Heatwave: 5 Tips To Cool Your Home

To cool your home during the heat wave, there is no need to spend money on an air conditioner. These 5 tips will bring you surprisingly good results!

Plants are great shields against the heat
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#4 Install Plants on Your Wall Exposed to the Sun

During heat waves, plants are great a great way to protect yourself from the heat. Indeed, they experience a phenomenon of evapotranspiration, which is the process of transferring the water contained in the ground toward the atmosphere by transpiration. It is this phenomenon that makes the atmosphere in the home more breathable when plants are present on or near the exterior walls. If you have not anticipated the heat wave by installing a climbing plant, you'll be happy with potted plants on your terrace and balcony, they will also lower the temperature of your home.