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Reusing waste heat, The British Library’s solar project and India’s stepwells

Author
Monocle
Published
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Episode Link
https://omny.fm/shows/monocle-24-the-urbanist/reusing-waste-heat-the-british-library-s-solar-project-and-india-s-stepwells

What are some of the ways that heating the air and water in our buildings can be made greener? We consider innovative solutions from the capture and redistribution of a building’s warmth to a solar project in London that is decarbonising The British Library’s water-heating process. Plus: we visit one of India’s historic stepwells to see how the ancient structures could provide an answer to the country’s water-supply woes.

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