Get yourself some mylar and staple it to the bottom of the roof in the attic. That will reflect the heat back into the sky. It would work best if your roof was a mirror or anodized aluminum. But mylar doesn’t do well out in the open. I found that to be a simple way to help your AC keep up. In my previous California home that trick reduced the attic temperatures from 105F to 90F which is survival. So it’s not a silver bullet but it helps quite a bit.
Most french housing doesn’t have AC to begin with. My very recent apartment has none, the one I’ll be moving to (which is currently being built) won’t either. It’s only built under the notion that energy is a winter issue, and designed to keep the heat in.
The start of the heat wave was uneventful for me, but I now restrict my day in a tiny square in front of the portable AC (so much for saving energy by not designing the building with AC in mind…)
Get yourself some mylar and staple it to the bottom of the roof in the attic. That will reflect the heat back into the sky. It would work best if your roof was a mirror or anodized aluminum. But mylar doesn’t do well out in the open. I found that to be a simple way to help your AC keep up. In my previous California home that trick reduced the attic temperatures from 105F to 90F which is survival. So it’s not a silver bullet but it helps quite a bit.
Most french housing doesn’t have AC to begin with. My very recent apartment has none, the one I’ll be moving to (which is currently being built) won’t either. It’s only built under the notion that energy is a winter issue, and designed to keep the heat in.
The start of the heat wave was uneventful for me, but I now restrict my day in a tiny square in front of the portable AC (so much for saving energy by not designing the building with AC in mind…)