poldy wrote:
> In article
> ,
> Giovanni Drogo wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 3 Jul 2009, Justin wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently it is a law - the heat shuts off in new construction at a
>>> certain time even if you own the condo.
>>
>> Italy is divided in "climatic zones", and the law regulates the
>> maximum number of hours heating can stay on, and the period of the
>> year heating can be used. In case of exceptional cold outside such
>> period, the mayor can give permission to keep the heating on.
>>
>> For instance this site (in italian) gives some general information
>> http://www.eurometeo.com/italian/read/doc_zone-climatiche
>>
>> There are 6 zones, most of the north (like Milan) is in zone E.
>> Mountain places are in zone F (virtually unlimited heating). Zone A
>> includes just some places in the southernmost part of Sicily and
>> some islands. It is true that supposedly "warm" places (for instance
>> the Ligurian Riviera is zone C) can be sometimes colder inside than
>> a nominally colder area (say zone E) because the heating stays one
>> for a short time even if it is cold outside.
>>
>> This other one allows to find the zone of a particular town
>> http://www.isolparma.it/zone/zonaclimatica.asp
>
> What's the rationale for those laws, to save fuel?
Is it still WWII in Italy and so rationing is in force...???
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Greg
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