In this episode, we will learn how to maximize natural ventilation to make our homes eco friendly in the Philippines as presented by Paolo Bellosillo of BluHomes. Air is free. However, it is outside our homes. It will enter our homes using natural ventilation. Natural ventilation is the process of supplying air into the home without using any mechanical equipment. The 3 ways to maximize natural ventilation to make your home eco friendly as explained in this episode are the following: 1. Size of window openings 2. Placement of windows 3. Size of rooms If natural ventilation is well-promoted in our homes, it will be naturally cooler inside. With naturally cooler homes, use of air conditioners is lessened, energy consumption is reduced, and in turn pollution and carbon dioxide emission are reduced, making the home eco friendly. In BluHomes, we believe that we all have a moral obligation to protect our planet for our children and future generations. Our homes must be eco friendly Learn more about the eco friendly homes of BluHomes at www.bluhomes.ph/ Let's all love nature!

2. Air is free. However,
it is outside our
homes.

3. It will enter our
homes using natural
ventilation.

4. Natural ventilation is
the process of
supplying air into the
home without using
any mechanical
equipment.

5. There are three ways
to maximize natural
ventilation to make
your home eco
friendly:

6. The bigger the
window opening, the
better natural
ventilation.

7. What is important
here is the size of
the opening, the
part of the window
that can be opened.

8. These are the 4
common types of
windows being used
in the Philippines.

9. Fixed Windows are
windows that cannot be
opened and are used
only for view. These
windows do not promote
natural ventilation in our
homes.

10. Sliding Windows are
windows wherein when you
open one side, the other
side gets closed. When you
open the other side, the
other side gets closed as
well. These windows only
have 50% opening and do
not really promote natural
ventilation.

11. What we need to maximize
natural ventilation are
Jalousie Windows and
Casement Windows. There
are windows that, when you
open them, have 100%
opening to promote natural
air to come inside the home.

12. This is the reason
why casement
windows are used in
BluHomes.

13. To maximize natural
ventilation inside the
home and make it
eco friendly

14. Another way to
maximize natural
ventilation for our
homes is how the
windows are
positioned.

15. Single-Sided Ventilation
is where the windows are
placed in only one side of
the room. Natural air will
still enter the room but
you will need bigger
window openings.

16. Cross Ventilation is
where the windows are
placed across each other
and is the best for
natural ventilation.

17. The third way to
maximize natural
ventilation in our
homes is how big
our rooms are

18. This includes not
only the width and
length of your room,

19. but the ceiling height
as well.

20. The bigger the
measurements, the
better will air flow
inside your home.

21. In BluHomes, aside
from the spacious
rooms, the ceiling
height is 2.5 meters

22. To promote natural
ventilation inside the
home

23. According to EDGE, a
certification body
that certified
BluHomes Maya as a
green building

24. ²
if the size of the
room is 10 square
meters,

25. ²
²
The size of the
window must be at
least 20% of this or 2
square meters

26. To support natural
ventilation in the
home

27. This is how
BluHomes based the
sizes of its window
openings.

28. If natural ventilation
is well-promoted in
our homes,

29. it will be naturally
cooler inside

30. With naturally cooler
homes, use of air
conditioners is
lessened,

31. energy consumption
is reduced,

32. and in turn pollution
and carbon dioxide
emission are
reduced,

33. making the home
eco friendly

34. In BluHomes, we
believe that we all
have a moral
obligation to protect
our planet for our
children and future
generations.

35. Our homes must be
eco friendly.

36. www.bluhomes.ph