Even Curtains Matter – How to Keep Your Home Warm in Humid Weather

2023
Ieva Pakere

In autumn and winter, almost a third of heat loss is caused by windows, but it is not recommended to seal them completely. How to properly prepare radiators for winter, to what extent carpets retain heat in a room, and why curtains should be kept open during the day and closed in the evening in winter, explained to LSM.lv by physics teacher Valdis Zuters and Riga Technical University (RTU) associate professor and certified energy auditor Ieva Pakere.

Keywords
Mājas siltuma saglabāšana; energoefektivitāte; praktiski padomi; aizkaru nozīme
Hyperlink
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/dzive--stils/ikdienai/10.10.2023-pat-aizkariem-ir-nozime-ka-dregnaja-laika-noturet-majas-siltumu.a522192/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links

Pakere, I. Even Curtains Matter – How to Keep Your Home Warm in Humid Weather [online]. Rīga 2023. Available from: https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/dzive--stils/ikdienai/10.10.2023-pat-aizkariem-ir-nozime-ka-dregnaja-laika-noturet-majas-siltumu.a522192/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links.

Publication language
Latvian (lv)