{"id":17199,"date":"2021-04-11T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T02:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/?post_type=change&#038;p=17199"},"modified":"2021-04-11T16:43:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T06:43:37","slug":"change56-house-plants-to-keep-you-cool","status":"publish","type":"change","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/change\/change56-house-plants-to-keep-you-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"House plants to keep you&nbsp;cool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Keep cool. Look cool. With houseplants.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows there\u2019s no more effective way to make yourself look like a mature, responsible adult than by keeping a plant alive. But there\u2019s also something else that houseplants are good for \u2013 cooling your house down.<\/p>\n<p>According to everyone\u2019s favourite space guys, NASA, when trees and plants \u201csweat\u201d, they can cool themselves down through a process called \u2018transpiration\u2019. And when a plant cools down, the air surrounding it cools down too. Want to give it a go? Here are three indoor plants we recommend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Weeping Fig (Ficus Benjamina)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the few trees that grow well indoors. For maximum cooling efficiency, opt for a tall trunk with a bushy top.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rubber Plant (Ficus Elastica)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bigger the leaf, the better it cools. Varieties that tend to thrive in humid environments will take in water through their roots and then release moisture through the pores.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Snake Plant (Sansevieria)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With its high water content, it transpires and releases cool, evaporated moisture into the air. And as a bonus, this plant is also known for removing toxins from the air, such as benzene and formaldehyde. (Your aircon doesn\u2019t do that.)<\/p>\n<p>Want to make more of a difference? Learn about our plans that support green energy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to add some greenery to your space? These plants aren&#8217;t just trendy, they&#8217;ll also help keep your place&nbsp;cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17204,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[47,46],"class_list":["post-17199","change","type-change","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energy-efficiency","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change\/17199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/change"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change\/17199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}