Meeting urban demand: Scaling District Cooling for growing cities

As cities grow, district cooling must be planned like a utility — and designed to handle uncertain demand. In this episode, Omnia Halwani discusses scalability and flexibility: integrating district cooling early in master planning, using phasing to avoid low utilisation, connecting existing buildings, and moving beyond traditional controls by using plant and network data for predictive maintenance and smarter decision-making. The conversation also touches on PLC/SCADA, emerging digital approaches like digital twins, and centralised command centres.