House cool without AC

With the growing environmental issues, such as global warming, the AC shall be the one that gave a negative impact. Especially in the case of the use of electricity. Why not start now, we began to reduce and even remove altogether the use of AC.

Not impossible to create the house cool without AC. More thrifty and environmentally friendly electricity. See some tips and tricks here.

It is not impossible that I created the house cool without AC. Some of the points below may help, for which you intend to try.

1. Maximize the use of ventilation in the home

To create a comfortable, cool, and healthy, the flow of air circulation is good to be absolute requirements. Air circulation that can be obtained such openings or to provide adequate ventilation. So that the flow of incoming and outgoing air to be balanced.

2. Minimize afternoon sunlight into the house

In the afternoon, when the sun is shining very fierce, too many do not try to light the entrance. Afternoon sunlight can be one of the factors that influence the increase in room temperature. One way, complete with a window shade. Window shade will help reduce the amount of incoming light. So that it can minimize the increase in room temperature.

3. Proximity to the floor ceiling is high enough

Distance ideal ceiling and floor is 2.75 m-4m. In fact, there are also some residential ceiling raised to 6m, in some rooms. This is due, the height ceiling providing enough space for the rotation and exchange of air. In addition, it also can reduce the hot room, caused deposition mengalirnya of heat to the space under the roof in the room.

4. Use roofing materials that reflect solar heat

Heat arising from the entry of sunlight, not only from the window, and roof. Therefore, select the roofing material that can reflect heat. Such as ceramic tile. Or can also add insulation materials, heat reflector and reducer.

5. Create a pond or in the garden area in the house (innercourt)

Garden and swimming can help lower the room temperature. Not to make the air in the room to be lembap, still try to have the sun into innercourt. One way to provide enough openings in the roof, for example. Thus, there remains a good exchange of air, from inside to outside and outside to inside.

(source : Kompas )