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fromMail Online
5 days ago

The 'air-conditioned forest' becoming Middle East's latest attraction

Gewan Island in Qatar features a solar-powered, air-conditioned 450-metre Crystal Walk forest that keeps temperatures at 21–23C year-round for outdoor comfort.
fromdesign-milk.com
2 months ago

KlimaKover by Henning Larsen Is a Public Cooling Shelter

Air conditioning accounts for 9% of electricity used on earth and 3.2% of all greenhouse gasses. Even if some countries like Germany shuns its use, air conditioning releases close to one billion tons of CO2 each year. As summers get longer and hotter; heatwaves become more commonplace; and tropical climates expand further north and south, the demand for climate control is set to grow significantly. This catch-22 dilemma seems insurmountable but new, more sustainable solutions are being developed as direly needed alternatives.
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