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Recent work (<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ufug.2018.07.023<\/a><\/span><\/b>)\u00a0by Dr. Shahrestani and Dr. Smith, in collaboration with Forest Research, demonstrated that trees in an idealised urban setting will impact on cooling loads of air conditioned buildings. Whilst the work provides a first look into the potential offsetting of cooling energy demands by trees, it demonstrates a significant effect that is motivating more research on the topic. National and local press coverage of the broader issues being pointed to by our research can be found here:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2019\/09\/26\/trees-could-replace-air-con-buildings-around-trees-cooler-study\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-7511355\/Air-conditioning-replaced-TREES.html<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/replacing-aircon-with-trees-could-save-22m-in-energy-m2n9rmrfc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/m00097q3\/sunday-politics-south-06102019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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