SAVING ENERGY
“Saving with Energy” offers a shared energy-efficient kitchen where people can learn to cook recipes that require minimal energy, such as raw food dishes or budget-friendly meals that don’t rely heavily on electricity. The objective is to help families save energy, thereby reducing the need to cut their food budgets.
The initiative provides weekly cooking meetings where participants prepare meals for the week, sharing energy costs with a group of people. Interviews for this project revealed that one effective strategy for reducing expenses is sharing resources. By creating collective expenses, the initiative aims to reduce participants’ weekly food and energy costs.
PROBLEMATIC
The cost of food continues to rise, prompting people to develop strategies to consume in a more economic way. Escalating prices impact individual budgets, particularly affecting those already facing financial challenges. According to the World Economic Forum, worldwide inflation reached 6.5% in 2023, marking the highest rate in decades. Despite being one of the 10 largest economies globally, France experienced a food inflation rate of 14.8% in February 2023, the largest price increase in years.
“Saving with Energy” is a project that emerged from academic and field research on changes in food consumption behavior due to the inflation of 2023 in France. It explores how escalating prices affect food budgets. The project is supported by experts in the field: a journalist specializing in food insecurity in France, a psychologist specializing in vulnerable populations, and a nutritionist specializing in malnourished populations.
Design solution
1. KNOWING THE SERVICE
2.COOKING EFFICIENT
3. NEW BEHAVIOR
Saving energy in EFOOD 2024
