Your home guide to beating the heat
New Delhi: There are many ways to take the hot with the cool in an Indian summer.
For starters: go green
Appropriate architectural design and home decor go a long way in keeping the heat away, thus decreasing your dependence on air conditioners and also the electricity bills.
"Strategies mainly include architectural and landscaping tricks such as green roofing, green terraces, and planting more trees in the surrounding area of the house. The idea is to minimize sources of heat and remove built-up heat from inside," Anumita Roychowdhury, head of the green buildings team at the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), told IANS.
"Simple steps such as installing white window shades, drapes, or blinds to reflect the heat away from the house is a part of keeping cool and saving energy," she adds.
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