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mate on the house itself. a house are most, effective. Trees and other landscape
plantingi Can help do all
these things. •
These .are methods our
grandparents used. They
opened their windows on hot
days and let cool breezes run
through the house. house). They help block out
These breezes were nicely . the direct sun rays and the
channeled by thick hedges :leaves set -up a convection
r' `planted in the right places. current 'behind them to dray,
Big leafy shade trees were away hot air.
located where they rained. In winter, ivy growing on '-
shade on the house to keep it wind,exposed walls serves.as
cool and comfortable-during a natural insulator against
ohilling winds and redutei
heat loss from inside.
In seasons when tempera-
tures are low, a windbreak of
evergreens on the north and
'est sides of a house serves
to break up cold winds.
It takes twice as much fuel
to heat a house at an outside
temperature of 32-degrees F.
with a wind of 12 miles per
hour as it does for the same
temperature with wind at
three miles per -hour. So a
windbreak pf trees which can example, irthe building, is 20
diminish the impact of a win- feet' high, the windbreak
ter wind is going to make a would be 30 to 50 feet away
!three smart thingshome- advice on this subject. substantial difference in the • from it.)
',owners can do to Use: their -Shade trees ;lot example, amount ofheating-energy re- Smart planting to createan three miles an hour. A barrier of-evergreens-tharcuts.
are among nature's most effi- qtiired. Reliable tests have energy-saving "minic li- e.nergy , supplies ,wisely
around the.house.
First, make the heating and
ccTing systems work as effi-
ciently as possible, and use
them conservatively.
second, use other energy
sources such as sun acrd
wind. '
' Third, take steps to reduce
energy needs in the home by
controlling the effects of cli-
Homeowners who want to the summer.
save money on their utility, Even in modern houses bills can take a few tips from homeowners can create their
their grandparents. own energy-saving mini-cli-
Before technology deliv- mate which will help save
ered us from the discomforts money and energy; and will
of our climate, people used enhance the value of the
natural methods for cooling property.
their houses in the summer Proper landscaping with and conserving the heat they trees, bushes, shrubs, ever- had in the cold months. greens and other plantings
The natural ways they requires just good common
used are ,still available, and sense and a little professional
they are inexpensive and advice from a local nursery
easy to accomplish. garden center or landscape
The American Association firm. Some mail order nurs-
;of Nurserymen points out cry catalogs give excellent
Trees help to save on heating, cooling
• The large variety of wies, •
such as the popular English
Ivy, has a similar effect for
climate control when planted
on masonry walls (or on .a
trellis cltise to a wooden
dent climate' controllers. In
.the.. summer, their bigieafy
umbrellas provide a cooling
shade in or around a house.
They also give off cooling
vapor through transpiration.
In winter', they drop their
leaves and allow the warming
effects of the sun to come
through. Shade trees planted
on the west and south sides of
shown-'this difference can be
greater than a 30% economy '
in the amount of heating fuel
needed. •
These windbreaks are gen-
erally best located' on the
north and west sides of a
house—the windward side.
• A double or triple row of
trees will achieve the greatest
reductions in wind-chill and
the accompanying use of
heating energy.
The trees will do their best
job if they are growing a dis-
tance from the house that is
equal to about 11/2 to 21/2
times the height of the struc-
ture they are protecting. (For .1-• AV, , .
TREES CAN SAVE WINTER FUEL COSTS . .. It takes
'twice as much fuel to heat a' house at an outside tem-
perature of 32 degrees with a windof 12 miles an hour,
as it does for the same temperature with a wind of only
the force of the wind makes a substantial difference in
heating energy required. Tests reported by the Ameri-
eau Association oil Nurserymen_show the-difference
can be greater than 30 percent with trees properly
placed as shown here on the north,and west sides of the
property.
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