The Philippines is a tropical country, with only two types of weather with varying degrees of intensity. We can have hot and humid days or cold and rainy nights. Sometimes the heat is minimal, and the rain light. Sometimes the day is searing, and the downpour is too much. These extremes in environmental factors were accounted for in the traditional architecture of Philippine indigenous groups, with households built in such a way that maximizes the need for air, shading and ventilation.
A lot of modern Filipino households might not always follow these architectural designs, which is why it’s important to get proper air quality in your own home, especially during the summer months. Aside from getting an HVAC unit, what are some ways to make your house cooler?
Use Stack Ventilation
Stack Ventilation, also known as the Stack effect or chimney effect, is a method to make your house cooler by using the pressure of the air outside the house. The stack effect results in hot air inside a building to rise up, letting cooling air take up the space that is vacated. If there is no way for the hot air to vacate the upper part of your house, then it will linger and cause heat. To maximize this effect for your own house, make sure that your upper windows are open during the day.
Insulate Your Walls
Heat can pass through solid surfaces. Remember that feeling when the sun is directly in front of the car window, and despite the vehicles’ HVAC car air conditioning, it feels hot and dizzying? That’s what we mean. One of the best ways to combat heat in a modern household is to insulate your walls. This prevents heat from entering the house during hot summer days.
Surround Yourself With Plenty of Plants
The presence of greenery is both beneficial to your mental health and your physical well-being. They also help combat heat islands, pockets of high temperature brought about by urban locales. A lot of people are taking up gardening as a hobby during this pandemic. Maybe a few plants or so in your household can help reduce the aggravating heat and humidity of the world outside.
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