‘Hot homes are dangerous for health; cardiovascular and respiratory issues, sleep disturbance, mental health problems and heat exhaustion all correlate with high temperatures in the home.
Health risks spike when temperatures inside are above 25C, and there is a link between overheating homes and the risk of death, particularly for elderly people.’
#ClimateBreakdown
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/england-poorest-families-ethnic-minorities-most-at-risk-dangerously-hot-homes
‘An analysis of housing stock by the Resolution Foundation has found nearly half (48%) of the poorest fifth of English households have homes liable to get too hot – three times as many as among the richest fifth (17%).’
#SocialHousing
#SocialInequality
#Retrofit
#OverHeating
#Heatwave
‘Measures that can keep homes cooler in summer include good ventilation to create through airflow that cools rooms, with well-designed windows and external shutters, and reflective paint on roofs or outside surfaces.
Street trees are a simple and cost effective way to keep homes cool, the UK Green Building Council has said.’
And erm…our old friend insulation! Yes, insulating your home not only retains internal heat in winter, it acts as a thermal barrier in summer from external heat.
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social Can I add: External vertical shade on the western wall - like fins or vegetation. Also limit big windows on this side. Roof space ventilation.
@SeaFury@aus.social
Absolutely! I remember seeing a really good graphic of this probably this time last year…need to dig it out!
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social That low afternoon sun is brutal in an already hot house!
@SeaFury@aus.social @JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social when I was in France last time the highlight of the trip was the opening and closing of the shutters
@SeaFury@aus.social @JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social I worked a summer camp in Hangzhou and it was 41C and there was no way I was sending kids or adults out into that so I sabotaged it by starting a massive water fight
@humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world @SeaFury@aus.social
The French have long recognised the basic purpose and value of shutters…but they are seen as an extravagant indulgence in the UK. Will that change in the next 5 years?
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social some measures depend on climate/microclimate. I think we should be building or retrofitting for climate change. @humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social some measures depend on climate/microclimate. I think we should be building or retrofitting for climate change. @humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world
@SeaFury@aus.social @humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world
Absolutely this. UK is on the back foot on building for climate change and retrofit has been slowly gaining pace after the industry was decimated by the Tories when Cameron started spouting nonsense like ‘cut the green crap’ to appease his austerity loving chancellor Osborne.
Would argue that climatewise south coast and East Anglia in the UK are not that dissimilar to northern France, but approaches to shade for properties very different.
@SeaFury@aus.social @JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social I don’t tan and have light grey/blue eyes so I stay out of the sun and turn nocturnal
@JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social A cultural vernacular that moved from north to south with no regard for climate. I mean when the british came to Australia, they oriented the buildings in the same way as the the uk (polar facing directions are different!) it has a lot of impact on solar performance until someone worked it out many decades later! @humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world
@SeaFury@aus.social @JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social probably an Irishman
@SeaFury@aus.social @JugglingWithEggs@mstdn.social probably an Irishman
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