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Summer arrives and with it its episodes of heat. July and August should be no exception in France, after a month of June already marked by high temperatures. In the show "Bienfait pour vous", two specialists give their advice to keep a maximum of freshness at home.

One year after a summer of 2022 marked by multiple heat episodes, the French are once again facing high temperatures, while summer is just around the corner. For some, this time of year is an ordeal to live at home. In the show Bienfait pour vous, Yann Lasnier, general delegate of the Little Brothers of the Poor, and Laurent Bernard, co-founder of Ecojoko, a specialist in energy savings, share some tips to help bring a little fresh air into your home, without using air conditioning.

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Close shutters (sparingly)

Yann Lasnier starts with a basic piece of advice, which is to avoid bringing heat into your home. The best way to limit the temperature is to "close your shutters and ventilate at the right times". But it must be done sparingly, he insists. "Light is also important for morale," he says, using the example of the types of shutters installed in Italy and also in the south of the France. "Tilt-and-turn flaps have the ability to open in louver mode. In our big cities, we rarely see this type of closure," notes the general delegate of the Little Brothers of the Poor.

Arrange fresh things in front of your fan

For those who own a fan, placing an object or something cold in front of it is a simple way to make it more efficient. This can be done for example with wet laundry, but also a bottle of frozen water, reports Laurent Bernard, who adds that a fan consumes 30 times less than an air conditioner.

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Thinking about vegetation

Also, to isolate yourself at home, the co-founder of Ecojoko evokes the use of vegetation. "Trees, plants, it depends if you have an apartment or a house," he explains to the microphone of Europe 1. "A really mature tree will protect from the sun on shade and evaporation. That's the equivalent of five air conditioners," says Laurent Bernard. Revegetation can therefore be a good way to fight against the heat of your home.