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Six out of ten French people claim to have suffered from it in their home in 2022, according to the Abbé Pierre foundation. This shows the extent of our delay in terms of thermal insulation.
The fan at full power, the windows wide open, and yet, with more than 29°C inside in her apartment in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), Sonia finds it difficult to stay focused. His room is located just under the roof and in summer, the temperature is difficult to bear. “I spend more time outside than at home, because when I’m inside, I don’t do much, it doesn’t really help me to be productive”she says.
5.2 million thermal colanders in France
Sultry summers, cold winters: in the apartment she rents, several windows are single-glazed and have no shutters. In France, there are 5.2 million thermal colanders, as many energy kettles in summer, as the Abbé Pierre foundation calls them. The accommodations are often old, like that of Ada Chiriatti, who redid some of the insulation and changed the windows. However, it is still hot. So she invested in air conditioning.