05/11/2026
Your Dutch neighbours throw every window open on a cold morning for a reason. It's called luchten.
According to Milieu Centraal, the Dutch information centre for energy and the environment, the residents of almost one in five homes have complaints about damp or mould. Their advice:
1. Air the whole house two or three times a day.
2. After a shower, keep a window open for 20 to 30 minutes.
3. Ventilate day and night, all year round, winter included.
It feels odd with the heating on. But the moisture you let out in the morning can't settle on a cold window that night.
Do you air your home every day, or only in summer?
Source: https://www.milieucentraal.nl/energie-besparen/ventilatie/woning-ventileren/