Hashem Akbari (born 13 August 1949) is an Iranian-American professor of Architectural, Civil and Environmental engineering at Concordia University.
He specializes in research on the effects of urban heat islands, cool roofs, asphalt paving materials, and energy efficiency in building.
In 2009, he joined Concordia University, Canada, where he founded a laboratory to measure solar spectral reflectance and thermal emittance of common construction materials.
Akbari conducted research on the potential for cool roofing and paving materials to reduce the urban heat island effect.
[14] In addition to the standards development, Akbari also contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.