Publications

Committee on the Built Environment: From Research to Application, 2017, “Microbiomes of the Built Environment: A Research Agenda for Indoor Microbiology, Human Health, and Buildings”, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, http://nap.edu/23647.

Levin, H, 2016, “Sustainability: A way forward for IEQ/IAQ-researchers and practitioners”, Plenary Lecture at 14th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Gent, BelgiumIndoor Air 2016, Ghent, Belgium, July 4. (download)

Levin, H, 2016, “Re-constructing Thermal Comfort”, Proceedings of 9th Windsor Conference: Making Comfort Relevant Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 7-10 April. (download)

M Täubel, T Reponen, M Pitkäranta, A Hyvärinen, M Hernandez, H Levin, 2016, “The ‘Microbiology of the built environment (MOBE)’ program-recent activities in Europe”, Sisäilmastoseminaari 2016, SIY raportti 34. (download)

Levin H, M Täubel, M Hernandez, 2015, “Summary of Sloan symposium: healthy buildings 2015-Europe”, Microbiome 3 (1), pp.1-3. (download)

Levin, H, 2015, “Sustainable Building Design: Theory and Practice”, Healthy Buildings 2015 America Conference, Boulder, CO, USA, July 19-22. (download)

Emmerich SJ, H Levin, 2015, “HVACR Editorial for IAQ 2013 Special Issue”, 21, pp.1-2, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=917460

Emmerich SJ, H Levin, 2015, “IAQ 2013 topical issue”, Science and Technology for the Built Environment 21 (1), pp.1-2, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/10789669.2014.981063?needAccess=true&role=button     

Phillips TJ, H Levin, 2015, “Indoor environmental quality research needs for low-energy homes”, Science and Technology for the Built Environment 21 (1), pp.80-90.

Emmerich S, Levin H, 2014, “Environmental Health in Low Energy Buildings. Topic Overview”, ASHRAE IAQ Proceedings 2013. (download)

Glass EM, Y Dribinsky, P Yilmaz, H Levin, R Van Pelt, D Wendel, A Wilke, 2014, “MIxS-BE: a MIxS extension defining a minimum information standard for sequence data from the built environment”, The ISME journal 8 (1), pp.1-3.

Levin, H, Emmerich, S, 2013, “Dissecting interaction among indoor environmental quality factors”, ASHRAE Journal 55 (9), pp.66-72.  (download)

Levin, H, 2013, “Interactions between indoor environmental conditions and indoor microbial ecology: Literature review and database development”, ISEE Conference, Abstracts 25 (1), 5195, https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/abs/10.1289/isee.2013.O-1-28-05.

Levin, H, 2013, “Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health Care Settings”, Building Design and Engineering Approaches to Airborne Infection Control, Harvard School of Public Health, August. (download)

BD Shogan, DP Smith, AI Packman, ST Kelley, EM Landon, S Bhangar, H Levin, et al. 2013, “The hospital microbiome project: meeting report for the 2nd hospital microbiome project, Chicago, USA, January 15th, Standards in Genomic Sciences 8 (3), pp.571-579. (download)

D Smith, J Alverdy, G An, H Levin, et al. 2013, “The hospital microbiome project: meeting report for the 1st hospital microbiome project, Chicago, USA, June 7th-8th 2012, Standards in Genomic Sciences 8, pp.112-117. (download)

Levin, H, 2013, “Where Do We Stand, Where Should We Go!?, Chemical, Microbiological, Health and Comfort Aspects of Indoor Air Quality-State of the Art in SBS.

Corsi RL, KA Kinney, H Levin, 2012, “Microbiomes of built environments: 2011 symposium highlights and workgroup recommendations”, Indoor air 22 (3), p.171. (download)

Levin, H, 2012, “Ozone and air filters”, ASHRAE journal 54 (4), pp.13-14.

Levin, H, 2012, Why Green Building Rating Systems are almost always Wrong about IAQ, Powerpoint Presentation, ASHRAE winter meeting, Chicago.

Levin, H, Corsi, RL, 2012, “Microbial Ecology Exemplifies Building Ecology”, Proceedings of the Healthy Buildings 2012, Brisbane. (download)

Levin, H, 2012, “Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health Care Settings: Theory”, Presented as part of Harvard School of Public Health course on Design and Engineering to control Airborne Infectious Disease Transmission in Healthcare Facilities. (download)

Hodgson AT, W Chen, H Willem, H Levin, 2011, “Building product VOC emission testing and conformity assessment procedures in the US”, Indoor Air: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, June 5-10. (download)

Sundell J, H Levin, WW Nazaroff, WS Cain, WJ Fisk, DT Grimsrud, 2011, “Ventilation rates and health: multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature”, Indoor Air 21 (3), pp.191-204. (download)

Levin, H, 2011, “Materials-related IAQ”, ASHRAE Journal 53 (3), p. 86.

Levin, H, 2011, “Indoor Environmental Quality Research Roadmap 2012-2030: Energy-Related Priorities”, California Energy Commission. (download)

Corsi RL, J Eisen, H Levin, KA Kinney, 2011, “White Paper: Microbiomes”. (download)

Levin, H, 2011, “Challenge to Sustainability: Climate Change and Indoor Climate”, Epidemiology 22 (1), S143.

Persily, A. and Levin H., 2011. Ventilation Measurements in IAQ Studies: Problems and Opportunities. In Proceedings of Indoor Air 2011, 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Austin, TX, June 5-12. (download)

Levin, H, 2010, “National Programs to Assess IEQ Effects of Building Materials and Products”, Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. (download)

Levin, H. 2009. Climate change: informing building design and operation with calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Proceedings, Healthy Buildings 2009, Syracuse, NY.

Girman, JR, Phillips, TR, and Levin, H, 2009. “Critical Review:  How Well Do House Plants Perform as Indoor Air Cleaners?”, Proceedings Healthy Buildings 2009, Syracuse, NY. (download)

Levin, H, 2008, “Calculating Buildings’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions”, Proceedings, SB08 -Sustainable Buildings 2008 World Congress, Melbourne, Australia.. Sept 21-25. (download)

Levin, H, 2008, “The Big Indoor Air Emissions Threat – Secondary Emissions”, Proceedings, SB08 – World Sustainable Buildings Conference, Melbourne, Sept 21-25. (download)

Levin, H, 2008, “Indoor Climate and Global Climate Change”, Proceedings of Indoor Air 2008, 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 20-25. (download)

Sundell J, H Levin, 2007, “Ventilation rates and health: report of an interdisciplinary review of the scientific literature. Final report”,American society of heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning engineers, Atlanta, May. (download)

Levin H, 2007, “Natural Ventilation for Prevention of Airborne Contagion: Conclusions Overgeneralized”, PLoS Med 4(5): e189. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040189. (download)

Levin, H., 2006. “Indoor Environmental Quality.” Editorial, Building Research & Information. September. (download)

Levin, H, and AT Hodgson, 2006. “VOC Concentrations of Interest in North American Offices and Homes. Healthy Buildings 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, June 4-8. (download)

Nazaroff , WW, and H. Levin,  2006. “Climate-Change Mitigation: Challenges and Opportunities in California’s Residential Building Sector.” Healthy Buildings 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, June 4-8.

Levin, H, 2006. “Environmental Impacts of Technologies for Sustainable Buildings”, Healthy Buildings 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, June 4-8, 2006. (download)

Alevantis, L.E., H. Levin, R. Miller, J.M. Waldman, and D. Mudarri, 2006, “Lessons Learned from Product Testing, Source Evaluation, and AirSampling from a Five-Building Sustainable Office Complex”, Healthy Buildings 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, June 4-8.

Levin, H, 2005. “Indoor Environment and Sustainable Buildings.” Presented at Sustainable Buildings 2005, Tokyo, Japan, September 26-29. (download)

Levin, H, 2005, “Integrating Indoor Air and Design for Sustainability.” Presented at 10^th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2005, Beijing, China, September 4-9. (download)

Levin, H, 2005. “National Expenditures for IAQ Problem Prevention or Mitigation.” LBNL Report #58694. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley. (download)

Levin, H, 2004, “VIP 07: Indoor Air Pollutants Part 2: Description of sources and control/mitigation measures”, International Energy Agency, December. (download)

Levin, H, 2004. “Indoor Source Emissions Testing: State of the Science and the Art. “ASTM Conference on Indoor Emissions Testing—Methods and Interpretation, Sponsored by Committee D22 Air Quality and Subcommittee D22.05 on Indoor Air, October 4-5, 2004, Washington, DC. (download)

Levin, H, 2004. “Quality Indoor Environments and Sustainable Buildings — Can We Have Them Both?”, Conference: Closing the loop: post occupancy evaluation The next steps. 29th April – 2nd May 2004, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, United Kingdom. (download)

Levin, H, 2003, “VIP 02: Indoor Air Pollutants Part 1: General description of pollutants, levels and standards”, International Energy Agency, December. (download)

Levin, H., 2003. “Designing for People: What Do Building Occupants Really Want?” Proceedings: “Healthy Buildings 2003,” Singapore, Singapore, December 2003. Volume 1, pp. 11-28. (download)

Levin, H., 2003. “Sustainable Buildings: The Low Energy Path to Good Indoor Air Quality.” 2003. Proceedings: ISHVAC 2003, The 4^th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, Beijing, China, October 2003. Volume 1: pp. 8-17. (download)

Levin, H. and Alevantis, L, 2003. “California Indoor Air Quality Specifications for Open Office Systems Furniture and Building Materials.” Proceedings, EPA/A&WMA Indoor Air Quality: Problems and Engineering Solutions. Raleigh, NC, July 26, 2003. (download)

Hodgson, A.T.; Levin, H, 2003, “Classification of measured indoor volatile organic compounds based on noncancer health and comfort considerations”, LBNL-53308. www.lbl.gov. (download)

Hodgson, A.T.; Levin, H, 2003, “Volatile organic compounds in indoor air: A review of concentrations measured in North America since 1990”, LBNL-51715. www.lbl.gov. (download)

Levin, H, 2002, “Sustainable Buildings”, Seminar Terve Vera, Healthy and Productive Buildings. (download)

Levin, H, 2002, “What Counts as Green? (and Why?)”, Architecture California, April, pp.24-27. (download)

Schjønning AL, T Schneider, J Kildesø, H Levin, 2002, “Using the INSTA 800 cleaning quality standard for advancing cleaning”, Indoor Air 2002. Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Rohr AC, CK Wilkins, PA Clausen, M Hammer, GD Nielsen, JD Spengler, 2002, “Upper airway and pulmonary effects of terpene oxidation products in BALB/c mice”, Indoor Air 2002. Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Wolkoff P, P Skov, C Franck, LN Pedersen, H Levin, 2002, “Eye irritation caused by indoor pollutants-An in-depth approach”, Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Kildesø J, T Schneider, H Levin, 2002, “Cleaning quality guidelines for carpets based on measurements of the potential resuspension of dust”, Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Allermann L, HW Meyer, OM Poulsen, F Gyntelberg, H Levin, 2002, “Inflammatory potential of dust from schools associated with building related symptoms”, Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Qualiti and Climate.

Klenø JG, P Wolkoff, H Levin, 2002, “Eye irritation from exposure to ppb levels of limonene oxidation products”, Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Sigsgaard T, K Plesner, A Høst, HW Meyer, H Würtz, H Levin, 2002, “Moulds in the dust collector and health-Children aged 7-10”, Indoor Air 2002. Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Meyer HW, H Würtz, O Valbjørn, T Sigsgaard, F Gyntelberg, H Levin, 2002, “Moulds and health-an epidemiological study”, Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Würtz H, H Levin, 2002, “The dustfall collector-a simple way to measure exposure to microorganisms”, 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Husman T, U Haverinen, J Koivisto, M Toivola, S Laitinen, H Levin, 2002, “Moisture damage and mold exposure in a hospital building: health effects and IGG-antibodies among personnel”, Indoor Air, 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Corner R, M Sundahl, B Ek-Olausson, M Tysklind, H Levin, 2002, “PCB in indoor air and dust in buildings in Stockholm”, Indoor Air, 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, pp.141-146.

Lowenthal P, K Mortimer, K Hammond, J Macher, I Tager, H Levin, 2002, “Inspector-reported and objective measurement of indoor moisture in homes of asthmatic children”, Indoor Air, 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, pp.50-55.

Alevantis, Leon, Kathy Frevert, Rick Muller, Hal Levin, and Arnold Sowell, 2002 “Sustainable Building Practices In California State Buildings”. Indoor Air 2002, Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Vol. 3, pp. 666-671. (download)

Bernheim, A. Levin H., and Alevantis, L, 2002, “Special environmental requirements for a California State office building”, Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2002, Vol. 4, pp. 918-923. (download)

Fisk, W.J., G. Brager, M. Brook_, H. Burge, J. Cole, J. Cummings, H. Levin, V. Loftness, T. Logee, M.J. Mendell, A. Persily, S. Taylor, J. Zhang,2002, “A priority agenda for energy-related indoor environmental quality research”, Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2002, Vol. 2, pp. 984-989. (download)

Shaughnessy R, T Brennan, J Lstiburek,, H Levin, 2002, “Development of guidelines for healthy home construction in the United States and challenges faced in the process”, Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2002, Vol. 3, pp. 649-654. (download)

Mendell, MJ, Fisk, WJ, Kreiss, KK, Levin, H, Alexander, D, Cain, WS, Girman, JR, Hines, CJ, Jensen, P, Milton, DK, Rexroat, LR, Wallingford, K, 2002. Improving the Health of Workers in Indoor Environments: Priority Research Needs for a National Occupational Research Agenda. American Journal of Public Health.

Levin, H. 2001. “Design and Construction of Healthy and Sustainable Buildings.” 2001. Keynote Lecture, Proceedings of Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Energy Conservation. 2001, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. October 4, 2001. (download)

Levin, H, 2001, “Controlling volatile organic compound emissions from building materials improves indoor air quality”, Proceedings of Brazilian National Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Symposium.  Rio de Janeiro, March. (download)

Levin, H, 2001, “Designing Healthy Houses and Cities: The Roles of Architects and Science”, Proceedings of Symposium on Indoor Air Quality and Volatile Organic Chemicals. Tokyo, Japan, January 11. (download)

WHO Working Group, 2000, “WHO The Right to Healthy Indoor Air. Report on a WHO Meeting”, Bilthoven, May, https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/1

Levin, H. 2000. “Integrating indoor air quality considerations into materials life cycle assessment.” In Proceedings of  Sustainable Buildings 2000.Maastricht, Netherlands, 22-25 October,  pp. 228-230. (download)

Levin, H. 2000. “Critical review of environmental assessment of building materials.” In Proceedings of  Sustainable Buildings 2000.Maastricht, Netherlands, 22-25 October,  pp. 271-274. (download)

Levin, H., 2000, Design and Construction of Healthy and Sustainable Buildings. Keynote Lecture, Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2000, Helsinki, Finland, August 4-8, 4, pp. 13-22. (download)

Levin, H., 2000, “Indoor Air Quality by Design”, in John Spengler, Jon Samet, and John McCarthy (Eds), Indoor Air Quality Handbook, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Levin, H. 1999. “A Sustainable Environment Basis for Education in Indoor Air Sciences”, in N. Boschi, Ed., Education and Planning in Indoor Air Sciences, Kluwer Academic Press, pp.141-150.

Levin, H. (ed.) 1998. “Indoor Air Guideline Values for Organic Acids, Phenols, and Glycol Ethers,” Indoor Air Supplement 5/1998.Copenhagen: Munksgaard.

Bernheim, A, and Levin, H, 1997, “Material Selection for the Public Library.” In J. Woods, D. Grimsrud, and N. Boschi, (Eds) Proceedings of Healthy Buildings/IAQ ’97, (4^th International Healthy Buildings conference, held in Bethesda, Maryland, September 27-October 2, 3, pp.599-604. (download)

Levin, H. 1997. “Systematic Evaluation and Assessment of Building Environmental Performance,” Keynote lecture, Forum Directions for a Healthy Sustainable Built Environment, Brisbane, Australia, July 22-24. (download)

Levin, H. 1997. “Systematic Evaluation and Assessment of Building Environmental Performance,” Keynote lecture at 2^nd International Buildings and Environment Conference, Paris, France, June 9-12. (download)

Levin, H., 1996. Best sustainable indoor air quality practices in commercial buildings. In Fanney, A. H. and P. R. Svincek, (Eds.), Proceedings of Third International Green Building Conference and Exposition – 1996. NIST Special Publication 908. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology, pp.135-157. (download)

Levin, H., 1996. Integrated design for total indoor environmental quality.. In Proceedings of CIBSE/ASHRAE Joint National Conference Part Two. Volume 2. Harrogate, UK, 29 September – 1 October 1996, pp.33-39. (download)

Levin, H., 1996. Indoor environmental design in a total (global) environmental context. In Proceedings of CIBSE/ASHRAE Joint National Conference Part Two. Volume 2. Harrogate, UK, 29 September – 1 October, pp.114-119. (download)

Levin, H., 1996. “Design for indoor air quality: addressing the global environmental context.” In Indoor Air ’96, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Volume 3.  July 21-26, Nagoya, Japan, pp.229-234. (download)

Levin, H., 1996. “Design for multiple indoor environmental factors In Indoor Air ’96, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Volume 2. July 21-26, Nagoya, Japan, pp.741-746. (download).

Levin, H., 1996. “Estimating building material contributions to indoor air pollution In  Indoor Air ’96, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Volume 3. July 21-26, Nagoya, Japan, pp.723-728. (download)

Levin, H., 1996. “Designing Healthy Buildings: Strategies and Issues.” In, Proceedings of “Buildings for Healthy Living,” Czech International Conference. Prague: Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Charles University. pp. 1-18. (download)

Levin, H, 1996, “Practical ways building designers address indoor air quality issues?”, Building Ecology Research Group, Santa Cruz. (download)

Levin, H. 1996. “Building Performance, Indoor Air Quality, and Worker Productivity”, in, Proceedings,National Research Council Colloquium: Building Performance and Worker Productivity: Issues in Research and Practice.” Washington, DC: March 1.

Levin, H., and Hodgson, A. T., (1996) “Screening and Selecting Building Materials and Products Based on Their Emissions of VOCs,” in Tichenor, B. ed., Methods for Characterizing Indoor Sources and Sinks (STP 1287) Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials.

Sherman, Max, and Hal Levin, 1996. “Renewables in Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality.” (LBL-38258, UC-1600 Preprint), Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley. (download)

Levin, H, 1995, “Building Ecology Is My Destiny”, Architecture California, 17 (1 May), pp.38-40. (download)

Levin, H., 1995, “Building Ecology: An Architect’s Perspective On Healthy Buildings” in Maroni, et al, (eds) Proceedings of Healthy Buildings ‘95, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Healthy Buildings, Milan, Italy, September. (download)

Levin, H, 1995, “Emissions Testing and Indoor Air Quality,” Keynote presentation in Proceedings of  Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Energy Conservation in Buildings” Montreal, Canada, May 9-12, 1995. (download)

Levin, H., 1995, “Physical Factors in the Indoor Environment,” in, Seltzer, J. (ed.) Effects of the Indoor Environment on Health, Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Vol. 10, No. 1, January-March, 1995. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc.

Levin, H., 1995, “Building Design and Material Selection.”  Keynote address in L. Morawska et al, (eds), “Indoor Air, An Integrated Approach,” Proceedings of a conference held in Queensland, Australia, November 27 – December 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1994, “Sensory evolution of indoor air”, Indoor Air Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 4. (download)

Levin, H, 1994, “School fainting episodes blamed on mass psychogenic illness”, Indoor Air Quality Update, May. (download)

Levin, H., 1993, “IAQ: Whose Responsibility? The Problem Is Not Energy Conservation,” EPA Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4 (October – December) pp. 34-35. (download)

Hodgson, M., Levin, H., and Wolkoff, P. 1994 “Volatile organic compounds in indoor air,” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 94, pp. 296-303.

Levin, H., (ed.) 1993, “Workshop Summaries,” Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8. (download)

Levin, H., 1993, “Pre-Design Study of a Model IAQ Headquarters Facility for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.” in, O. Seppänen et al, (eds.) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8, 2, 693-698. (download)

Levin, H, 1993, “Ventilation Guidelines. A Critical Review of Criteria and Procedures for Developing IAQ Guidelines, Berlin. (download)

Seifert, B, Levin, H, Lindvall, T, and Moschandreas, D, 1993, “A Critical Review of Criteria and Procedures for Developing Indoor Air Quality Guidelines and Standards,” in O. Seppänen et al, (eds.) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8, 1993. Vol 3, pp.465-470.

Levin, H. 1993, “The Myths of Indoor Air Pollution,” Progressive Architecture, March, pp. 33-37. (download)

Levin, H, 1992, “SBS in the USA-building epidemiology and investigations; approaches and results”,.NIVA – course. “Sick building syndrome – measurements and evaluation”, Noordwijk ann Zee 12-16 October. (download)

Levin, H, 1992, “Can house plants solve IAQ problems”, Indoor Air Bulletin, 2, 2, February. (download)

Levin, H. 1992, “Building Epidemiology and Investigations — Approaches and Results (U.S. Experience)” in H. Knöppel and P. Wolkoff (Eds.) 1992, Chemical, Microbiological, Health and Comfort Aspects of Indoor Air Quality — State of the Art in SBS.  Dordecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 295-310. (download)

Levin, H. 1992, “Controlling Sources of Indoor Air Pollution” in H. Knöppel and P. Wolkoff (Eds.) 1992, Chemical, Microbiological, Health and Comfort Aspects of Indoor Air Quality — State of the Art in SBS. Dordecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.  pp. 321-342. (download)

Levin, H. 1992, ” Healthy Buildings — Where Do We Stand, Where Should We Go?” in H. Knöppel and P. Wolkoff (Eds.) 1992, Chemical, Microbiological, Health and Comfort Aspects of Indoor Air Quality — State of the Art in SBS.  Dordecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.361-372. (download)

Levin, H, 1991, “Preventive Medicine for Sick Buildings”, Architectural Record, October, p.32. (download)

Levin, H, 1991, “Environmental Chamber Determinations of VOC Emission – Overview”, A&WMA – EPA Symposium “Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants” 1991. (download)

Levin, H., and Teichman, K., 1991, “Indoor Air Quality – For Architects.”  Progressive Architecture. March 1991. pp. 52-57. (download)

Levin, H, 1991, “Legal Issues in IAQ Concerning the Design Professional”, ASHRAE Seminar on Legal Issues, November. (download)

Levin, H., 1991, “Critical Building Design Factors for Indoor Air Quality and Climate: Current Status and Predicted Trends.”  Indoor Air, Vol. 1, No. 1. (download)

Levin, H., 1990, “Design Approaches: Low Pollution, Energy Conserving Design, Operation.” NATO/CCMS Pilot Study on Indoor Air Quality, 3rd Plenary Meeting: Energy and Building Sciences in Indoor Air Quality.  Ste. Adele, Quebec, Canada, August 6-8.  (download)

Levin, H., 1990, “ASTM Thoughts of the Future and Closing Remarks,” Biological Contaminants in Indoor Environments.  ASTM STP 1071, Philip R. Morey, James C. Feeley, Sr., James A. Otten, Editors, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia. https://books.google.it/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Zl_Ei1CeslUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA228&ots=W3QAVSkpwl&sig=9k7q1kqVAjOfwrfmS9s-3EPpLwM&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

Levin, H, 1990, “Test Methods for Quantifying Offgassing of Building Materials and Furnishings: An Architectural Perspective”, ASHRAE Winter Meeting “Test Methods for Quantifying Offgassing of Construction Materials and Furnishings. (download)

Levin, H, 1990, “Ventilation and IAQ in telephone switching offices”, Indoor Air Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1990, “Scientists debate radon risks”, Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1990, “Checking out building ventilation”, Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1990, “Ventilation requirements based on subjective responses”, Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1989, “Selecting” safe” material to improve IAQ”, Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1989, “Building Commissioning”, 1989 Construction Congress American Society of Civil Engineers – San Francisco, March. (download)

Levin, H, 1989, “The hot issues in IAQ: where do we go from here?”, Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H,1989, “Portland East federal office building: a case study”, Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1989, “An office building bake-out: methods and analysis”, Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H., 1989, “General Population Exposure to Pentachlorophenol.” in Proceedings of the EPA/A&WMA Specialty Conference, Total Exposure Assessment Methodology, November, 1989, Las Vegas, Nevada.  Pittsburgh: Air & Waste Management Association (P. O. Box 2861, Pittsburgh, PA 15230). (download)

Levin, H, 1989, “Sick Building Syndrome: Review and Exploration of Causation Hypotheses and Control Methods.”  In IAQ 89, The Human Equation: Health and Comfort. Atlanta: American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) and Society for Occupational and Environmental Health. (download)

Levin, H, 1989, “Building Materials and Indoor Air Quality,” in, Hodgson, M. and Cone, J., eds., Problem Buildings, Building Associated Illness and Sick Building Syndrome, State of the Art Reviews in Occupational Medicine, Fall 1989.

Levin, H, 1988, “IAQ-Based HVAC Design Criteria”, IAQ 1988 “Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Problems” – Atlanta (GA) April. (download)

Levin, H, 1988, “EPA releases landmark study”. Indoor Air Quality Update, 1, 1. (download)

Levin, H, 1988, “Indoor Air Pollution: The Environment Moves Indoors.” ASTM Standardization News, Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials, December, pp. 34-38. (download)

Levin, H, 1988, “Edifice Complex: An Anatomy of Sick Building Syndrome Control and Abatement.” Presented at Air Pollution Control Association 81st Annual Meeting, June 19-24, Dallas, Texas. (download)

Levin, H, 1988, “Standard Methods for Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Air: ASTM Subcommittee D22.05 on Indoor Air.”  Presented at Air Pollution Control Association 81st Annual Meeting, June 19-24, Dallas, Texas. (download)

Levin H, 1988, “IAQ-Based HVAC Design Criteria.”  IAQ’88: Engineering Solutions to Indoor Air Problems. Atlanta: American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc. (download)

Levin, H, 1987, “What Architects Can Do to Improve Indoor Air Quality,” Indoor Air ’87, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, ed. B. Seifert (Berlin: Institute for Water, Soil and Air Hygiene, 1987), IV, pp.17-26. (download)

Levin, H, 1987, “Pre-Occupancy Indoor Air Quality Procedures in Energy Efficient California State Office Buildings”, Symposium on Design and Protocols for Monitoring IAQ – ASTM 1987 – Cincinnati (OH). (download)

Levin, H, 1987, “A Procedure Used to Evaluate Building Materials and Furnishings for A Large Office Building.” Indoor Air ’87, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate ed. B. Seifert (Berlin: Institute for Water, Soil and Air Hygiene, 1987), I, pp.54-58. (download)

Levin, H, 1987, “Protocols to Improve Indoor Environmental Quality in New Construction.” Practical Control of Indoor Air Problems, Proceedings of IAQ ’87, May 18-20, 1987 (Atlanta: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, 1987), pp.157-170. (download)

Levin, H, 1987, “The Evaluation of Building Materials and Furnishings for a New Office Building.” Practical Control of Indoor Air Problems, Proceedings of IAQ ’87, May 18-20, 1987 (Atlanta: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, 1987), pp. 88-103. (download)

Levin, H, 1987, “Overview of Indoor Air Quality Sampling and Analysis,” Sampling and Calibration for Atmospheric Measurements, Special Technical Publication 957 ed. JK Taylor (Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials, 1987), pp. 21-34.

Levin, H, 1986, “Indoor pollution research and its applications in office building development and operation”, Center for Environmental Design Research, University of California. (download)

Levin, H, 1986, “Design and use causes indoor air pollution and related health problems”, Technology Review, pp.54-55. (download)

Levin, H, and Hahn, J, 1986, “Pentachlorophenol in Indoor Air: Methods to Reduce Airborne Concentrations,” Environment International, Vol. 12, pp. 333-341.

Levin, H, 1986, “Technology Review,” Business and Health, May, pp 54-55. (download)

Levin, H, and Wasserman, B, 1985, “Design of Office Buildings Based on Lessons Learned from California’s Innovative State Office Building Program,”  Proceedings of Research and Design 85: Architectural Applications of Design and Technology Research, Los Angeles, March 14-18, American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC. (download)

Levin, H, 1985, “Pentachlorophenol and Indoor Air: Sealing Exposed Pressure-Treated Wood and Improving Ventilation to Reduce Airborne Concentrations.”  Proceedings of Research and Design 85: Architectural Applications of Design and Technology Research, Los Angeles, March 14-18, American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC. (download) 

Levin, H, 1985, “A Report on Indoor Pollution Research and Its Potential and Actual Applications in Architectural Practice.”  Proceedings of Research and Design 85: Architectural Applications of Design and Technology Research, Los Angeles, March 14-18, American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC. (download)

Levin, H, 1985, “Building Sickness”, Scientific Panel of the California Medical Association, San Francisco (CA), April. (download)

Levin, H, 1984, “Discussion Paper: ASTM Standards Development Project for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring,” Consumer Federation of America/ASTM, Philadelphia, December. (download)

Levin, H and Hahn, J, 1984, “Pentachlorophenol in Indoor Air: The Effectiveness of Sealing Exposed Pressure-Treated Wood Beams and Improving Ventilation in Office Buildings to Address Public Health Concerns and Reduce Occupant Complaints.”  Indoor Air 84, Proceedings, 3rd International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Stockholm. (download)

Levin, H, 1984, “Indoor Pollution,” Concrete  17 (6), pp.16-18, Student publication, College of Environmental Design, Univ. of California, Berkeley, May.  (download)

Levin, H and Duhl, L, 1984, “Indoor Pollution: Lighting, Energy and Health”. In Snyder, J (Ed.), Architectural Research, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. (download)

Levin, H, 1981, “Building Ecology,” Progressive Architecture, 62(4), pp.173-175. (download)

Comerio, M, Hirshen, S, Levin, H, Pierce, R, and Acosta, D, 1980, “An Earthquake Adviser’s Handbook,” Center for Environmental Design Research, University of California, Berkeley. (download)

Levin, H, 1980, “Building Ecology: Building Healthy Environments”, Concrete 9 (4), pp. 1-2. (download)

Lagorio, HJ, Levin, H, 1980, “Earthquake Advisory Services: A Prototype Development Project, Final Report.” Center for Environmental Design Research, University of California (NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N), 1980  Berkeley. (download)

Levin, H, 1980, “Earthquake Hazards and Wood-Frame Dwellings: What You Should Know and Can Do.” Center for Environmental Design Research, University of California, Berkeley. (download)

Levin, H, 1971, “San Francisco Housing”, Architectural Design 41, 11, p. 701. (download)

Levin, H, 1971, “Self-Help Housing”, Architectural Design 41, 11, p.700. (download)

Vischer J, Levin H, 1969, “Disadvantaged pupils, educational innovation, architectural consequences”, UC Berkeley, Winter Quarter. (download)