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1998
Akbari, Hashem. "Introduction, energy savings of reflective roofs." ASHRAE Technical Data Bulletin 14 (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.
1997
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. "Cool buildings and cool communities." Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Buildings and the Environment 1997: 301-308.
Konopacki, Steven J, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, Sasa Gabersek, and Lisa M Gartland. Cooling energy savings potential of light-colored roofs for residential and commercial buildings in 11 US metropolitan areas. 1997. LBNL-39433 Executive Summary.

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Bretz, Sarah E, and Hashem Akbari. "Long-term performance of high-albedo roof coatings." Energy and Buildings 25.2 (1997) 159-167.
Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Joseph J Romm, Hashem Akbari, and Alan C Lloyd. "Painting the Town White—and Green." MIT Technology Review 100.2 (1997) 52-59.
Pomerantz, Melvin, Hashem Akbari, Allan Chen, Haider Taha, and Arthur H Rosenfeld. Paving materials for heat island mitigation. 1997.
Akbari, Hashem, Sarah E Bretz, Dan M Kurn, and James W Hanford. "Peak power and cooling energy savings of high-albedo roofs." Energy and Buildings 25 (1997) 117-126.
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.
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.
Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Joseph J Romm, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Haider Taha. "Policies to reduce heat islands: Magnitudes of benefits and incentives to achieve them." 1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 18th ed. Vol. 9. Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA, 1996. 177-186. LBL-38679.

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1995
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.
Rosenfeld, Arthur H, Hashem Akbari, Sarah E Bretz, Beth L Fishman, Dan M Kurn, David J Sailor, and Haider Taha. "Mitigation of urban heat islands: materials, utility programs, updates." Energy and Buildings 22.3 (1995) 255-265.
Akbari, Hashem, and Osman Sezgen. "Performance evaluation of thermal energy storage systems." Energy and Buildings 22 (1995) 15-24.
Akbari, Hashem. "Validation of an algorithm to disaggregate whole-building hourly electrical load into end uses." Energy 20 (1995) 1291-1301.
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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Kurn, Dan M, Sarah E Bretz, Benson Huang, and Hashem Akbari. The potential for reducing urban air temperatures and energy consumption through vegetative cooling. 1994. LBL-35320.

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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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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.

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