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1999
Akbari, Hashem, Leanna S Rose, and Haider Taha. Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of Sacramento, California. 1999.
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.
Pomerantz, Melvin, Hashem Akbari, Paul H Berdahl, Steven J Konopacki, Haider Taha, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. "Reflective surfaces for cooler buildings and cities." Philosophical Magazine Part B 79 (1999) 1457-1476.
2000
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. "Cool communities." Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy 1 (2000) 305-8. LBL-44129.
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 2000: 293-304. LBNL-45370.
Pomerantz, Melvin, Brian Pon, Hashem Akbari, and Sheng-Chieh Chang. The effect of pavements' temperatures on air temperatures in large cities. Berkeley, CA, 2000. LBNL-43442.

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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 2000: 215-226.
Akbari, Hashem, and Leo I Rainer. Measured energy savings from the application of reflective roofs in 3 AT&T regeneration buildings. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2000. LBNL-47075.

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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 2000: 1-11.

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2001
Akbari, Hashem, and Leanna S Rose. Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of Salt Lake City, Utah. 2001. LBNL-47851.

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Akbari, Hashem, and Leanna S Rose. Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of metropolitan Chicago, Illinois. 2001. LBNL-49275.

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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.
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari. Energy impacts of heat island reduction strategies in the greater Toronto Area, Canada. 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. LBNL-47149.

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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.
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari. Energy savings for heat-island reduction strategies in Chicago and Houston. 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. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2002. LBNL-49210.
Akbari, Hashem. "Shade trees reduce building energy use and CO2 emissions from power plants." Environmental Pollution 116.1 (2002) S119-S126.
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.
Rose, Leanna S, Hashem Akbari, and Haider Taha. Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of greater Houston, Texas. 2003. LBNL-51448.
Taha, Haider, and Hashem Akbari. Cool roofs as an energy conservation measure for federal buildings. 2003. LBNL-51895.
Akbari, Hashem, and Essam Omar Assem. "Energy efficiency for fueling the world." Proceedings of the Energy Conservation in Buildings Workshop 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. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2003. LBNL-49283.

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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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