Human Heat

9 Sep 2010 - The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city center. The building, located in the Rue Beaubourg close to the Pompidou museum, is being renovated in an environmentally friendly way. "the building is connected to the metro through a staircase," said Francois Wachnick from Paris Habitat., the capitals largest owner of social housing. The calories emitted by passengers, about 100 watts per person, combined with the heat generated by the trains moving along the tracks underground and the heat from the surrounding buildigs, mean that corridor temperatures can be kept at a reasonable 14 to 20 degrees Celsius all year round. I never knew French people were that cold?