Publications
Publications By Research Area
2012
2011
Levinson, Ronnen M, Heng Pan, George A Ban-Weiss, Pablo J Rosado, Riccardo Paolini, and Hashem Akbari."Potential benefits of solar reflective car shells: Cooler cabins, fuel savings and emission reductions."Applied Energy
88.12 (2011) 4343-4357. DOI
Menon, Surabi, and Ronnen M Levinson."Cool roofs and global cooling: a response to Jacobson & Ten Hoeve (2011)."
(2011).
Sleiman, Mohamad, George A Ban-Weiss, Haley E Gilbert, David François, Paul H Berdahl, Thomas W Kirchstetter, Hugo Destaillats, and Ronnen M Levinson."Soiling of building envelope surfaces and its effect on solar reflectance—Part I: Analysis of roofing product databases."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
95.12 (2011) 3385-3399. DOI
Millstein, Dev, and Surabi Menon."Regional climate consequences of large-scale cool roof and photovoltaic array deployment."Environmental Research Letters
6.3 (2011).
2010
Levinson, Ronnen M, Hashem Akbari, and Paul H Berdahl."Measuring solar reflectance—Part I: Defining a metric that accurately predicts solar heat gain."Solar Energy
84.9 (2010) 1717-1744. DOI
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
Barringer, Felicity."By Degrees: White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters."The New York Times
(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).
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, Jeffry Jacobs, and Frank Klink."Surface roughness effects on the solar reflectance of cool asphalt shingles."Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
92.4 (2008) 482-489. 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).
Berdahl, Paul H, and Hashem Akbari."Evaluation of titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst for removing air pollutants."
(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