Architects London – DBLO the best in London
dblo associates studio brings together a team of architects with a wide experience and knowledge across a variety of project and contract types. dblo associates work covers architecture, interior design and development. working as a studio, allows us the flexibility to expand and contract to suit work loads and to draw on the wider expertise of our associate studios across london. We are architects london and we believe that the quality of our surrounding have a direct influence on the quality of our lives, whether in public, the work place, or the home. dblo associates is an organisation dedicated to creating and enhancing value through design.
RUMM – total energy management solution
RUMM’s (Remote Utility Monitoring & Management) total energy management solution is a unique scheme combining consultation and planning with sophisticated data collection and clever analytical software to create a bespoke solution – a blue print tailored to each company’s individual needs.
RUMM’s overall mission is to bring leading academic research on energy management into a reality that delivers the win / win of significant cost savings and corporate responsibility. It has a proven methodology to deliver these results.
Since its launch 5 years ago RUMM has already helped clients across the UK, Europe and USA save millions both in terms of costs and CO2 tonnes.
So if you have:
- an energy bill of over circa £250,000k
- are looking to reduce your energy consumption
- want to help the environment and ensure your company meets with the new CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme) legislation
- need to maintain your current position with the CCA (Climate Change Agreement) and EU ETS (European Union Emissions Trading Scheme)
Carpet Cleaning – The in’s and outs
Carpet cleaning, office cleaning, end of tenancy cleaning, residential cleaning and upholstery cleaning of the highest quality through out London and South East of England.
Hadley St James are proud to offer a professional carpet and upholstery cleaning service to domestic and commercial clients in the London. Our carpet cleaners are NCCA trained and certified. Our carpet cleaning service is provided on Same Day Quote Next Day service basis.
Carpet cleaning, office cleaning, end of tenancy cleaning, residential cleaning and upholstery cleaning of the highest quality through out London and South East of England.Hadley St James are proud to offer a professional carpet and upholstery cleaning service to domestic and commercial clients in the London. Our carpet cleaners are NCCA trained and certified. Our carpet cleaning service is provided on Same Day Quote Next Day service basis.
Eco Living
Turn Your House into an Eco Home with Eco Furniture
With tackling global warming, pollution and our shrinking rainforests high on the agenda, living an ecological lifestyle is seen as the responsible thing to do. This is why eco furniture is growing in popularity all the time. It seems inevitable that eco houses will become more widespread in the future. And eco furniture, such as eco chairs, eco tables and eco sofas, enables you to start living in your own eco home today.
Why We Need Eco Furniture
Some scientists estimate that half the world’s mature tropical rainforests have already been cut down in the last 50 years, and that we could be left with only a fifth of the world’s rainforests by 2030.
With rainforests so vital for reducing pollution and global warming, it’s essential that we find more sustainable ways of living. And this applies to the way we furnish our homes too.
Eco furniture is built from recyclable materials or those from sustainable sources. Being made from recyclable parts means they can be easily disassembled and reused, whilst wooden eco furniture, such as eco chairs and eco beds, is made from wood taken from ecologically managed forests.
The environmental impact of eco furniture is also minimised by sourcing materials locally. This reduces the carbon emissions produced by transporting them to the workshop, compared to the pollution created by planes and ships hauling them across the Atlantic.
Longer lasting
A lot of cheap, mass produced furniture isn’t designed with longevity in mind. So it often deteriorates and breaks after a few years, instead of lasting a lifetime, as well designed furniture should. This leads to unwanted furniture becoming dumped into our already overflowing rubbish tips.
Eco furniture, on the other hand, is designed to be durable and easy to repair. This helps it to last a lot longer than furniture which isn’t designed with sustainability in mind. So investing in eco furniture makes smart economic as well as ecological sense.
Elegant and comfortable
Going green and creating your own eco home doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice on comfort and style. Eco furniture is just as luxurious, comfortable and attractive as any conventional item of furniture.
In fact, lying in your own eco bed in your eco house can offer a heightened sense of comfort knowing you’ve helped to reduce pollution, save trees and take care of the planet at the same time.
FLATS FOR RENT IN LONDON
Flats for rent london are located at 95 Iffley Road, London W6 0PD in the exclusive, safe and fashionable Brackenbury Village area of Hammersmith. Conveniently situated in Zone 2 the studios offer close access to four tube lines.
You are just 5 minutes walk away from Goldhawk Road tube station on the Hammersmith and City Line. Hammersmith with the Piccadilly and District Lines, or Shepherd’s Bush on the Central Line are a mere 10 minutes walk. If you are flying, Heathrow is an easy 45 minute journey on the Piccadilly Line. For more details on Hammersmith and surrounding areas please click here.
The building has a security door entry phone for all 10 studios. Each self-contained studio is ideal for one or two people, with a private kitchenette, toilet and shower and is fully furnished. There is a TV with satellite, cable or Freeview, plus a video/DVD/CD player, as well as a telephone point and Free unlimited wi-fi connection.
For your creature comforts all bed linen, cutlery & crockery, heating and hot water are included. A shared washing machine & separate drier is available for all your laundry needs.
Solid Wooden Flooring or Engineered?
Solid Wooden Flooring or Engineered?
With such an array of wood flooring products on the market in an alarming variety of species, widths, types and finishes, how on earth do you know which one is right for you?
Fashion fads wax and wane with the moon but generally, hardwood floors can all be grouped into two main categories; solid wood floors and engineered wood floors.
Solid hardwood floors are made up of one piece of wood all the way through, from top to bottom regardless of width or length. Solid boards will range in thickness from between 18mm – 22mm and thinner overlays are also available from 10mm – 15mm. Well made Engineered wood floors consist of 3 separate sandwich layers; a real hardwood veneer layer at the top to act as the wear layer, ranging from 3mm to 6mm in depth; then a core layer of Heavea Brasiliensis (other wise known as Rubberwood) and finally a stabilising backing layer of edge glued hardwood. Typically engineered hardwood floors range from 9mm – 22mm in thickness.
So is engineered or solid hardwood flooring best?
The current wood flooring trend is for long, wide planks. Solid hardwood boards that are very wide widths are less stable than narrower boards and in the wrong hands are at higher risk of ‘bowing’ or ‘cupping’ if environmental factors are not exactly right. Any wood, but especially solid hardwood will readily absorb any moisture present in the subfloor or ambient environment causing permanent distortion. That said, correct acclimatisation and installation by a professional is the key to success. Solid hardwood floors tend to be fitted by ‘secret nailing’ on to a plywood laid over the concrete sub floor or nailed directly to batons. A solid hardwood floor will last for generations when cared for properly and can be sanded down and resealed for years to come to revitalise the look of the floor.
Engineered hardwood boards are generally more stable and are perhaps more suited to the climate in the UK and the concrete floor construction of our houses. They can be glued, nailed to a subfloor or floated over a suitable underlay. The better engineered hardwood boards are made up from 100% hardwood, such as theBlueridge engineered White Oak and Black Walnut hardwood flooring range from Blue Evolution. The 100% hardwood manufacturing technique results in a super stable engineered hardwood board since any expansion or contraction takes place in the layers at the same rate; resulting in less stress on the glue layer which in turn reduces the likelihood of ‘bowing’ or ‘cupping’ or ‘delaminating’. A 100% hardwood construction is more sustainable than using plywood or softwood since more of the log is used in the construction of the board, cutting down mill waste.
Some professional installers insist that they can identify whether a floor is solid or engineered hardwoodjust by how it feels and sounds when they walk on it. To most of us though any type of hardwood flooring is not just super hard wearing and structurally robust, it is an investment which will stand the test of time.
In all cases the secret to a beautiful, lasting and problem free hardwood floor is in the correct acclimatisation and fitting. Try to select an installation professional who can point you to plenty of happy customers for references! Visit this link to find out more about hardwood floor installation.