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SUMMARY:A Cooling Conundrum: Setting the Stage for Resilient Cooling
DESCRIPTION:Every region in the U.S. is experiencing record-breaking heat. More households now require home cooling solutions to maintain safe and livable indoor temperatures. While air conditioning (AC) can offer immediate relief\, the rapid scaling of AC has created new vulnerabilities: rising energy bills are straining people’s wallets\, while surging electricity demand mounts pressure on an aging power grid increasingly prone to blackouts. What Americans need to be prepared for more extreme temperatures is a resilient cooling approach. Resilient cooling works across three interdependent systems — buildings\, communities\, and the electric grid — to affordably maintain safe indoor temperatures during extreme heat events and reduce power outage risks. \nThis webinar will overview resilient cooling\, implicated technology systems and the policies needed to affordably cool people and communities under extreme heat conditions. Participants will hear directly from experts about dimensions of access and affordability\, public health\, workforce development\, and grid reliability. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the Basics: Define extreme heat and the vulnerabilities created by the rapid scaling of air conditioning and mechanical cooling systems.\nClarify the Landscape of Need: Explore the essential imperatives to rethink the way we cool as heat waves increase in duration.\nExplore Strategies for Action: Discover the concept of resilient cooling as a strategy to address existing cooling needs\, while ensuring affordability\, health\, sustainability\, grid resilience\, and workforce development.\nClarify Stakeholder Roles: Learn how different levels of government and non-governmental organizations coordinate and play a role in advancing resilient cooling for both households and communities.\n\n  \nThis webinar is part of the Facing the Heat Webinar Series hosted by NIBS and the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) which explores the intersection of risk mitigation\, building performance\, energy reliability\, and policy innovation to address the growing risks of heat in our communities.
URL:https://nibs.org/event/a-cooling-conundrum-setting-the-stage-for-resilient-cooling/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:NIBS + FAS Extreme Heat Series,Webinar
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