Life in an area with more warmth days old you faster
The longevity has become a popular catchphrase in anti-aging talks, including those related to real estate. Simply put, this approach asks how the places we live help us to stay young, energetic and lively. According to a recent study by Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California, the key can be in the long -term mantra of real estate: Location, place, place!
“People in parts of the city who organize more days with high heat on the molecular level as residents of cooler regions,” reported Jennifer Ailshire, professor of gerontology and sociology, the main author of the study. What should you search for when choosing a new neighborhood for your “forever”, especially if you are looking for sunburn?
In an area with more heat times, they live faster on a biological level, as the study shows. These changes could occur relatively quickly – perhaps their first summer in their new neighborhood – and accumulate over time. “This correlation also existed after checking the socio-economic and other demographic differences as well as factors in lifestyle such as physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking,” said the co-author of the study, postdoctoral student Eunyoung Choi.
The study team examined 3,600 participants from 56 years and older from all over the country over a period of six years. Using blood samples, they searched for changes in how individual genes influence biological age on biological age at all times, and compared them with the heat index reports of their location.
The location is still important
Sunbelt states have long attracted older adults because of their warmer weather as a warmer, more affordable property prices as well as tax advantages and family closeness. According to the census, this trend continues, and Texas and Florida have the largest numerical profits from 2023 to 2024. While high heat can (and does) many areas, you can probably experience more of it in the regions that have been selected for their historically warmer weather.
So what should you do if San Antonio, Sedona or Sarasota are your ideals of moving? Search for neighborhoods with plenty of trees and vegetation, according to experts. These have a cooling effect and can reduce the influence of heat. A real estate professional with deep neighborhood knowledge can lead you to these areas. Also take a look at community and household facilities to end cover, fan, fog and water access. If you are currently not present, what would the addition of one or more of you cost to your property?
Construction solutions
These functions should also be taken into account for new construction or conversion projects that you have planned. Since life outdoors was booming in all home levels, covered rooms have also increased dramatically. Motorized roof systems with fastened roof are one of the most popular approaches and offer flexibility to tackle heat with open and closed options. Awnings and fixed covers can also help if a fermented system is not possible. In this way, window covers can be automated in order to close them in the hottest times of the day to keep the interior of the house cooler. In July 2022 I shared an article with “Beat the Heat” with Forbes.com readers that offer more solutions that are still relevant.
If you build a new home and add or replace a roof, the environmental protection authority suggests using a cool or green roof. Cool roof materials are very reflective and emittant. Green roof systems use vegetation. The agency writes on its website: “Both cool and green roofs offer advantages of lower surface and air temperatures and reduced energy requirements.” It is pointed out that a green roof costs more in advance, but usually takes longer.
With regard to the advantages of the green roof, the EPA cites improved health and comfort, “Green roofs by reducing the heat transfer by the building roof can improve the comfort indoors and reduce the heat of the heat load connected to heat points.”
Landscaping solutions
You can – and should – create a cooling landscape for your home to hit the heat. In any case, you want to use native plants that are adapted to the local environment and reduce water consumption and maintenance. Moana Nurery with three locations in Nevada suggests planting shadow trees in her house, with bushes and soil covers, to reduce the warmer reflection of hard surfaces such as paving stones and to minimize hard signs, to catch their plants to catch cool air and to generate shadows in different height levels, whereby she plants planted windbreaks for cooling from Breezes Steer that deals with the heating section.
Last words
It turns out that those charming older districts with roofing of shadow trees that have long been attracted to home buyers have also have longevity advantages. They may not be available where they buy at home or where they are currently living, but the creation of cooler shadow areas outdoors on their property and holding the inner cooler of their house can increase both their comfort and their lifespan.