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Hot air rises. This simple fact explains the heat blanket effect inside a building and it often results in temperatures increasing to unacceptable levels.Three primary sources of heat negatively affect the comfort levels within a building. The major ...
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Date Posted: 2010-11-08
Imagine if you could reduce the heat load on your building’s roof from 1000 watts / square metre to less than 320 w/sq.m – what an effect it would have on your HVAC- spend. Well, the good news is that for a mere R 35 per square metre...
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Date Posted: 2010-10-19
Excessive heat in a manufacturing or warehouse environment has negative effects on workers, production levels and even the quality of produced or stored goods. This is a growing concern because of increasing temperatures due to global warming.In many...
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Date Posted: 2010-10-13
High temperatures in the workplace reduce worker morale and productivity, and increase absenteeism and mistakes. In a study performed by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) it was proven that a typical m...
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Date Posted: 2010-10-12
The White Roofs Project NZ is a very simple, affordable idea that offers one of the fastest and lowest cost ways of reducing global warming, that gives an effective, immediate action plan that people can do themselves or that can be organized on a na...
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Date Posted: 2010-10-08
Reprinted from http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/White-roofs-save-energy-20100922New York - Herb Van Gent points his infrared gun at a square of still unpainted grey shingle and clicks the trigger. He gets an immediate temperature reading: 62°C and rising. Then he aims it 1.5m away to a square of roof that has just been pain...
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Date Posted: 2010-09-22
Evironmental heat affects us all. In every situation. Contolling heat, using conventional airconditioning systems is both expensive to install and very expensive to run and maintain. A highly effective, inexpensive alternative is to simply paint the ...
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Date Posted: 2010-09-20
A recent fire at a factory in the Western Cape tragically claimed 13 lives. The fire itself was relatively tiny; however the flames reached up into the roof and ignited the poly-styrene foam insulation fixed underneath the sheeting.The fire burst int...
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Date Posted: 2010-09-15
Dr Steven Chu is the USA Secretary of Energy. He is advocating the statutary painting of all roofs in America white. More particularly, ceramic white.This is in order to substantially reduce the huge amount of energy (electricty) used up every day fo...
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Date Posted: 2010-09-09
As the long, very hot days of summer approach, we will all start looking towards air-conditioning to keep our living and work environments cool and comfortable.To install aircon is expensive. To run the aircon equipment is even more expensive g...
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Date Posted: 2010-09-06
Shipping Containers are being put to use in a variety of non-shipping applications. Kitchens, school classrooms, offices, accommodation – the list is almost endless.Constructed of heavy gauge steel to cope with the rigours of sea travel, contai...
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Date Posted: 2010-09-06
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