PARIS, Sept 1 — The zinc covering the roofs of central Paris has given the French capital’s skyline its distinctive grey hue for almost two centuries. Now the roofs and the...
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The French culture ministry has chosen the zinc roofers as the country’s entry for the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage to be decided at the UN body’s session in Paraguayan capital Asuncion in December. Burkli helped initiate the French bid and first proposed in 2014 to add the roofs to Unesco’s heritage list.
“In the end, it was more interesting to showcase the profession itself” — which struggles to recruit — more than the roofs as such, to protect the beauty of the urban landscape, he added.Every morning, Paris faces a shortage of about 500 roofers to complete the work needed, according to Meriadec Aulanier of the trade union bringing together companies in the plumbing and climate engineering industries.
An Apur study in 2022 found that 42 percent of roofs in Paris had a weak reflection capacity, meaning they absorbed more heat.
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