{"id":2330,"date":"2023-06-12T07:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairconditioning.org\/fc-activity\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=2330"},"modified":"2023-06-12T07:14:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:14:12","slug":"air-conditioning-a-means-or-an-end","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/fairconditioning.org\/fc-activity\/activity\/air-conditioning-a-means-or-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Conditioning: a \u2018Means\u2019 or an \u2018End\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>To question air conditioning as the default mode and necessary for achieving thermal comfort.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outcome:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will develop perspectives around space design, being more than fitting air conditioners to achieve thermal comfort and that it is just another means, which is detrimental to the environment as well. Students will realize the importance of other cooling\u00a0 methods which can be incorporated while designing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedure:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 1:<\/em><\/strong> Initiate the discussion in the class with the following question to students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Is Air conditioning a \u2018means\u2019 or an \u2018end\u2019?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it\u2019s only a \u2018means\u2019, then what is the \u2018end\u2019 goal?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How thermal comfort can be achieved differently without Air conditioners? What are the Alternative methods?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 2:<\/em><\/strong> Depending on the responses, students can organize themselves around two groups of \u2018means\u2019 and \u2018end\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Step 3:<\/em><\/strong> Students present and share their pros and cons in the discussion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>To read more on alternatives to air conditioning, refer Fairconditioning\u2019s Sustainable Cooling Technologies\u2019 presentation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairconditioning.org\/resources\/#126-module-ppts-1478947081\">http:\/\/www.fairconditioning.org\/resources\/#126-module-ppts-1478947081<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: To question air conditioning as the default mode and necessary for achieving thermal comfort.\u00a0 Outcome: Students will develop perspectives around space design, being more than fitting air conditioners to achieve thermal comfort and that it is just another means, which is detrimental to the environment as well. 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