Author: Catherine Porter
Published on: 13/09/2025 | 00:00:00
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The city is struggling between maintaining its architectural heritage and keeping apartments livable. The secret to their uniformity is zinc, which covers almost four-fifths of the city’s rooftops. For people living directly under, those zinc roofs become sizzling frying pans, exceeding 158 degrees Fahrenheit (70 degrees Celsius) The office is open to experimentation, but none that is visible from the street or changes the “panorama of the roofs” Mr. Lert, the deputy mayor pushing for climate-change adaptations, said the office blocked or restrained one-third of proposed projects. As of 2024, only 26 buildings in Paris won approval to insulate from the outside, according to a fact-finding report by French lawmakers. Emperor Napoleon III ordered a major renovation of the city overseen by his powerful prefect, Georges Eugène Haussmann. Zinc, relatively cheap, light and malleable, was the perfect roofing material, able to be folded into the Mansard shape. Since the 1970s, those maid’s rooms, known as chambres de bonnes, have increasingly been converted into apartments with cathedral ceilings and skylights. Roofscapes is a company formed by three French architecture students at MIT. They’ve set thermal sensors under the zinc roofs, and under their wooden decking that provides shade. On one day when Paris hit 96 degrees, the temperature under the wooden deck was 87, while below the exposed zinc it was 116. What to Know During Extreme Heat Sleeping Tips: Heat can affect how much you sleep and how good that sleep is. These simple steps can help you get a better night’s rest when it’s hot. Use these tips and precautions to protect yourself and your vacation dollars.
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