Since April 2022, the use of heating systems in public spaces has been prohibited in France. A law that is aiming at cafés and restaurant terraces in the wintertime. The significant amount of energy used by the terraces until then largely justifies the law.
Nevertheless, as this cultural practice is well established, I found relevant to look for an energy-efficient solution that could still allow using terraces in winter. The project COZY offers an alternative to heated terraces by looking at the problem from another point of view: the professionals I have met (Cafés, bars and restaurants owners) think that blankets are the only alternative, however, this solution is too demanding in terms of cleaning. Most of them told me they were planning not to comply with the new law due to the lack of other solution.
I decided to offer them an innovative approach. It is a set consisting of a sanitizing device and blankets designed for this use. Cleaning is done without water, thanks to the ozone generation technology, already used in many fields including the hotel and automotive industries and consuming 1000 times less energy than the current heating systems. The best way to warm up is to retain the heat generated by our body.
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