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How has Technology Changed How We Can Regulate Our Home's Temperature?

We’re all worried about the winter ahead. Recent events around the world have sent the price of energy skyrocketing, which means we all have to use less and pay more. We’ve got a few tech-advanced options that will make a big difference in how much heat you introduce and keep in your home.

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Top Reasons to Install Electric Window Openers

The electrical window openers are a crucial part of today's daily lifestyle. It has since been a standard component of different needs, essential for both the comfort of the people and the safety.

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Why You Need To Get Electric Window Openers

Electric window openers are becoming more and more popular in the world of home design, especially as people are moving toward more modern and more tech-based homes. Click here to find out exactly why you should get electric window openers.

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The Main Benefits of Using Electric Window Openers

Many people have heard of electric window openers, but are they better than just opening windows manually? Electric window openers have a great number of benefits that your house can reap. Read on for the greatest benefits for you.

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Different windows, multiple configurations, one purpose.

Windows! On the face of it a pretty mundane topic, not one which is discussed in polite company or anytime at all really. Not much thought goes in to the type of opening, hinge types, window frame type or indeed the glass which sits in the holes between the framework which fills those convenient holes in the superstructure kindly left by the builders.

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Is your building’s smoke ventilation system up to scratch?

When was the last time the remote window openers in your building tested and checked for operation and safety? Regular checking is essential in case they are needed to be opened rapidly in the event of fire and subsequent smoke accumulation.

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The dangers of passive smoking

Unless you've been living on another planet or in a cave as a hermit, then you are probably aware of what passive smoking is and the dangers associated with it. Second-hand tobacco smoke does not cause damage to the lungs in the short-term but rather it is the long-term effects which can lead to debilitating health issues.

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Clear The Air To Increase Productivity

As a species we thrive on fresh and exercise, with many of our modern ailments being down to a lack of fresh air, a lack of exercise and eating food which is packed with unnatural ingredients and lots of preservatives.

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Carpentry and Joinery

At LJ Pratley & Partners Ltd we strive to provide excellent customer service, ensuring projects are completed on time and in budget and work is carried out to the highest professional standards in all aspects of carpentry and joinery.

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Why natural airflow outstrips air conditioning

Natural ventilation delivers value for money ventilation within a work space. Natural ventilation is much more efficient than forced air conditioning. It is cheaper than running air conditioning; the cooling and heating of an internal space can cost as much as 45 percent of the total energy usage of a work environment.

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Smoke Inhalation is Potentially More Deadly Than Fire

Smoke is noxious as a result of the chemical reactions which have generated the smoke. Smoke is hot. It can damage the skin on contact. Smoke obscures vision which can hinder escape from a burning building. Provision for smoke ventilation from buildings is a critical design requirement.

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The Characteristics of Smoke Ventilation in Commercial and Industrial Buildings

Smoke management in industrial, commercial and public buildings varies from country to country, governed by codes and building regulations. The purpose of smoke management is to create a layer which is above the level in the building where people work or congregate. There are two different methods of smoke ventilation.

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The LJP Guide to Automatic Opening Vent Window Regulations

Automatic opening vents are now a required element of natural smoke ventilation and heat exhaust systems. When such windows are installed, for example in renovations and/or upgrading of older buildings, compliance with the building regulations’ section governing AOV systems is mandatory.

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Smoke Ventilation at Grenfell – What Went Wrong?

According to a report issued by Dr Barbara Lane – appointed by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry – the smoke control system was designed to operate on one floor only, the floor where smoke was detected. The system worked based on the assumption that any smoke which was detected would be evacuated, and that the fire would be contained within the flat.

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Ambient Air Quality and Building Regulations

Buildings and enclosed structures where people live, work or congregate account for some forty five (45%) percent of all energy use, and by association carbon emissions, in the United Kingdom.

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Ventilation FAQs

Ventilation within a commercial building is essential, ensuring a clean and healthy environment for staff, visitors and business service people. Asthma and allergies are more prevalent during summer months owing to higher pollen levels, and a ventilation system purifies air quality creating an optimal environment for everyone in the premises.

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Indoor Air Pollution

Ventilation within a commercial building is essential, ensuring a clean and healthy environment for staff, visitors and business service people. Asthma and allergies are more prevalent during summer months owing to higher pollen levels, and a ventilation system purifies air quality creating an optimal environment for everyone in the premises.

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