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El_grandepadre t1_iutuohh wrote

Reply to comment by UncleYimbo in Europe’s climate warming at twice rate of global average, says report by hugglenugget

It also comes down to a lot of people not knowing how to keep the hot air out of their buildings.

I close my windows at 9-10 AM and keep most of the sunlight out when it's hot. It didn't go past 25C even when it was 38-40C outside and haven't felt the need to use an AC this year.

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somefool t1_iuva6rh wrote

I have eight west facing windows in my 40m2 studio under the roof. Even blocking the windows with cardboard and foil barely helps during heatwaves. Amazing strategy you have, I wish it would work.

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sawyouoverthere t1_iuvan8m wrote

It’s not the windows. It’s the rest of the building. You probably don’t have decent insulation

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somefool t1_iuvbqui wrote

Yeah. Belgium and its 1950's built houses. I kind of took offense at the previous commenter's "lol close your windows, easy peasy" approach.

The windows do not help tho. They radiate heat, you can feel it holding your hand 10cm away.

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sawyouoverthere t1_iuve1hq wrote

Covered is better then not, though I’ve read foil is not good for windows when used on the inside but if the building is poorly built/insulated/designed it’s always going to be difficult at extremes of weather either direction

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