Publications

2001

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, and Leanna S Rose."Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of metropolitan Chicago, Illinois." (2001).
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Measured energy savings and demand reduction from a reflective roof membrane on a large retail store in Austin." (2001).
Akbari, Hashem, and Leanna S Rose."Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of Salt Lake City, Utah." (2001).
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
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Energy impacts of heat island reduction strategies in the greater Toronto Area, Canada." (2001).
Taha, Haider."Potential impacts of climate change on tropospheric ozone in California: A preliminary episodic modeling assessment of the Los Angeles Basin and the Sacramento Valley." (2001).
Ting, Michael K, Jonathan G Koomey, and Melvin Pomerantz."Preliminary evaluation of the lifecycle costs and market barriers of reflective pavements." (2001). DOI

2000

Akbari, Hashem, and Leo I Rainer."Measured energy savings from the application of reflective roofs in 3 AT&T regeneration buildings." (2000).
Levinson, Ronnen M, William W Delp, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and Mark P Modera."Effects of airflow infiltration on the thermal performance of internally insulated ducts."Energy and Buildings 32.3 (2000) 345-354. DOI
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Energy savings calculations for heat island reduction strategies in Baton Rouge, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 9 (2000) 215-226.
Akbari, Hashem, Steven J Konopacki, and Danny S Parker."Updates on revision to ASHRAE Standard 90.2: including roof reflectivity for residential buildings."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1 (2000) 1-11.
Fisk, William J, William W Delp, Richard C Diamond, Darryl J Dickerhoff, Ronnen M Levinson, Mark P Modera, Albert Nematollahi, and Duo Wang."Duct systems in large commercial buildings: physical characterization, air leakage and heat conduction gains."Energy and Buildings 32.1 (2000) 109-119.
Pomerantz, Melvin, Brian Pon, Hashem Akbari, and Sheng-Chieh Chang."The effect of pavements' temperatures on air temperatures in large cities." (2000).
Taha, Haider, Alan K Meier, Weijun Gao, and Toshio Ojima."Mitigation of urban heat islands: meteorology, energy, and airquality impacts."Journal of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Engineering 529 (2000) 69-76.
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Cool communities."Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy 1 (2000) 305-8.
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.
Levinson, Ronnen M, William W Delp, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and Mark P Modera."Effects of air infiltration on the effective thermal conductivity of internal fiberglass insulation and on the delivery of thermal capacity via ducts." (2000).
Levinson, Ronnen M, William W Delp, Darryl J Dickerhoff, and Mark P Modera."Effects of Airflow Infiltration on the Thermal Performance of Internally-insulated Ducts."Energy & Buildings 32 (2000) 345-354.
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).

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