4 simple tips to keep your accommodation fresh without air conditioning

4 simple tips to keep your accommodation fresh without air conditioning

1. Harm heat from entering

This is one of the most effective actions: avoid solar radiation on the windows located on the most exposed facades (southwest and southeast). To do this, close the shutters early in the morning, before the heat appears.

The interior blinds are not effective because the sun hits the glass. If you do not have shutters, hold out a white sheet outside the windows to protect yourself during a high heat. Or make an “air conditioner” sun visor “from survival covers. According to thermal regulations, air conditioning should not be triggered below 26 ° C in a housing.

2. Open wide with freshness

The middle of the night and the early morning are the best moments to refresh your accommodation in summer. Open many opposite sides if your accommodation is crossing. And if you have one or more floors, also open at the bottom and top: hot air will be evacuated thanks to the “chimney effect”, and you will start your day fresh.

3. Plants are your friends

A tree near your facade brings shade but also freshness thanks to evapotranspiration: a mature tree evaporates up to 450 liters of water per day, the equivalent of five air conditioners operating twenty hours a day*.

If you have a stone terrace, garnish it many pots in pots to prevent it from rebroadcasting too much heat at night. But beware of mosquito larvae: to prevent their proliferation, fill the sand cups.

*Sources: Florence Clément (ADEME), Public health France

4. Insulation is good

The better your roof and your walls will be isolated, the less the heat will spread quickly in your rooms. If you live in rather hot regions, this aspect can help you get into work, as much as the heating savings in winter. Make an appointment with a France Rénov ‘advisor to find out more about accessible aids, which are, alas, being evolved.

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