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2014
Rosado, Pablo J, David Faulkner, Douglas P Sullivan, and Ronnen M Levinson. "Measured temperature reductions and energy savings from a cool tile roof on a central California home." Energy and Buildings 80 (2014). LBNL-1005104.

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2013
Ban-Weiss, George A, Craig P Wray, William W Delp, Peter Ly, Hashem Akbari, and Ronnen M Levinson. "Electricity production and cooling energy savings from installation of a building-integrated photovoltaic roof on an office building." Energy and Buildings 56 (2013) 210 - 220.
2012
Levinson, Ronnen M. "The Case for Cool Roofs." 2012.

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Salamanca, Francisco, Shaheen R Tonse, Surabi Menon, Vishal Garg, Krishna P Singh, Manish Naja, and Marc L Fischer. "Top-of-atmosphere radiative cooling with white roofs: experimental verification and model-based evaluation." Environmental Research Letters 7.4 (2012).
2011
Menon, Surabi, and Ronnen M Levinson. "Cool roofs and global cooling: a response to Jacobson & Ten Hoeve (2011)." 2011.

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Millstein, Dev, and Surabi Menon. "Regional climate consequences of large-scale cool roof and photovoltaic array deployment." Environmental Research Letters 6.3 (2011).

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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.
2010
Levinson, Ronnen M, and Hashem Akbari. "Potential benefits of cool roofs on commercial buildings: conserving energy, saving money, and reducing emission of greenhouse gases and air pollutants." Energy Efficiency 3.1 (2010) 53-109.
2009
Barringer, Felicity. "By Degrees: White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters." The New York Times 2009.
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. "Cool roofs could save money, save planet." KGO-TV (abc7news). 2009. Television.
Rosenfeld, Arthur H. "Painting the town white: California Energy Commissioner, Art Rosenfeld, explains the benefits of cool roofs." National Public Radio. 2009. Television.
2008
Berdahl, Paul H, and Hashem Akbari. Evaluation of titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst for removing air pollutants. 2008.
Berdahl, Paul H, Hashem Akbari, Ronnen M Levinson, and William A Miller. "Weathering of roofing materials – An overview." Construction and Building Materials 22.4 (2008) 423-433.
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. White roofs cool the world, directly offset CO2 and delay global warming. 2008.

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2007
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, and Joseph C Reilly. "Cooler tile-roofed buildings with near-infrared-reflective non-white coatings." Building and Environment 42.7 (2007) 2591-2605.
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.
2006
Akbari, Hashem, Paul Berdahl, Ronnen M Levinson, Stephen Wiel, William A Miller, and Andre Desjarlais. Cool Color Roofing Materials. 2006.

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Kaarsberg, Tina, and Hashem Akbari. "Cool Roofs Cool the Planet." Home Energy 2006: 38-41.

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2005
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, and Andre Desjarlais. "Cooling down the house: residential roofing products soon will boast "cool" surfaces." Professional Roofing March (2005).
Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, Asmeret A Berhe, and Hashem Akbari. "Effects of soiling and cleaning on the reflectance and solar heat gain of a light-colored roofing membrane." Atmospheric Environment 39.40 (2005) 7807-7824.
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.
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. 1st ed. Vol. 1. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 2004. 1-16. 11 Vol.
2003
Taha, Haider, and Hashem Akbari. Cool roofs as an energy conservation measure for federal buildings. 2003. LBNL-51895.
Akbari, Hashem. "Measured energy savings from the application of reflective roofs in two small non-residential buildings." Energy 28.9 (2003) 953-967.

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