You know it doesn’t have to be
a window rattler as a solution.
District cooling can provide
cooling solutions for building complexes
by running water through insulated pipes.
And in Denmark,
better known for its wind and its rain,
district cooling provides,
with a combination of heat pumps,
wastewater and groundwater,
cooling solutions for offices and homes.
And we can make roofs cool, too.
The race is on for
the brightest, whitest paint
that reflects 98 percent of sunlight
that hits its surface,
much better than the 80
to 90 percent we achieve today.
And if not white then green.
Green because they’re planted
with gardens and vegetables,
also contributing to the food
that has to come from urban farming.
Roofing materials matter, too.
In India, modular roofing panels
made from paper and waste wood
can reduce the temperatures
by up to 10 degrees centigrade
in the homes below.
And we can change windows, too.
In the European Union,