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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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Taha, Haider. Potential impacts of climate change on tropospheric ozone in California: A preliminary episodic modeling assessment of the Los Angeles Basin and the Sacramento Valley. 2001.
Ting, Michael K, Jonathan G Koomey, and Melvin Pomerantz. Preliminary evaluation of the lifecycle costs and market barriers of reflective pavements. 2001.
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.
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Paul H Berdahl. A Review of Methods for the Manufacture of Residential Roofing Materials. 2003. LBNL-55574.
Gustavsen, Arlid, and Paul H Berdahl. "Spectral Emissivity of Anodized Aluminum and the Thermal Transmittance of Aluminum Window Frames." Nordic Journal of Building Physics 3 (2003) 1-12.
Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki. Streamlined energy-savings calculations for heat-island reduction strategies. 2003.
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.
Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki. "Energy effects of heat-island reduction strategies in Toronto, Canada." Energy 29.2 (2004) 191-210.
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 Steven J Konopacki. "Calculating energy-saving potentials of heat-island reduction strategies." Energy Policy 33.6 (2005) 721-756.

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