Impact of cooling on energy use

Cooling of the built environment is a relatively new and rapidly expanding market in Europe. The pressures associated with energy efficiency call for combining energy-conservation strategies as well as for energy-efficient technologies in order to reduce a building's carbon footprint. Low-energy cooling technologies improve the users' thermal comfort and reduce the energy demand for cooling-and often also for ventilation. However, buildings need to meet minimum requirements for the application of low-energy cooling due to the limited cooling capacity.