1. Alternatives to airconditioning: policies, design, technologies, behaviours.
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FORD, BRIAN, MUMOVIC, DEJAN, and RAWAL, RAJAN
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AIR conditioning , *ENERGY demand management , *PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of heat , *CONSTRUCTION industry , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
Far from being a panacea, air-conditioning is shown to create social, environmental and economic problems. Alternatives to air-conditioning are identified as a key means of reducing energy demand and carbon emissions, improving resilience to heat, and providing a healthy indoor environment. These alternatives are more than a technological issue and help to reframe coolth as an attribute and not a commodity. This editorial introduces the themes and individual papers in this special issue. It explores the implications of these alternative solutions across a range of issues: health and wellbeing; air quality; heat stress; technical/design solutions; economics and equity; climate change; social expectations and practices; policy and regulation; supply chain and procurement; education and training. Recommendations for change involve policy and regulation, construction industry business models, redefining the design decision process, improving performance and feedback, and updating workforce skills and capabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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