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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
With rapid expansion of urban spaces, concerns are being raised over the amount of energy being consumed, leading to greenhouse gas emissions.
Eco-housing has many benefits. It helps in preservation of local ecology by encouraging natural fauna and flora. It supports ample green space for reduced heat dissipation from common areas. The buildings are designed and oriented considering sun path movement; wind flow et al and calculations are done to achieve maximum comfort level. It allows usage of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind for reduction in energy consumption.
Innovative construction techniques are planned for ecohousing, which will result in more energy efficient construction. Abundant use of ecofriendly materials is done for greater thermal comfort e.g. fly ash bricks. The services are so designed that they help to reduce burden on the civic bodies.
SOME OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Water and sewage services should be designed as there will be maximum recycle and reuse.
Recharge pits should be designed for rainwater harvesting. This facility derives a substantial amount of water.
In electrical services, the common lighting system should be designed efficiently to help reduce the total electrical load.
Energy efficient design - The electrical systems should be efficiently designed. Out of total common electrical requirement, 20% of requirement should be fulfilled by renewable energy.
The solar water heaters are to be provided with nonelectrical buster (gas back up), thus saving 40% of load requirement of individual flat. At individual level one can save further by using CFL fixtures in their flats.
There should be provision for garbage chute where biodegradable waste will be treated and used as manure.
Biogas generation plant for recycling common waste.
( via - Times of India )
Tags: Eco-housing, green, recycle, Reuse, solar, Vertically
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
The most common types of colors are: flat, satin or eggshell, satin and gloss.
What is Paint Sheen?
Gloss is the level of brightness in color. In other words, high-gloss colors make your eyes a bit ’shiny walls, while not a flat colorShine. This is important for you because some colors shine better for certain rooms in your home. For example, flat paint hides well from scratches and other imperfections of the existing wall, making it a good choice for the corridor walls would be in a family with children. Read below to find all types of paint finishes.
Flat Paint
Frequently used in most walls
The lower gloss
Smooth, matt surface
Non-reflective
Hides imperfections in the wall
Best for painting irregularSurface water or dry
Satin or eggshell
Low-gloss
The light shine
Brings warmth and depth to a room
Easier to clean than paint flat in comparison
Semi-Gloss
Very resistant
Easy to clean
not hide imperfections
Often used in kitchens and baths
Frequently used in children’s rooms
Gloss
Most durable of all colors
High gloss
Used for doors is that it is so durable
Good to cut baseboards and doorFrames
Other considerations: oil paint or latex?
Most colors have an option to oil based or latex. Your decision to paint is based on several factors including the surface, what the painting and space, what you are applying.
Oil paint
Better abrasion resistance
Most brilliant
More resistant than latex then
smooth latex
Seals also stains
More difficult to clean after using oil paints
Latex paint
Morepopular because it is easier to clean, less odor, and easier to manage global
Water Sports
Fast drying
Easy to process
Resistant to yellowing, fading and mildew
Good for metal surfaces
Best for kitchens, bathrooms and laundries
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Tags: eggshell, flat, glossy, paint, satin, semi-gloss, Sheen
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Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Tags: architecture, Symmetry, Understanding
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
When painting a room, it is better to paint the ceiling first, followed by walls, with TRIM, cabinets and doors painted last. Work from top to bottom. To adapt to a wet edge, only time cutting a wall on one before you start painting with rollers.
The brushes are cut to lower the ceiling, around doors and windows before using a roller. They are also used to paint the trim, windows and doors. Usare a number of brush size in the range and angle ruler. The choice depends on the size of the area you are painting, and if you prefer a straight or a bent wing. The rollers are a great saving of time for painting large flat surfaces such as ceilings and walls. Roller covers are available in various lengths nap. The choice depends on whether the painting surface is smooth or structured, it is more. The more structured surface, the longer the NAPmust be in order to push the fibers, the color wells at the surface.
high-quality applications, the best results in painting. applicators Cheap or low quality can paint better quality look and behave badly. Cheap roller covers more than the ink did not spread evenly over the surface and often leave fuzz from the roller on the wall. Cheap brushes are difficult to use because they do not spread the paint evenly and can leave unsightly brush marks. High applicators can be cleaned and reused.
When painting, always working from the area adjacent to dry the wet paint area. Use the technique of N when using a roller. Place the rolls completely. Wear the colors in the form of an "N" in a 2 x 2 ¹ ¹ area. Fill the center of the "N" with horizontal strokes from side to side ‘other. Easy to adjust the painted area with vertical strokes from top to bottom. Go directly use the model N with a roller just uploadedunder the first "N" to work, until you reach the bottom of the wall.
Time saving tip: if you draw a break from, you can wrap your applicators tightly in a plastic bag or aluminum foil instead of washing them!
Make sure you always mix the paint before use and not thin the paint. If more than one gallon for the same color, mix together to ensure consistency of color. Paint, when the space-and surface temperature is 50? F orbefore. Touching, wiping, or wetting a freshly painted surface for 30 days so that the color of cure completely. After 30 days, the painted surface to be cleaned with a neutral non-abrasive detergent and water. Do not place or hang objects on the surface to dry before the paint.
Remember: It ¹ s important to follow instructions for painting on the back label. It contains important information necessary for your painting project.
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Tags: ceiling, Interior painting, tips, TRIM
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
The paint roller is our best friend when it comes to painting walls. Able to apply paint very quickly and uniformly, we owe a lot of gratitude to our friend the paint roller. Available in a multitude of sizes and in a variety of different materials generally if something needs to be painted there is a roller that can do the job. This article will discuss some basic tips that I don’t read about very often.
First a brief explanation of the terminology. ‘Paint cage’ this is the tool that you put the actual roller sleeve on. The tube bit that applies the paint is called a ’sleeve’ or ‘roller sleeve’ etc. Sometimes I’ve used ‘roller’ or ‘paint roller’ to describe the cage and the sleeve together.
Loading your roller properly is an important step, the amount of paint you’ll want on your roller depends on the surface that you are painting and what sort of roller sleeve you’ve got but generally the motion is the same. You want to roll the roller down the pan until the just the roller sleeve touches the paint, let it get saturated for a moment before lifting your paint roller up, moving it towards the top of the pan and rolling it back down into the paint. Doing this a few times will load up the paint tray as well and super saturate your roller, you generally want your paint roller to be on the verge of over-saturation as this allows a consistent thickness of paint as well as full paint coverage on the wall. It’s also important to try not to smother the entire roller in paint, you only need it on the sleeve so try to keep it there.
Once you’ve got some paint on the roller and on the tray loading your roller, it’s extremely easy and doesn’t require a lot of time in the pan. A quick dab of paint on the roller from the pan, lift it back to the top, roll it down twice and you’re usually ready to keep on painting.
When applying the paint to the wall the best method is to use long motions going from the top of the wall to the bottom of the wall working in areas 2 to 4 feet wide depending on how tall your wall is and your roller sleeves paint holding capacity. This spreads the paint consistently and gives the best finish.
Once you’ve got your paint roller loaded with paint, it’s time to start painting. When using the paint roller you want to apply just enough pressure to get the paint onto the wall, in most cases and unless you’re painting a very rough surface like old brick there shouldn’t be any need to overly press or force the roller into the wall this is probably more work than necessary and can leave unsightly roller marks. Start near the middle of the wall, roll the roller up the wall to the top and then come back down to the bottom of the wall re-rolling through the area where you started. Now you should have something like a big straight patch on the wall, on your roll up you want to move in either direction left or right and don’t make it too far off, you want part of your roller to still reside in the previous area of paint you applied. On your way back down you continue to move in the direction and now your rolling motion is beginning to take on the shape of a very large V or W. Make sure you go back through your original area of paint to spread the paint out on the wall and give it a consistent thickness. For optimal results, after you’ve spread the paint onto the wall, finish your patch up by gently rolling downwards over the entire area you’ve painted, this will give a consistent finish.
Typical problems when rolling walls are over applying the paint, not spreading the paint evenly, under applying the paint, inconsistent finishes and roller lines or marks. Most of these problems are easy to fix if caught before the paint has had a time to dry or set, though with some modern day paints it can be only 5-10 minutes before fixing it is a problem so it’s best to check your work as soon as you are finished. If the paint is either over applied and/or not spread evenly the build up of paint can begin to drip or sag, this is usually pretty obvious and easy to fix if caught quickly by just re-rolling the area. If the paint has been under applied/not spread evenly you can see what is referred to as ‘holidays’, this is typically where an area was rolled only once or twice and you can see that the paint did not fully cover. When roller marks are present this is usually a sign that too much pressure was used when applying the paint, causing it to squeeze out of the roller unnaturally at the edges of the roller sleeve. Most of these problems are easy to detect my looking at the wall from an acute angle. Overall these problems are usually caused by one of the following: poor quality roller sleeves, poor quality roller cage, poor quality/old paint tray that loads the roller poorly or sloppily and simply an in-experienced painter.
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Tags: Paint Roller, Painting Walls, Roller
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
To make a house beautiful and comfy, you need to paint and decorate it. Painting and decorating is the integral part of maintaining a house. Before you start your painting and decorating project, you need to make certain preparations like selecting the right paints colours and finishes, learning the paint techniques, getting aware of design and decoration trends, accents and furnishings. All of these things are the part of painting and decorating projects.
Here, we will talk about the impact of colours on the mood and ambience of the house. Atmosphere of your home gets enhanced by the particular colour on the walls and these greatly stimulate your mood. There are cool colours, warm colours and metallic colours. Let us find about what colour evokes which kind of mood. Creating an Inviting Ambience for Business Associates.
Dark blue and deep plum on the walls will help create that desired result from your business meeting with your clients which you are expecting. Instead of painting whole room with these colours, you can just add prints where they were applied. They will surely impress your clients and what you need to know, these colours are also associated with stability and wealth. When you get the contract, dark blue and deep plum will help you get down to work immediately!
Want to Concentrate
If you often lose your concentration while working, try this simple trick. Change the colours on the walls of your room. Golden curry is such a strong colour that will definitely invoke concentration in you. You will feel energized. Try deep eggplant colour if you are into some intellectual works like editing, writing or researching.
One thing you must know while choosing colours for creating a particular kind of mood is: do not change colours even if they belong to same family of colours. Like, if I am saying deepest eggplant colours, just do not reach for violet or bright purple. It will change the entire mood. In this case, violet and bright purple are linked with recollection of sweet memories. So, at a work station or office, do not bring these colours to distract you.
Creating Pleasant and Subdued Mood
While in a family, people often have controversies and contradictions, resulting hot debates. If walls in your rooms have such colours like deep, rusty red or rosewood or pumpkin shade, then your mood will get brighten immediately. These are the colours which create quiet and soothing mood. Go and talk amid these walls with such soothing colours, you will definitely understand each other’s point.
Entertaining Mood
A raspberry, lime shade or plum rouge creates bubbly effect. If you hold dinner parties too often, make your living room livelier with these colours.
Tags: Colours, decorating, Painting
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Bring in the freshness of spring with light colours and accessories
With spring here and summer just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get your home cool and fresh on a shoestring budget. These simple and affordable decorating ideas will help you lighten the look of your home in an instant.
Cool cottons
Those cozy blankets and velvet pillows you found warm and comforting during the winter months can feel oppressive when summer arrives. Try replacing dark, heavy linens with lighter and brighter ones for a fresh and easy-going summer look. Keep an eye out for sheer, lightweight fabrics such as linen or cotton at your local fabric or thrift shop. Pastel colours of lilac, light yellow, ivory, leaf green and baby blue that reflect the playful nature of summer will look terrific on cotton curtains and give your home a fresh, cheery look.
Go natural
Flowers are the perfect quick fix for a drab, colourless room. Bring the calming beauty of these natural wonders indoors. Pick up an inexpensive bouquet at the grocery store and try your hand at flower arranging. Freshly picked purple lilacs placed in a sparkling glass vase on your kitchen tabletop will create an eye-catching arrangement that will cause your senses to celebrate.
Roll it up
Heavy traditional carpets can weigh a room down and make the space feel heavier. Roll them up for summer. Replace those carpets with fun area rugs in bright colours and patterns like polka dots or stripes. If you’re lucky enough to have polished wood floors hiding under those rugs, why not keep them bare for summer? This will give your space a clean and airy new look
Pick a wall colour
If you’ve always had darkly painted walls in your home, it may be time to pick a new colour palette for summer. Think cottage decor and cool tones to help you pick just the right shade of paint. You don’t have to paint an entire room to get the desired effect either. Instead, try painting one main wall, in a colour like cool sky blue, to let the sunshine in. This will save you a lot of time and money, too.
Accessories
Accentuate a few key summer accessories for a more lighthearted look. It doesn’t cost a thing to decorate the living room with prized photos of your family on vacation last summer or to display your colourful gardening or recipe books on a coffee or side table. That seashell collection from your last beach excursion will help your summer spirit come alive, as will a bowl of luminous glass stones with a couple of goldfish glittering in the sunlight on your windowsill.
( via - Times of india )
Tags: Colours, cool, cotton, decorating, linen, spring, summer
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
For the perfect house decoration, give due consideration to the home color scheme. Colors can add dazzling effect that catches immediate attention. When it comes to renovation, the first thing that strikes our mind is color concept of the room. Color can make or mar the appearance. Color cues are of vital importance. There has to be some coordination and balance between the color theme of different rooms. The gamut of shades is extensive and offers different color options like light cool colors, bright warm colors and neutral shades.
But as it said that ‘Variety is the spice of life’ so check out some new upcoming colors and define your uniqueness. Monochromatic color scheme especially in the linking rooms is perfect for maintaining balance. But at the same time it is boring. For some new fresh look, try out the brighter shades in yellow, blue, pink etc. "Strength lies in unity". Same goes for coloring too. For the pleasant flow and continuity, choose either a single color or opt for interlinked shades.
Color linking does not imply that all rooms will look alike. This is where you can show your innovativeness by giving a different unique appearance to each room, while maintaining unity. This can be achieved by experimenting with different furnishings and artistic wall hangings. Kids room needs to be more lively kinds. If your color scheme is pink, then may be you can check out different shades of pink for each room. Living room and dining room can have some decent light pink shade. But kids room can be made more attractive by using may be darker shade of pink with the room filled up with lots of stuff toys in rainbow colors. So, play with colors and give each space a unique distinctive personality.
( via - indobase.com )
Tags: Color Cues, decore, home improvement, Snowcem
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Tags: 2020, architecture, buildings, World Generation
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