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1979
Akbari, Hashem, and Tom R Borgers. "Free convective laminar flow within the trombe wall channel." Solar Energy 22.2 (1979) 165-174.
1984
Borgers, Tom R, and Hashem Akbari. "Free convective turbulent flow within the trombe wall channel." Solar Energy 33.3-4 (1984) 253-264.
1988
Taha, Haider, Hashem Akbari, Arthur H Rosenfeld, and Yu Joe Huang. "Residential cooling loads and the urban heat island—the effects of albedo." Building and Environment 23 (1988) 271-283.
1990
Huang, Yu Joe, Susan Davis, and Hashem Akbari. "A guidebook for the control of summer heat islands." 1990 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1990: 79-85. LBL-29224.
1991
Taha, Haider, Hashem Akbari, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. "Heat island and oasis effects of vegetative canopies: micro-meteorological field-measurements." Theoretical and Applied Climatology 44 (1991) 123-138.
1992
Akbari, Hashem, and Osman Sezgen. "Analysis of energy use in building services of the industrial sector in California: two case studies." Energy and Buildings 19 (1992) 133-141.
Akbari, Hashem, Susan Davis, Sofia Dorsano, Yu Joe Huang, and Steven Winnett. Cooling Our Communities: A Guidebook on Tree Planting and Light-Colored Surfacing. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1992. LBL-31587.
Taha, Haider, David J Sailor, and Hashem Akbari. High-albedo materials for reducing building cooling energy use. 1992.
Bretz, Sarah E, Hashem Akbari, Arthur H Rosenfeld, and Haider Taha. Implementation of solar-reflective surfaces: materials and utility programs. Berkeley, CA: LBNL, 1992. LBNL-32467.

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Sailor, David J, Leo I Rainer, and Hashem Akbari. "Measured impact of neighborhood tree cover on microclimate." 1992 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1992: 149-158.
Sailor, David J, and Hashem Akbari. "Meteorological modeling applications in building energy simulations." 1992 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1992.
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. LBL-33342.

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1993
Akbari, Hashem, Sarah E Bretz, James W Hanford, Dan M Kurn, Beth L Fishman, and Haider Taha. Monitoring peak power and cooling energy savings of shade trees and white surfaces in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) service area: data analysis, simulations, and results. 1993.
1994
Fishman, Beth L, Haider Taha, and Hashem Akbari. Meso-scale cooling effects of high albedo surfaces: Analysis of meteorological data from White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range. 1994. LBL-35056.

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Akbari, Hashem, Beth L Fishman, and Geoffrey Frohnsdorff. "Proceedings of the Workshop on Cool Building Materials." Workshop on Cool Building Materials, National Institute of Standards and Technology 1994. LBL-35514.

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1995
Berdahl, Paul H. "Building energy efficiency and fire safety aspects of reflective coatings." Energy and Buildings 22 (1995) 187-191.
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.
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 1996: 1-11.
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 1996: 691-698.

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Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari. Estimates of energy consumption by building type and end use at US Army installations. 1996. LBL-38577.

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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 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 1996: 77-86.
Taha, Haider. "Modeling impacts of increased urban vegetation on ozone air quality in the South Coast Air Basin." Atmospheric Environment 30 (1996) 3423-3430.
Gartland, Lisa M, Steven J Konopacki, and Hashem Akbari. "Modeling the effects of reflective roofing." 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1996: 117-125.

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