French Heatwave Drives up Demand for AC, Despite Concerns
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Europe's current heat wave is so bad the French are considering adopting AC 'if necessary'
About a third of France was under a “red alert” on Sunday for heat, and high temperatures reached 104 F in some areas, in a country where air conditioning isn’t widespread. The forecast for Monday is even hotter.
The French are trying to cool down during this heat wave. Air conditioning is particularly used in recent days. But it is at the heart of a wide debate in France. - Air conditioning: are French fireplaces adequately equipped? Overview of the situation in Europe and in the world (Weather and weather).
While France is bubbling, some policies propose to generalize air conditioning. A false solution that hides many problems and allows us to put a veil on the social and...
French heatwave drives up demand for AC, despite concerns
The second early-season heatwave of the year has brought the return of a politically-charged issue. That of air-conditioning - for decades, France has been notoriously reticent to adopt the technology - currently just 25% of French households have it. That figure is up significantly from just a decade ago, and it's set to keep rising as climate change brings increasingly frequent episodes of extreme heat. France's largely nuclear-based power gen…
To survive the multiplication of heat wave episodes, the simple passive adaptation will not suffice and many buildings could become invivable in the long term. In France, each new construction should include air conditioning, or at least the possibility of a subsequent retrofit in this direction.
As France suffocates under an unprecedented wave of heat, the demand for residential buildings tends to increase. But owners face too strict rules.
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