Publications
Publications By Research Area
2014
Sproul, Julian, Man-Pun Wan, Benjamin H. Mandel, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Economic Comparison of White, Green, and Black Flat Roofs in the United States."Energy and Buildings
71 (2014) 20-27. DOI
2013
Rossi, Federico, Franco Cotana, Mirko Filipponi, Andrea Nicolini, Surabi Menon, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Cool roofs as a strategy to tackle global warming: economical and technical opportunities."Advances in Building Energy Research
7.2 (2013) 254 - 268. DOI
2009
Akbari, Hashem, Surabi Menon, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Global cooling: increasing world-wide urban albedos to offset CO2."Climatic Change
94.3-4 (2009) 275-286. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Cool roofs could save money, save planet."KGO-TV (abc7news)
(2009).
Rosenfeld, Arthur H.."Painting the town white: California Energy Commissioner, Art Rosenfeld, explains the benefits of cool roofs."National Public Radio
(2009).
2008
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."White roofs cool the world, directly offset CO2 and delay global warming."Research Highlights
(2008).
Akbari, Hashem, Surabi Menon, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Equivalent CO2 avoided by reflective roofs and pavements in California."Memo to California Air Resources Board
(2008).
2007
Akbari, Hashem, Surabi Menon, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Global cooling: effect of urban albedo on global temperature."2nd PALENC and 28th AIVC Conference
(2007) 1-5.
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
1 (2004) 1-16.
2000
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Cool communities."Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy
1 (2000) 305-8.
1999
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. DOI
1998
Rosenfeld, Arthur H., Hashem Akbari, Joseph J. Romm, and Melvin Pomerantz."Cool communities: strategies for heat island mitigation and smog reduction."Energy and Buildings
28 (1998) 51-62. DOI
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. DOI
1997
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Cool buildings and cool communities."Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Buildings and the Environment
2 (1997) 301-308.
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). DOI
1996
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
9 (1996) 177-186.
1995
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. DOI
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.
1992
Akbari, Hashem, Sarah E. Bretz, James W. Hanford, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, David J. Sailor, Haider Taha, and Willem Bos."Monitoring peak power and cooling energy savings of shade trees and white surfaces in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) service area: project design and preliminary results."
(1992). DOI
Bretz, Sarah E., Hashem Akbari, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, and Haider Taha."Implementation of solar-reflective surfaces: materials and utility programs."
(1992) 67. DOI
1991
Taha, Haider, Hashem Akbari, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."Heat island and oasis effects of vegetative canopies: micro-meteorological field-measurements."Theoretical and Applied Climatology
44 (1991) 123-138. DOI
1990
Akbari, Hashem, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, and Haider Taha."Summer heat islands, urban trees, and white surfaces."Proceedings of the 1990 ASHRAE Winter Conference
(1990).
1988
Taha, Haider, Hashem Akbari, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, and Yu Joe Huang."Residential cooling loads and the urban heat island—the effects of albedo."Building and Environment
23 (1988) 271-283. DOI
1987
Akbari, Hashem, Yu Joe Huang, Haider Taha, and Arthur H. Rosenfeld."The potential of vegetation in reducing summer cooling loads in residential buildings."Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology
26.9 (1987) 1103-1116. DOI