César George, meteorologist of the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) He explains that climatic conditions in Guatemala have experienced a significant change since Sunday, April 6, when several regions of the country began to register heavy rains and even floods.
According to the Insivimeh, such extreme temperatures are not forecast for Holy Week, however, for Petén, Zacapa and Chiquimula it will arrive between 41 and 43 degrees. For the southern coast, a temperature of 37 to 39 degrees could be reached and for the capital city of 30 to 32 degrees and Huehuetenango up to 34 degrees. For the major week, isolated rains could also be had.
To have a more comfortable environment during high temperatures you can use fans and air conditioning, which could help. But, there are other actions that would also help to refresh the environment.
Plants and refresh nature
The impact is globally and affects us inside and to begin with it is essential that the plants be part of our life, Place them strategically at the entrance of our home, near windows and doors because they will be purifying or lungs for our quality of life. Your irrigation and care are indispensable.
Information from the Flora nursery, describes that those related to a cleaner environment have also become popular, among them are the trifasciata sansevieria known as donkey ears since these plants can be indoors or exterior, they are resistant and low maintenance.
Open doors and windows
The interior designer of Santiago In an interview for Free press He comments that the homes must be ventilated from early in the morning and open, if possible, doors and windows to renew the static air accumulated during the night.
Natural fibers such as linen or cotton, inside will also provide more freshness to spaces, unlike synthetic. These materials allow more oxygenation, in addition to the positive environmental impact.
Santiago insists on preferring natural energy sources, such as making the most of daylight, using LED technology to improve energy consumption and lower electronic use.
Green walls
A living wall or vertical gardens It can be cultivated directly on the facade of a building, or cultivate in a structural system installed by cable or a pot of pots in front of the walls or windows of a building.
Ma. Michael Pineda, of Iarchquitectura expresses that in addition to the benefits for the environment, people seek this type of solutions to enjoy the sensation of freshness that plants give by incorporating them into the environments.
Without forgetting that living walls and their connection with nature cause an environment with less stress, areolate the noise and reduce up to five degrees of the interior temperature of a building.