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What are your advices to cool homes without AC ? (jlai.lu)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi there, time to share ways to keep your home cool during hot times

So ok, usual ways I use:

open everything during night
close everything during day
external sheets on windows without shutters
some curtains to prevent heat from going upstairs

I was also wondering if plants could also help inside, any ideas ?

Share your advices !

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sorry about the content in spanish, but some years ago there were news about someone placing agave or some succulents/cacti in people's roofs, since some species "absorb" the heat, something along those lines.
Here https://youtu.be/BOjYB7qaESE

Also this plant seems to help refreshing the room in general
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata

I haven't tested them yet since I am just growing my little garden on the roof of my house, but hope something of that helps.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Pretty much anything on a roof will cool you down. The soil which will contain water is slower to heat while the plants will be be absorbing solar energy and "perspiring" to cool you down.

Locations under large trees can be locally up to 10 degrees colder in the summer and 10 degrees warmer in the winter.