Publications
2005
Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, and Hashem Akbari."Solar spectral optical properties of pigments—Part I: model for deriving scattering and absorption coefficients from transmittance and reflectance measurements."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
89.4 (2005) 319-349. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, and Hashem Akbari."Solar spectral optical properties of pigments—Part II: survey of common colorants."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
89.4 (2005) 351-389. DOI
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
Akbari, Hashem, Asmeret A Berhe, Ronnen M Levinson, Stanley Graveline, Kevin Foley, Ana H Delgado, and Ralph M Paroli."Aging and Weathering of Cool Roofing Membranes."
(2005).
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, and Steven J Konopacki."Calculating energy-saving potentials of heat-island reduction strategies."Energy Policy
33.6 (2005) 721-756. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, and Andre Desjarlais."Cooling down the house: residential roofing products soon will boast "cool" surfaces."Professional Roofing
(2005).
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
2004
Akbari, Hashem, Paul H Berdahl, Ronnen M Levinson, Stephen Wiel, Andre Desjarlais, William A Miller, Nancy Jenkins, Arthur H Rosenfeld, and Chris Scruton."Cool colored roofs to save energy and improve air quality."ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 22-27, 2004
1 (2004) 1-16.
Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki."Energy effects of heat-island reduction strategies in Toronto, Canada."Energy
29.2 (2004) 191-210. DOI
2003
Akbari, Hashem, and Essam Omar Assem."Energy efficiency for fueling the world."Proceedings of the Energy Conservation in Buildings Workshop
(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
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Paul H Berdahl."A Review of Methods for the Manufacture of Residential Roofing Materials."
(2003).
Gustavsen, Arlid, and Paul H Berdahl."Spectral Emissivity of Anodized Aluminum and the Thermal Transmittance of Aluminum Window Frames."Nordic Journal of Building Physics
3 (2003) 1-12.
Taha, Haider, and Hashem Akbari."Cool roofs as an energy conservation measure for federal buildings."
(2003).
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, Leanna S Rose, and Haider Taha."Analyzing the land cover of an urban environment using high-resolution orthophotos."Landscape and Urban Planning
63.1 (2003) 1-14. DOI
Rose, Leanna S, Hashem Akbari, and Haider Taha."Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of greater Houston, Texas."
(2003).
Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki."Streamlined energy-savings calculations for heat-island reduction strategies."
(2003).
2002
Taha, Haider, Hillel Hammer, and Hashem Akbari."Meteorological and air quality impacts of increased urban albedo and vegetative cover in the greater Toronto Area, Canada."
(2002).
Akbari, Hashem."Shade trees reduce building energy use and CO2 emissions from power plants."Environmental Pollution
116.1 (2002) S119-S126. DOI
Carrié, François Rémi, Ronnen M Levinson, Tengfang T Xu, Darryl J Dickerhoff, William J Fisk, Jennifer A McWilliams, Mark P Modera, and Duo Wang."Laboratory and Field Testing of an Aerosol-Based Duct-Sealing Technology for Large Commercial Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions
(2002).
Berdahl, Paul H, Hashem Akbari, and Leanna S Rose."Aging of reflective roofs: soot deposition."Applied Optics
41 (2002) 2355-2360.
Levinson, Ronnen M, and Hashem Akbari."Effects of composition and exposure on the solar reflectance of portland cement concrete."Cement and Concrete Research
32 (2002) 1679-1698. DOI