Publications
Publications By Research Area
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).
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. DOI
Rose, Leanna S, Hashem Akbari, and Haider Taha."Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of greater Houston, Texas."
(2003).
Akbari, Hashem, and Steven J Konopacki."Streamlined energy-savings calculations for heat-island reduction strategies."
(2003).
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."
(2002).
Akbari, Hashem."Shade trees reduce building energy use and CO2 emissions from power plants."Environmental Pollution
116.1 (2002) S119-S126. DOI
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. DOI
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Energy savings for heat-island reduction strategies in Chicago and Houston."
(2002).
2001
Akbari, Hashem, and Leanna S Rose."Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of metropolitan Chicago, Illinois."
(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).
Akbari, Hashem, and Leanna S Rose."Characterizing the fabric of the urban environment: a case study of Salt Lake City, Utah."
(2001).
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. DOI
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Energy impacts of heat island reduction strategies in the greater Toronto Area, Canada."
(2001).
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). DOI
2000
Akbari, Hashem, and Leo I Rainer."Measured energy savings from the application of reflective roofs in 3 AT&T regeneration buildings."
(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
Konopacki, Steven J, and Hashem Akbari."Energy savings calculations for heat island reduction strategies in Baton Rouge, Sacramento, and Salt Lake City."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
9 (2000) 215-226.
Akbari, Hashem, Steven J Konopacki, and Danny S Parker."Updates on revision to ASHRAE Standard 90.2: including roof reflectivity for residential buildings."2000 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
1 (2000) 1-11.
Pomerantz, Melvin, Brian Pon, Hashem Akbari, and Sheng-Chieh Chang."The effect of pavements' temperatures on air temperatures in large cities."
(2000).
Taha, Haider, Alan K Meier, Weijun Gao, and Toshio Ojima."Mitigation of urban heat islands: meteorology, energy, and airquality impacts."Journal of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Engineering
529 (2000) 69-76.
Akbari, Hashem, and Arthur H Rosenfeld."Cool communities."Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy
1 (2000) 305-8.
Pomerantz, Melvin, Hashem Akbari, and John T Harvey."Cooler reflective pavements give benefits beyond energy savings: durability and illumination."ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
8 (2000) 293-304.
1999
Taha, Haider, and Robert Bornstein."Urbanization of meteorological models: implications on simulated heat islands and air quality."Proceedings of the International Congress of Biometeorology and International Conference on Urban Climatology (ICB-ICUC)
(1999).