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A research team at the Hyderabad campus of BITS Pilani has developed a low energy cooling system that operates without conventional refrigerants, signalling a potential shift in how Indian cities approach air-conditioning in a warming climate.
Urban planners note that cooling accounts for nearly 40–60% of electricity use in certain commercial buildings during peak summer months. Integrating a low energy cooling system with district cooling networks or waste-heat recovery systems in industrial clusters could open new economic pathways for sustainable real estate development.As Indian cities expand and climate projections point to longer and more intense heat periods, building-level innovations are likely to play a decisive role in shaping resilient infrastructure.
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