Beat the Heat - Keeping your home cool in a heatwave

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How to prepare your home to stay cool in the coming heatwaves. 
Expect more frequent and severe heatwaves,  very serious for some.

<h3>How to prepare your home and act to stay cool in heatwaves</h3>90% of UK homes will be at risk of overheating if worldwide temperatures rise 2°C, which is expected by 2050 if global warming continues on its current trajectory. - <a href="https://www.cibsejournal.com/news/nine-out-of-10-uk-homes-will-overheat-at-2c-warming/" title="https://www.cibsejournal.com/news/nine-out-of-10-uk-homes-will-overheat-at-2c-warming/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arup</a>Many home will become very uncomfortable, even dangerous, in extreme heat, but there are simple ways to stay cooler with preparation and by controlling your home when it's hot.This free online talk will be by experts, with plenty of time for questions and discussion::Tom Bragg, previous <a href="https://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edwardian-Terrace-Retrofit-2021-Final.pdf" title="https://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edwardian-Terrace-Retrofit-2021-Final.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OEH Host</a>, particularly interested in avoiding overheating, testing ideas at home with his wife Anne,. eg: a popular <a href="https://youtu.be/sWdx43fhA3U" title="https://youtu.be/sWdx43fhA3U" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube video</a> on DIY awnings.Olly Cooper, an Architect and Passivhaus designer, with a professional interest in minimising overheating. An OEH Host last year with a great presentation of his <a href="https://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/events/architects-1920s-passivhaus-inspired-haven-garlic-row/" title="https://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/events/architects-1920s-passivhaus-inspired-haven-garlic-row/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Garlic Row retrofit.</a>It's mostly easy to improve your home and for you to stay cooler in heatwaves:<ul><li>Shading of windows &amp; skylights. Types &amp; effects of shading</li><li>Thermal mass for steadier temperatures</li><li>Ventilation: minimise during hot days and maximise in cool nights + challenges</li><li>Insulation: Internal vs external wall insulation. Loft &amp; roof insulation</li><li>Accidental heating from electricals, hot water systems, etc.</li><li>Personal cooling: clothes, sprays, fans,cool showers, cold drinks. Risks to health.</li><li>Human choices: who’s vulnerable, being neighbourly</li></ul>We’ll recommend plenty of low-cost and DIY solutions, as well as how to act in a heatwave.

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