Pomerantz, and Haider Taha."Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas."Solar Energy 70 (2001) 295-310. DOI
Wray, Craig P, Mary Ann Piette, Max H Sherman, Ronnen M Levinson, Nance Matson, Debbie A Driscoll, Jennifer A McWilliams, Tengfang T Xu, and William W Delp."Residential Commissioning: A Review of Related Literature." (2000).
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Cool communities."Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy 1 (2000) 305-8.
Akbari, Hashem, and Leo I Rainer."Measured energy savings from the application of reflective roofs in 3 AT&T regeneration buildings." (2000).
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
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
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, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Cool buildings and cool communities."Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Buildings and the Environment 2 (1997) 301-308.
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, 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.
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.
Kurn, Dan M, Sarah E Bretz, Benson Huang, and Hashem Akbari."The potential for reducing urban air temperatures and energy consumption through vegetative cooling." (1994). DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Sarah E Bretz, James W Hanford, Arthur H Rosenfeld, David J Sailor, Haider Taha, and Willem Bos."Monitoring peak power and cooling energy savings of shade trees and white surfaces in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) service area: project design and preliminary results." (1992). DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Arthur H Rosenfeld, and Haider Taha."Summer heat islands, urban trees, and white surfaces."Proceedings of the 1990 ASHRAE Winter Conference (1990).