Overcoming the incumbency and barriers to sustainable cooling

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dc.contributor.authorLizana, Jesus
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Nicole D.
dc.contributor.authorGross, Larisa
dc.contributor.authorMazzone, Antonella
dc.contributor.authorCohen, Francois
dc.contributor.authorPalafox-Alcantar, Giovani
dc.contributor.authorFahr, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorJani, Anant
dc.contributor.authorRenaldi, Renaldi
dc.contributor.authorMcCulloch, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorKhosla, Radhika
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T14:37:18Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T14:37:18Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-22
dc.description.abstractThis article examines cooling in the built environment, an area of rapidly rising energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, the status quo of cooling is assessed and proposals are made for how to advance towards sustainable cooling through five levers of change: social interactions, technology innovations, business models, governance and infrastructure design. Achieving sustainable cooling requires navigating the opportunities and barriers presented by the incumbent technology that currently dominates the way in which cooling is provided—the vapour-compression refrigerant technology (or air-conditioners). Air-conditioners remain the go-to solution for growing cooling demand, with other alternatives often overlooked. This incumbent technology has contributed to five barriers hindering the transition to sustainable cooling: (1) building policies based exclusively on energy efficiency; (2) a focus on temperature rather than other thermal comfort variables; (3) building-centric design of cooling systems instead of occupant-centric design; (4) businesses guided by product-only sales; and (5) lack of innovation beyond the standard operational phase of the incumbent technology. Opportunities and priority actions are identified for policymakers, cooling professionals, technicians and citizens to promote a transition towards sustainable cooling.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationLizana J, Miranda ND, Gross L, et al., (2022) Overcoming the incumbency and barriers to sustainable cooling. Buildings and Cities, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022, pp. 1075-1097en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2632-6655
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.5334/bc.255
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19362
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherUbiquity Pressen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectadaptationen_UK
dc.subjectbarriersen_UK
dc.subjectbuilding designen_UK
dc.subjectbuildingsen_UK
dc.subjectcoolingen_UK
dc.subjectheat resilienceen_UK
dc.subjectincumbencyen_UK
dc.subjectmitigationen_UK
dc.subjectpassive coolingen_UK
dc.subjectsustainable coolingen_UK
dc.subjectthermal comforten_UK
dc.titleOvercoming the incumbency and barriers to sustainable coolingen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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