NEXT-GENERATION COOLING IS LOOKING UP.

The article discusses the social awareness and the resulting political pressure in reducing energy consumption in the U.S. It is asserted that it is the responsibility of the engineers to search for ideas that have the potential to accommodate the desire of the society for positive change in designing, building, and building operation. The emancipation of chilled beams from reheat and from large fan systems, and the resulting reliance on ductwork make the aspect of chilled beams a technology.