Do plants help cool the house? Not quite

One or two plants do not cool the house: indoors, the effect is mainly indirect. Outdoors, green facades and roofs reduce the temperature. But nothing replaces thermal insulation.

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Plantas ajudam a arrefecer a casa? Não é bem assim

Uma ou duas plantas não arrefecem a casa: dentro de portas, o efeito é sobretudo indirecto. Já no exterior, fachadas e coberturas verdes reduzem a temperatura. Mas nada substitui o isolamento térmico.

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Do plants help cool the house? Not quite

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