High-Deck-Siedlung residents fight heat up to 50°C and stigma
Residents of Berlin's High-Deck-Siedlung face indoor temperatures up to 50°C during heatwaves, with no shade outdoors. The housing estate is also stigmatized as a social hotspot. Resident Clotilde Bry-Chemarin describes the situation as a literal 'hot pavement'. Tenants use thick cloths at windows to block sun; fans and handheld fans are sold out in local shops. Bry-Chemarin is part of an initiative that has been working for years to improve living conditions, initially focusing on leaky roofs. The article appears in the current issue of Der Freitag.
Key facts
- Indoor temperatures reach up to 50°C in the High-Deck-Siedlung.
- Residents use thick cloths to shield windows from sun.
- Fans and handheld fans are sold out in a local shop.
- Clotilde Bry-Chemarin is a resident and activist.
- The initiative initially targeted leaky roofs.
- The estate is stigmatized as a social hotspot.
- Heat gets trapped between buildings.
- The article is published in Der Freitag.
Entities
Institutions
- Der Freitag
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- High-Deck-Siedlung