As with heating, cooling requirements can be drastically reduced through careful building design. In addition to high levels of insulation and compact design, consider measures to reflect or block the sunlight. Reflective roofs can reduce air conditioning costs, while maintaining your cooler roof – albeit, with a high ceiling or roof insulation, the benefit is [...]
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Choosing the right windows can cool the room
July 5th, 2010 
Posted in Room design 
Tags: addition, building, Choosing, conditioning, external louvres, insulation, solar heat gain, summer heat gain, warm climates, windows and skylights 
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Choosing the right window
May 5th, 2010 Windows serve several very different roles in a house: a view of the exterior, allowing sunlight to enter, can provide fresh air, and block the flow of heat. The relative importance of these functions varies according to climate and location of the windows of the house. For example, residents of Minnesota will most likely be [...]
Posted in Room design Tags: flow, house, information, insulation, insulation value, national fenestration rating council, passive solar heat, passive solar heating, solar heat gain, sunlight Comments OffYou need to know about the head flows
May 5th, 2010 Heat flows by three mechanisms: conduction, convection and radiation.Conduction is moleculetomolecule transfer of kinetic energy, a molecule is converted into energy, and in turn energizes adjacent molecules. Castiron handle skillet heated by conduction through the metal. Convection is the transfer of heat by the physical movement of molecules of energy from one place to another [...]
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Clasic design family room
May 5th, 2010 Houses already completed, it was now time to dress the room. At a time like this usually starts the confusion. Wants to apply what style, yes? Many people love more than one style of interior. One of them, wants to apply a modern style, but still liked the character of an elegant classical style. Pair [...]
Posted in Room design Tags: bedside lamps, choice, classic elegance, classic touches, elegant impression, furniture, Houses, interior, neutral colors, Pair Comments Off