Why use screens in my home? Apart from insect protection, do they offer me anything more?

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The answer at first sight is obvious. But if we dwell a little more on the question, we discover that there are several more reasons that prove their multidimensional advice in protecting our home environment.

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The most important thing for a person is to feel safe and comfortable in his space. We spend about 90% of our time indoors, at home, at school or at work and we breathe on average 22,000 times during the day. The screens allow us to leave the windows open, having a more direct contact with the environment, allowing the natural ventilation of our space while at the same time worrying about annoying insects.

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Natural ventilation is the most basic natural technique for removing heat from buildings during the warmer months.

Through this, their natural cooling is achieved, which contributes to the recycling of air and the removal of heat from the inside of the building to the outside environment. At the same time, harmful gases (CO2, CO), unpleasant substances (odors, smoke) and dangerous pollutants that can emit building materials are removed. Just think that the air inside a building can be up to 5 times more polluted than the outside air.

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Let us not forget the importance of light. The sun acts as a natural antidepressant. What could be better for our mood than to open the windows and let the light - and only that - to enter our homes while maintaining the humidity of the space at an acceptable level.

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According to measurements and energy records and simulations in homes in Greece, large amounts of electricity are saved and a reduction of 75% to 100% of the refrigerant load due to ventilation. These results demonstrate conditions of thermal comfort in residential areas and the possible replacement of air conditioning systems.

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So the answer to the question "why screens" is the protection of the environment, human health and energy & money savings.