Air Conditioners Might Be One Water Source of Our Urban Future
Bloomberg 3 days ago Chris Malloy
(Bloomberg) In the coastal city of Herzliya, Israel, not far from parched mountains and box canyons of the Negev Desert, air conditioners cool 46,000 square meters of glassy Microsoft Corp. office space.
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Like any air conditioning system, this one produces a byproduct: water. But instead of draining this water, called condensate, Microsoft reuses it to irrigate the campus’s landscaping and help cool the building. The tech giant uses similar systems in its offices in Twycross, U.K., and Hyderabad, India.
“We are also considering its inclusion in other Microsoft buildings depending on HVAC design, regional climates and other factors,” said Katie Ross, a senior sustainability program manager at Microsoft, in an email.
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