LED lighting and ceiling fans
While the Housing Foundation last year likened unheated apartments to “the absolute minimum of public action,” Housing Minister Valérie Létard wants to update the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to better incorporate the concept of summer comfort. The ministry is expected to formulate proposals in this regard this summer. In the meantime, you may regret having postponed installing air conditioning in your apartment again due to the cost. But you’re forgetting that “there are a few simple tips and tricks that have allowed us to achieve a difference of 7 to 10 degrees Celsius between the outside temperature and the temperature inside a home during the summer,” emphasizes the home renovation startup Little Worker.
Start with the basics: limit heat emissions , especially the significant amount coming from household appliances. For example, avoid running the washing machine and dishwasher in the blazing sun at 3 p.m.! And opt for LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, which gives off less heat than traditional light bulbs. Think the ceiling fans your in-laws have installed in their living room are outdated? Think again. “Thanks to its blades, the ceiling fan circulates cool air and quickly cools the room, down to -6 degrees Celsius ,” assures Little Worker, praising it as an “ecological, quiet, and aesthetically pleasing solution ,” whether you like it or not.
Heatwave: This forgotten solution cools your home at a lower cost
