Global Cooling Efficiency Program: Improving Efficiency during the Refrigerant Transition

This presentation, provided by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2022 Annual Institute. During the presentation, Nahir Shah, Presidential Director for the Global Cooling Efficiency Program at the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, discusses the increasing global demand for air conditioning technology and reducing its climate impact. The Global Cooling Efficiency Program focuses on creating energy efficient AC units at a competitive cost to minimize energy use. Along with a discussion on the effects of cooling technology on the environment, topics include the program's achievements, ongoing and planned research, target for energy efficiency, and more.

This video runs 19:40 minutes in length. Additional videos from the BEST 2022 Institute are available to view separately.