We all hope for a mild winter, so as not to have to heat so much. These days it’s still doable and you may not have to turn the heat on yet, but it may change in the coming months.
19 to 18 degrees
Earlier this year, ministers Rob Jetten (climate, D66) and Hugo de Jonge (Living, CDA) already appeal to us keep the heating at 19 degrees and wear a thick sweater at home. Lenneke Kuijer, an industrial designer and assistant professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, thinks we can easily get used to 18 degrees at home.
The room temperature continued to rise
He did research in Britain and also looked at how people lived in the past. After studying the history of social housing heating in England, she came to the conclusion that heating standards were constantly changing.
Social developments have caused the room temperature to rise more and more, says Kuijer Volkskrant magazine. As an example she gives the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953. “This was one reason why many people bought a television. And with that television came the need to heat the living room, while the fireplace was not lit before. It was just too much effort. ”
Sleeping with the heating on
Homes are becoming more isolated, but we are using a lot more energy than ever, says Kuijer. “For example, a sizeable group of Dutch people are used to sleeping under a thin blanket at night with the heat on. While you can save a lot of gas with a night temperature of 15 degrees.
Dress warmly and snuggle up on the sofa
His advice for a slightly lower room temperature of 18 degrees: dress well and keep moving. TNO researcher Boris Kingma is also on the way Volkskrant magazine with advice: keep the thermostat at 18 degrees and provide local heat sources such as electric blanketsso you don’t have to heat the whole house.
curled up Of course you can also: sit next to each other on the sofa. “This reduces the body surface area you expose to the cold.”
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Royal torque also sets the thermostat to 18
King William Alexander and Queen Máxima also turned down the thermostat, they said at a press moment during their visit. state visit in Sweden. “The moment the government was asked to bring all government buildings back to 19 degrees, we did. We are now back to 18 degrees, “said the king.
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Bron: Volkskrant magazine
