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Lyon. Heat: in This Building without the Air Conditioning of the Confluence, "the Pea Does Not Produce the Expected Benefits"

Summary by leprogres.fr
35° in the offices this Wednesday, 37° outside. The occupants of the Orangerie, office building built in raw earth to limit the carbon impact and refresh the walls, suffer from the heat, despite the use of this bio-sourced material. The pea, effective in normal time in terms of inertia, has limits in heat: when temperatures do not move at night, the cooling no longer works.
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At the Henry Gabrielle Hospital in Saint-Genis-Laval, near Lyon (Rhône), the heatwave becomes unbearable. The building, too old, is not air-conditioned and patients must share portable air conditioners. An invivable and unacceptable situation denounced by healthcare staff and patients.

35° in the offices this Wednesday, 37° outside. The occupants of the Orangerie, office building built in raw earth to limit the carbon impact and refresh the walls, suffer from the heat, despite the use of this bio-sourced material. The pea, effective in normal time in terms of inertia, has limits in heat: when temperatures do not move at night, the cooling no longer works.

The CGT des Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) published a press release on 2 July denouncing "persistent inaction" in the face of canicular episodes in Lyon hospitals. The union points to the absence of "structural measures" since the heat wave of 2003. Insufficient means According to the CGT, "hospital agents run after some obsolete fans or air conditioners [...] L'article The CGT des Hospices Civils de Lyon denounces an "untenable situation" appea…

In the HCL establishments, the heat wave puts the staff to the test. Complex working conditions that have prompted the coordination of the CGT unions of the HCL to alert the government.

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Lyonmag.com broke the news in on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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