Publications
Publications By Research Area
2010
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, and Paul H Berdahl."Measuring solar reflectance—Part II: Review of practical methods."Solar Energy
84.9 (2010) 1745-1759. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, Paul H Berdahl, Kurt Wood, Wayne Skilton, and Jerry Petersheim."A novel technique for the production of cool colored concrete tile and asphalt shingle roofing products."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
94.6 (2010) 946-954. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, and Hashem Akbari."Potential benefits of cool roofs on commercial buildings: conserving energy, saving money, and reducing emission of greenhouse gases and air pollutants."Energy Efficiency
3.1 (2010) 53-109. DOI
Menon, Surabi, Hashem Akbari, Sarith Mahanama, Igor Sednev, and Ronnen M Levinson."Radiative forcing and temperature response to changes in urban albedos and associated CO2 offsets."Environmental Research Letters
5.1 (2010). DOI
2009
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Smita Gupta."Solar access of residential rooftops in four California cities."Solar Energy
83.12 (2009) 2120-2135. DOI
2008
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Stephanie Stern."Procedure for measuring the solar reflectance of flat or curved roofing assemblies."Solar Energy
82.7 (2008) 648-655. DOI
Berdahl, Paul H, Hashem Akbari, Ronnen M Levinson, and William A Miller."Weathering of roofing materials – An overview."Construction and Building Materials
22.4 (2008) 423-433. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, Melvin Pomerantz, and Smita Gupta."Estimating the solar access of typical residential rooftops: A case study in San Jose, CA."Solar 2008
(2008).
Akbari, Hashem, and Ronnen M Levinson."Evolution of cool roof standards in the United States."Advances in Building Energy Research
2.1 (2008) 1-32. DOI
2007
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, and Joseph C Reilly."Cooler tile-roofed buildings with near-infrared-reflective non-white coatings."Building and Environment
42.7 (2007) 2591-2605. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, Hashem Akbari, William A Miller, Ingo Joedicke, Joseph C Reilly, Yoshi Suzuki, and Michelle Vondran."Methods of creating solar-reflective nonwhite surfaces and their application to residential roofing materials."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
91.4 (2007) 304-314. DOI
2006
Akbari, Hashem, Paul Berdahl, Ronnen M Levinson, Stephen Wiel, William A Miller, and Andre Desjarlais."Cool Color Roofing Materials."
(2006).
2005
Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, Asmeret A Berhe, and Hashem Akbari."Effects of soiling and cleaning on the reflectance and solar heat gain of a light-colored roofing membrane."Atmospheric Environment
39.40 (2005) 7807-7824. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, and Hashem Akbari."Solar spectral optical properties of pigments—Part I: model for deriving scattering and absorption coefficients from transmittance and reflectance measurements."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
89.4 (2005) 319-349. DOI
Levinson, Ronnen M, Paul H Berdahl, and Hashem Akbari."Solar spectral optical properties of pigments—Part II: survey of common colorants."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
89.4 (2005) 351-389. DOI
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Leo I Rainer."Monitoring the energy-use effects of cool roofs on California commercial buildings."Energy and Buildings
37.10 (2005) 1007-1016. DOI
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, Ronnen M Levinson, William A Miller, and Paul H Berdahl."Potentials of urban heat island mitigation."Proceedings of the 1st International Passive and Low Energy Cooling for the Built Evironment
1 (2005) 11.
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, Steven J Konopacki, and Sarah E Bretz."Inclusion of cool roofs in nonresidential Title 24 prescriptive requirements."Energy Policy
33.2 (2005) 151-170. DOI
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.
2003
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M Levinson, and Paul H Berdahl."A Review of Methods for the Manufacture of Residential Roofing Materials."
(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."
(2003).
2002
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. DOI
2000
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. DOI