XPost: alt.usage.english

On 1/28/2024 6:59 AM, Hibou wrote:

Stoßlüften, shock ventilation...

"'The correct way to ventilate a home is to employ the Stoßlüften, or
shock ventilation method. You open your windows completely for three
minutes if it's windy, five to 10 minutes if it's not'" - <https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-energy-efficiency-open-windows-ventilation/>

This changes the air, and of course loses the heat in the air, but that
isn't much; a lot more heat is stored in the fabric of the building.

I suppose the reverse must be true too. In a heatwave, Stoßlüften would
let in hot air, but it would then lose most of its heat to the walls....

is that word commonly used among some Anglophones???

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