Showing posts with label Doors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doors. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

What are sources of daylighting?

Would you like to enjoy natural light or daylighting in your home? If yes, fix windows, ventilators, skylights etc. while designing building to get the benefit of daylighting. Daylighting creates productive environment for occupants and reduces 30 to 40 % of total energy costs. It depends on color of walls, ceiling and floors such as light color reflects more light than dark color.

Source of Daylight: The Sun is primary source of daylighting and the sunlight comprises following two parts.
  • Direct solar light
  • Sky radiation

Direct solar light is not taken into consideration during daylighting. Sky radiation is considered while designing daylighting in homes. The value of sky radiation depends on the position of the Sun defined by its altitude which changes with the change in altitude of the area throughout the year.

Daylight Factor: Daylight factor is the quality of daylight in a room. It is the ratio of outside illumination over inside illumination. The intensity of daylight in a room is subject to frequent fluctuations and harshness. It is found more or less constant when the sky is clear or overcast.

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Digital Door Viewer Security

Digital door viewers are modern security devices and are used to recognize any false person standing at the door. These door viewers are cheap, easy to install and enables you to identify the person without opening the door. They keep record or identity of persons, time and date even in absence of house owner. If the visitor is genuine, home owner can call him in later. The digital door viewers have motion sensor and a color LCD display to record movements of every visitor to home. They can be fixed into peep hole of entrance doors. Most viewers are made from metals and are positioned at the height of head. You can install additional door viewer at lower height for children.

Friday, October 3, 2008

How to Embellish Entrance Of Home


Entrance doors often make an impression on the guests and visitors. They express your understanding of aesthetic sense that you deserve for construction. Eye catching combination of colors and themes presents warmth of the place. Sometimes it works like a small shelter that has a porch. Natural elements around entrance doors are visually appealing. Hanging baskets of plants can be used to beautify covered porch. The baskets should be consistent in shape and color. The columns of doors can be embellished with climbers.
The look of entrance doors can be enhanced using unique wall cladding. You can combine a wall clad with a terracotta tiles. An entrance painted in bold colors like yellow, terracotta red, or forest green look very charming. Apply natural stone, terracotta, or matt-finished ceramic tiles for flooring around the door. A floor design can be focal point on entryways. Thus there may be more tips for the décor of entrance doors of the house.
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