Publications

Export 165 results:
Author Title Type [ Year(Desc)]
1998
Akbari, Hashem, and Sarah E Bretz. "Cool systems for hot cities." Professional Roofing 32-35 (1998) 1-5. LBL-43814.
Konopacki, Steven J, Lisa M Gartland, Hashem Akbari, and Leo I Rainer. Demonstration of energy savings of cool roofs. 1998. LBNL-40673.

Related Files

   PDF (18.58 MB)
McPherson, E. Gregory, Klaus I Scott, and James R Simpson. "Estimating cost effectiveness of residential yard trees for improving air quality in Sacramento, California, using existing models." Atmospheric Environment 32.1 (1998) 75-84.
Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki. "The impact of reflectivity and emissivity of roofs on building cooling and heating energy use." Proceedings of Thermal VII: Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings VII 1998.
Taha, Haider. Impacts of cool cities on air quality: A preliminary modeling assessment for Nashville, TN, Dallas, TX and Atlanta, GA. 1998. LBNL-42256.

Related Files

   PDF (1.28 MB)
Taha, Haider, Steven J Konopacki, and Hashem Akbari. "Impacts of lowered urban air temperatures on precursor emission and ozone air quality." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 48.9 (1998) 860-865.
Akbari, Hashem. "Introduction, energy savings of reflective roofs." ASHRAE Technical Data Bulletin 14 (1998).
Parker, Danny S, Yu Joe Huang, Steven J Konopacki, Lisa M Gartland, John R Sherwin, and Lixing Gu. "Measured and simulated performance of reflective roofing systems in residential buildings." ASHRAE Transactions 104 (1998).
Akbari, Hashem, Lisa M Gartland, and Steven J Konopacki. "Measured energy savings of light-colored roofs: results from three California demonstration sites." 1998 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 1998: 1-13.
Bretz, Sarah E, Hashem Akbari, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. "Practical issues for using solar-reflective materials to mitigate urban heat islands." Atmospheric Environment 32 (1998) 95-101.
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari. Simulated impact of roof surface solar absorptance, attic, and duct insulation on cooling and heating energy use in single-family new residential buildings. 1998.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Related Files

   PDF (1.62 MB)
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.
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.

Related Files

   PDF (885.81 KB)
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, 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.

Related Files

   PDF (8.02 MB)

Pages