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Singapore turns up heat on power-hungry air conditioning with cool revolution
Singapore turns up heat on power-hungry air conditioning with cool revolution
Long dubbed an “air-conditioned nation”, Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to “passive displacement” to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air conditioning. The city state has the highest per-capita air conditioner ownership rate in Southeast Asia, with about 99 per cent of private residences equipped with cooling units. Singapore’s local building sector…