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How to provide cooling for everyone -- without warming the planet | Rachel Kyte

TED Business

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The Four Areas of Prosperity

Air conditioning has driven building design for 70 years. We need to move away from hermetically sealed concrete and glass boxes. District cooling can provide cooling solutions by running water through insulated pipes. Roofing materials matter too, modula roofing panels made from paper and wastewood can reduce the temperatures by up to ten degrees centigrade in the homes below.

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