My hometown will save the world!

On the 10-10-10 (10 being the number of my native region!) was the inauguration of the new social hall in my hometown. It attracted some famous people such as the current economy minister Mr Baroin, and made the news (http://www.lest-eclair.fr/index.php/cms/13/article/467070/La_salle_socioculturelle_un_bijou_environnemental). Not too bad for a 200 inhabitant village! But this required some commitment from the council in order to find the necessary funds, and in particular from the Maire (Patrick Baillot, my uncle) who spent a few white nights on the project...

Basically, the hall has been built following the most stringent environmental norms, which is very rare even for much larger&richer cities. It has an excellent insulation, is underground for the north and west aspect to protect from the cold winds, has large openings on the south and east aspect for taking advantage of the sun, uses geothermal power ("named geothermie" in France), and has the most efficient heat-pumps... And these later are barely needed, as people's corporal heat is sufficient to maintain a comfortable temperature... If the hall is full of people, an air circulation is actually required to cool down the atmosphere, even during the coldest days of winter!