AIRBLADES IN THE BATHROOM- How many times have you used the facilities in the work place recently and had fun with the Dyson Airblade? Sadly I have enjoyed the sensation of having my hands blown dry with such hygienic efficiently quite often recently. They seem to be springing up everywhere and I like them, so I decided to do a bit of research.
Apparently the Dyson Airblade hand dryer has over a 70% smaller carbon footprint than paper towels. Used paper towels, including the ones made from recycled content can’t be recycled so they end up in landfill or have to be incinerated, paper towels create over 45 time more waste!
An Airblade uses a 400mph sheet of HEPA filtered air and scrapes water from the hands in 10 seconds, that’s quite an impressive speed it seems to me, as a result it is very suitable for situations where hygiene is critical and would obviously be very useful in schools and kitchens in public buildings. I can see many more work places taking it on either as a refit or as part of any new development.
My final bit of research revealed that -The Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer is the first hand dryer to be awarded the Carbon Reduction Label from the Carbon Trust - meaning the machine’s total carbon footprint – the amount of carbon emissions produced from its materials and manufacture, transport, in-use and end of life – were measured and certified by the Carbon Trust. Dyson has committed to reducing the Airblade™ hand dryer’s carbon emissions further in the next two years.
Hard to beat as a bit of kit, apart from the noise it makes, if they can do something about that emission it would be great.
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Monday, 21 March 2011
There's no need to move out, just move up...
HOUSE PRICE NEWS -Checking out house price news can be a bit depressing. The headlines of 2011 have already been filled with apparently contradictory tales of lowering house prices on one hand and increasing asking prices on the other. Recently Rightmove.com said that the early Spring market bounce has seen asking prices increase by 3%, but of course this is only the asking price, not the selling price.
But maybe it’s not so bad locally. When listening to reports of the housing market nationally it is important to remember that these figures take the average from across the country. In places like Cambridgeshire, and in particular in and around Cambridge, we are still experiencing high levels of demand for housing with prices remaining relatively stable. Says Alex Plant, Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Horizons
All said and done it’s still not an easy time to buy and sell, perhaps there is sense in well chosen home improvements. Many people are taking advantage of the low interest rates to extend their homes. Building a loft conversion can prove very effective in many ways. Why move when you can expand upwards converting dark and dusty lofts into beautiful airy living spaces.
It doesn’t have to involve loads of paper work an easy way to check out the idea is by using Planning Portal a Government operated website that manages conditional circumstances with in England and Wales about planning permission. Planning portal is one of the most highly highly recognised tools for accessing information regarding whether planning permission in needed or not, might be worth checking it out. There is also some more information in the loft conversion section of our website.
But maybe it’s not so bad locally. When listening to reports of the housing market nationally it is important to remember that these figures take the average from across the country. In places like Cambridgeshire, and in particular in and around Cambridge, we are still experiencing high levels of demand for housing with prices remaining relatively stable. Says Alex Plant, Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire Horizons
All said and done it’s still not an easy time to buy and sell, perhaps there is sense in well chosen home improvements. Many people are taking advantage of the low interest rates to extend their homes. Building a loft conversion can prove very effective in many ways. Why move when you can expand upwards converting dark and dusty lofts into beautiful airy living spaces.
It doesn’t have to involve loads of paper work an easy way to check out the idea is by using Planning Portal a Government operated website that manages conditional circumstances with in England and Wales about planning permission. Planning portal is one of the most highly highly recognised tools for accessing information regarding whether planning permission in needed or not, might be worth checking it out. There is also some more information in the loft conversion section of our website.
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