smoky
Unterland, Zrich Switzerland
Posted: Jul 2, 2008, 9:39 AM CST
FlowerOfTheSun wrote:No need to go to the gym for a while then Smoky!!! What with the running around and the sauna effect!!!
We are lucky here as no need to do anything, windows and doors open day and night as during the hottest part of the day all openings to the house upstairs and downstairs are protected from direct sunshine by the overhang of huge terraces and at the other side of the house, the sun only shines in late afternoon before disappearing behind the mountain immediately behind the house!!!
AH HA!.. thereby hangs a tale ..... These swiss houses are heavily insulated, and the walls retain temperatures, so one cannot allow it to heat up. Same in winter ....... the inside air has to be maintained at a given temperature - except for the 10 mins in the early mornings to rid the night air!
What I did with my bedroom yesterday - allowing it to heat up .... today I have had to close all the shutters AND curtains after airing it early, and open it all up tonight to try and get the heat out!
So ... all year round the house doors have to be kept closed, except the kitchen outside door, but the insulating door to the house must be closed ....... quite a ritual to get used to!
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