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Thedissertationinvestigatesthescientificandbusinessfactorsthathaveresultedinair-conditioningbeingamajorcontributortoclimate-change.Withhisarchitecturalbackground,theauthordemonstrateshowadesignmethodology,notcommonlyadoptedinscientificstudies,mayactuallybeasuitablewayofdealingwithacomplexproblem:the'businessasusual'scenarioinvolvingbuildingscience,sociologicalvaluesandconsumerbehavior.Usinghisinnovationsascasestudies,theauthorshowshowgoodideascannotbeevaluatedonscientificmeritaloneanddemonstrateswhycommercializationmayhaveapivotalroleindeploymentofresearch-basedtechnology.Headvancesthetheoryofpersonalizedthermalcomfortwhichcanpotentiallyresolvetheair-conditioningconundrum.