U.S. Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan

What’s wrong with the French?!

bass4funkToday  06:46 am JST

What’s wrong with the French?!

They're going out of their way to accommodate all the foreign guest athletes, as any host city should.

What’s wrong with the French?!

They just want to make Athletes suffer to summer heat, so their athletes can get advantage.

The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Germany, Australia, Italy, Canada and Britain were among the other countries with plans to bring air conditioners to France.

French just want cheap Olympics, since their money already being absorbed to clean up the river.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240502-paris-inaugurates-massive-water-storage-basin-to-clean-up-river-seine-for-olympics

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146129/mayor-announces-bathe-seine-week-55-july

The average high is just 78°F (25.3 °C), which is actually lower than I have my A/C set for right now.

If you are from a dry climate in the US, the humidity of Paris in the summer can be really bad even with relatively low temperatures. Of course, some sports that happen outdoors, are strenuous, and where being acclimated to the heat is critical for the best performance, the athletes will want all their windows open as much as possible before they compete. When I'm training for the outdoor things I enjoy these days, which last 3 - 11 hours, all outdoors, I spend as much time with outside conditions (heat and humidity) as possible. When I lived alone, I'd set the thermostat to 82°F all summer (27.5 °C) to be acclimated to the heat and save power. If I did that now, not certain if I'd wake up tomorrow or ever again.

The US EPA suggests summer A/C settings of 78°F for comfort and efficiency. However, many people who don't care will set their thermostats to 68 °F (19.8 °C) all summer - to fight higher dew points (humidity) which makes things feel muggy and sticky.

So do the French want brownie points for low emissions or athletes collapsing under the heat and humidity?

Oh, just screw it all and make the Olympics obsolete. I'm not going to watch any of it, nor will the vast majority of humanity. Just get rid of it.

Thanks, theFu - I was wondering about humidity. Here in the summer, I try to finish all of my outdoor activities, including shopping, by 10:00 in the summer and spend the rest of the time indoors. It's not the heat - it's the humidity, which makes me feel weak and nauseous.

Per usual, make sure to mention the U.S. to create the false sense of the villain to grab attention.

*U.S. Olympic **and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan*

For some reason the West can't get modern housing architecture right. Those buildings look much more uglier than their counterparts in Asia.

I thought France has lots of excess no-emissions energy from nukes.

Why scrimp on AC

...the federation would be supplying AC units for what is typically the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games.

I read the article several times, but I didn't find an answer. Will the federation pay the electricity bill for air conditioners, or will the smart France do? Maybe will the Americans come with their own diesel generators?

Olympic organizers have touted plans to cool rooms in the Athletes Village, which will house more than 15,000 Olympians and sports officials over the course of the games, using a system of cooling pipes underneath the floors.

Are such technologies already used somewhere in the world? It is difficult to imagine how such a floor can cool the air in a room, provided that the cold air always goes down, never rises up itself. Moreover, the cold floor will be covered with condensing moisture. The fan will be able to mix cold and hot air, but the fan also requires electricity :) In short, it is easier to imagine and justify Americans with their generators

In short, it is easier to imagine and justify Americans with their generators

You won't need to worry about that in your 3 day Special Athletic Gulag Games.

Heating, cooling nor nutrition will be provided. State sponsored drugs will be available though, in abundance.

Are such technologies already used somewhere in the world?

Apparently, there’s rising global demand for underfloor heating and cooling systems.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-underfloor-heating-cooling-market-opportunities-forecast-xajse

Moreover, the cold floor will be covered with condensing moisture.

I’m not sure but maybe good insulation can help with that.

Apparently, there’s rising global demand for underfloor heating and cooling systems.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-underfloor-heating-cooling-market-opportunities-forecast-xajse

Thak you.

Underfloor heating I imagine very well. Now chez nous modern apartments have only this kind of heating, without radiators. It dries out the air very much. Therefore, it is impossible to live without a humidifier. But I can’t imagine underfloor cooling with all the physical limitations. Even if you overcome them, installation and operation are still very expensive. Offhand it seems that air conditioners would be cheaper. We can only hope that the French have calculated everything well :)

Offhand it seems that air conditioners would be cheaper. We can only hope that the French have calculated everything well

Ballooning costs and going over budget is just another Olympic event, so no surprises if that’s the case here. Over a billion dollars to clean up the Seine alone, although I suppose there’s future value in that, unlike, say, some moldering stadium in Rio.