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Dincer, I., & Abu-Rayash, A. (2020). District Cooling System . ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/district-cooling-system In this article, Dincer and Abu-Rayash (2020) fixate on the topic of the district cooling system. According to the authors, district cooling systems generate chilled water for multiple households as a “deliverable commodity exactly like water and electricity.” A centralized production containing multiple chillers are located underground to generate chilled water. Water pumps will then transport the chilled water to various households through a network of insulated pipes. The chilled water can either be transported directly to the building’s fan coils or interchanged with the building’s heat exchangers. This system removes the need for users to have personal air-conditioners and chillers, thus resulting in substantial energy and cost savings. The authors also mentioned that buildings employing the district cooling system have to b