Singapore turns up heat on power-hungry air conditioning with cool revolution

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More buildings embrace new heat-beating solutions like active chilled beams and radiant cooling to reduce energy use and noise

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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 accounts for one-fifth of its emissions, while cooling itself accounts for 40 to 60 per cent of a building’s energy consumption, according to studies.

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