Showing posts with label Floors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Floors. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Clean Tech: Energy-Generating Floors

Clean Tech: Energy-Generating Floors

The subject of living in a way that is safe for the environment has been very popular for many years. More and more people choose to switch to green and thus show their concern for the environment. Acting in an ecologically-friendly way has become a lifestyle for many people, who want to help distributing the idea and build consciousness in more people's minds that everyone should do something about protecting the planet. When it comes to green energy, there are already some great projects that have been introduced. One of them, and possibly one of the best ones, is the energy-generating floor. This is a floor which generates piezoelectricity, which is electrical energy, created by mechanical pressure, such as walking or other motions. When pressure is applied to this floor, a negative and a positive charges are produced, which create a flow of electricity when the pressure is relieved. Here is more interesting information about floors that generate clean energy.

Sustainable Energy Floor

Energy-generating floors are known as sustainable energy floors. They use human power, created from dancing or walking, and convert it into kinetic sustainable energy. When stepped on, an energy floor creates up to 10mm, which is enough to active a generator of the module. Energy-generating floors can have different sizes, designs and shapes and can be integrated in a big variety of public places. The energy-generating floor is a great improvement in the tech industry, concerning cost effectiveness and clean energy.

Short History Of Energy-Generating Floors

The first energy floor was a dance floor, used in the Sustainable Dance Club in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2006. The idea was to build awareness in people about the production and consumption of energy in an entertaining way. It was a very successful project, which made people enjoy the interaction in such a fun way. Many other small and large companies have followed the example and have been provided with the product. By the end of 2012, the number of energy floor installations in the world had already reached 17 and many events in over 15 countries on 5 continents were organised. By 2013, the energy-generating floors had entered different markets, such as education, architecture and public transport.

What Can Be Powered By An Energy-Generating Floor

The power that can be created by an energy-generating floor depends entirely on the size of the floor itself, the intensity of motions and also the weight of people who step on it. Generally, the power is not unlimited and can usually charge low-power devices, such as small screens, cameras, LED lights and cell phones and some of the cleaning instruments which London cleaning services are using.

Why Use The Product

Energy-generating floors are available to either hire or purchase. They come with several advantages. Sustainable energy floors are a great experience for the wide audience, helping to engage and inspire people to be more conscious about the subject of clean energy. The project builds awareness and provides people with more information about the subject. When it comes to using human power to charge different devices, energy-generating floors have a huge impact.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Painting cement floor smoothing

Painting cement floor smoothing

Perhaps you are about to choose the floor for your new home, want to reform or already have a smooth cement floor but want to make a change. Here I have great news if so.
Although until recently the smooth cement floor (concrete) was used by companies for their resistance and neutrality (usually found him in gray), things have changed. The trend in decorative marks it as an alternative incredibly versatile while durable. Know that is a favorite decorations minimalist and modern .

Cement smoothing for your house

The smooth cement is a mixture of coarse and fine attached (items such as rocks and sand) and cement itself three to five inches thick. As you can imagine its composition is highly resistant to traffic and weight. His other advantage is you do not need any special product for cleaning. You will find that it is common to coat pools.
However, if you're thinking it may be a bit boring, do not have to worry about. An alternative that few know is that you can paint it and use all your imagination unlike other floors like ceramic, porcelain, or polished granite which can not be painted.
It will be very difficult to get the material, since you can apply any paint to floor and the advantage is that most are no such high costs, traffic very well resist the effects of climate, as well as being waterproof and slip resistant.

Prepare your cement floor smoothing

The most important thing to achieve total paint adhesion is that the surface has been properly prepared. must be clean and dry, ie without wax, dust, mold, moisture or traces of another painting.
The most likely be necessary to sand therefore need to one skilled in the art. You will see that even some professionals turn to a treatment with acid to leave it really smooth, so it is a work of great skill.

Total Libertad

Originally you can find and in a single color (severe or mild), mixed with satin or gloss finish, not necessarily have to leave it.
You can paint a colored differently or you can opt rather for different ways or combinations. Maybe you cause the abstract. In this case you will understand that the professional you hire will have to be a great artist to work worthwhile.

The epoxy paint for concrete floors

Besides the common flooring paints, safe hear about epoxy, and the name does not scare you! This is a painting made ​​up of two components: a resin of high durability and resistance, and an enamel (epoxy).
You may wonder what the difference with other paintings. Probably not forget to paint this for years because its durability and resistance is 100%. In general industrial use is (so you'll find explained at first that is highly associated with the smooth cement floor), so I resist you move furniture, wheeled carts and heavy traffic.
Other paintings that will be tough enough to cool your apartment are the politeurano, also fabricated from resin. Remember that this is not the only painting that you can use (the epoxy), but any paint that is especially for floors.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

More Building Progress

As promised, here is a picture of the timber floors as they are going in in the living space. Coastal Spotted Gum is the timber and it will darken a bit when they are oiled. And hey presto, no nails!


The weatherboard cladding is being painted, well, white. Dulux Natural White to be specific.



The sandstone wall inside is nearing completion - here it is on the lower level and then the upper (sorry about the quality of the photos - they were taken on my phone).




And here is the tombstone of the last stone mason in the master bedroom!


Oh, exciting times ...

Monday, July 11, 2011

Building Progress: 9 weeks to go!

With only two months to go (yes, that's right, we have to move out of our rental on September 10th!), things are moving full steam ahead. It will be tight but I'm positive we'll do it!

The outdoor sandstone wall by the pool is being built ...




And the internal sandstone wall that spans the entry down to the level below is underway.


The 'floating' stairs leading from the entry up to the living have been erected.
 


The timber floors are going down (pictures to come), the gyprocking is nearly completed, the joiner has begun making his 'bits', we have finalised the curtains and blinds and now, we have to decide on paint colours and pool tiles. Bring on those test pots!