Tag: heatwave
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Experimenting with Air Conditioning
Reading Time: 3 minutesI live in a Minergie, which, in theory, means that I never need to worry about climatisation because the building keeps itself warm in winter and cold in summer. In practice the features that make a flat fantastic winter make it awful in summer. ## Good in Winter Large windows, in winter…
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Recovery Day
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are in a heatwave and despite this I have cycled for four and a half hours and walked for three hours and fourty minutes. For the bike rides I woke at 6am to avoid rush hour traffic, and to do things before the temperatures rose. Yesterday the temperature in Geneva reached…
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Walking Heatwave Strategy
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo days in a row I have poured water on my head. The reason for this is that yesterday we were in 35°c heat and today we were in 33°c heat. When you’re walking for two or three hours at the solar Maximum the best cooling strategy is to pour water on…
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A Ride in 35° Heat
Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday I spent time in the sun in the morning, as a result of which I thought I would avoid going out in the heatwave. I changed my mind. Every Sunday a group of pétanque playing alcoholics play pétanque for several hours. They cheer, they laugh, they make noise, for hours in…
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Heat Waves and Tarmac
Reading Time: 3 minutesHeatwaves and Tarmac When you cycle you feel the difference between different landscapes between seconds. You go from farming landscapes to wooded areas near forests before finally getting to the cities. In the process you notice the difference in temperatures between these different land uses. The Permanent Summer Heatwave This summer has…
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Heatwave Cycling and Place Des Nations
Reading Time: 2 minutesCycling is one of the best sports to do during a heatwave because you have a 25 km/h breeze blowing over you, until you stop. If you flee the oven like cities, and head for the woods by a stream, you will feel the coolness provided by nature, rather than air conditioning.…
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Experimenting With Minergie
Reading Time: 2 minutesMinergie is theoretically a fantastic, environmentally friendly way of making a building more energy-efficient, by reducing the need for air conditioning and heating. For three years now I have been playing with and experimenting with minergie. During the first and second heatwaves, I liked to open windows and get fresh air. I…