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Nearly 50 buildings in Singapore have adopted alternative cooling technologies that can reduce energy used for cooling by up to 48%, cutting reliance on conventional air conditioning.
The initiative comes as Singapore expands efforts to improve building energy efficiency amid rising temperatures. Cooling accounts for 40% to 60% of the energy consumed by commercial buildings, making it one of the country's largest sources of electricity demand.
The city-state, ranked the world's second-richest economy by GDP per capita by The Economist in 2025, is also investing in district cooling systems, which distribute chilled water from centralized plants to multiple buildings through underground pipes.
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