Cooling 2.0 Thomas More Kempen
Thomas More Kempen, knowledge centre for energy, Antwerp University, WTCB (Wetenschappelijk en Technisch Centrum voor het Bouwbedrijf)
Until recently, cooling systems were avoided as much as possible in sustainable construction in northwestern Europe, but here too guaranteeing summer comfort with purely passive measures is increasingly a challenge. As a result of global warming, heat waves are becoming less and less of an exception during the summer. After such a summer, we see more and more air conditioners appearing on roofs, which in turn heat up the environment in dense ...