Publications
Publications By Research Area
2005
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
Carrié, François Rémi, Ronnen M. Levinson, Tengfang T. Xu, Darryl J. Dickerhoff, William J. Fisk, Jennifer A. McWilliams, Mark P. Modera, and Duo Wang."Laboratory and Field Testing of an Aerosol-Based Duct-Sealing Technology for Large Commercial Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions
(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
2001
Modera, Mark P., Olivier Brzozowski, François Rémi Carrié, Darryl J. Dickerhoff, William W. Delp, William J. Fisk, Ronnen M. Levinson, and Duo Wang."Sealing Ducts in Large Commercial Buildings with Aerosolized Sealant Particles."Energy & Buildings
34.7 (2001) 705-714. 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
Levinson, Ronnen M., William W. Delp, Darryl J. Dickerhoff, and Mark P. Modera."Effects of air infiltration on the effective thermal conductivity of internal fiberglass insulation and on the delivery of thermal capacity via ducts."
(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 & Buildings
32 (2000) 345-354.
Wray, Craig P., Mary Ann Piette, Max H. Sherman, Ronnen M. Levinson, Nance Matson, Debbie A. Driscoll, Jennifer A. McWilliams, Tengfang T. Xu, and William W. Delp."Residential Commissioning: A Review of Related Literature."
(2000).
1997
Levinson, Ronnen M.."Near-Ground Cooling Efficacies of Trees and High-Albedo Surfaces."Department of Mechanical Engineering
(1997).
Levinson, Ronnen M., William W. Delp, Darryl J. Dickerhoff, William J. Fisk, Albert (Matty) Nematollahi, Ingar Stordahl, Christophe Torre, Duo Wang, Richard C. Diamond, and Mark P. Modera."Commercial Thermal Distribution Systems FINAL REPORT for California Institute for Energy Efficiency."
(1997).
1996
Akbari, Hashem, Ronnen M. Levinson, and Paul H. Berdahl."ASTM standards for measuring solar reflectance and infrared emittance of construction materials and comparing their steady-state surface temperatures."1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
1 (1996) 1-11.
Levinson, Ronnen M., Hashem Akbari, and Lisa M. Gartland."Impact of the temperature dependency of fiberglass insulation R-value on cooling energy use in buildings."1996 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
10 (1996) 85-94.