The summer is heating up, but that doesn’t mean inside your apartment has to be hot too!  Air conditioning may seem like the easiest way for keeping cool in your Phoenix apartment, but there are other more eco-friendly ways to keep cool this summer.

These eco-friendly tips to cool your apartment in Phoenix will help you beat the heat this summer.

• Keep the shades and blinds closed during the heat of the day! You may be tempted to let the sunshine in, but opening shades and blinds can increase the temperature in your apartment, keeping them closed during the hottest times of day and opening them in the morning and evening hours when it cools down.
• Cool down the kitchen. Turn the dishwasher on later in the evening or early morning and prepare no-cook and crockpot meals on hot days or order takeout.
• Let the Air In! Opening the windows and patio doors in your apartment during the cooler times of the day and turning on ceiling and room fans to get the air circulating in your apartment making your apartment feel cooler.
• Diffuse Cold Water. If your apartment is humid, try adding cold water and a few drops of essential oil in an aromatherapy diffuser. This will cool down your apartment and purify the air.
• Go For a Swim. Take a dip in the Ultra-Luxe pool and Spa with towel service on a hot afternoon.
• Keep Fido Cool. A clean dog is a cool dog. Take advantage of dog wash in the community Pet Utopia.
• Still feeling hot? Head up to the sky deck overlooking Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain once the sun goes down.

These eco-friendly tips to cool your luxury Vela on Camelback apartment in Phoenix are just one way to go green and be comfortable this summer.