From the Desk of Londons Renovation Maven
From the Desk of London’s Renovation Maven: New Approaches to Big Energy Savings
Sometimes I will receive emails from UK homeowners with subject lines such as “London renovation questions: concerned about energy efficiency.” These sorts of emails often ask for my expert guidance on how to squeeze the power consumption down below the government’s limit requirements. I typically first assess the situation and then respond from the perspective of my experience as one of London ‘s more prominent renovation specialists.
Often it is best to think in simple terms for these types of questions. For example, if you are a commercial property developer pursuing a London renovation and you have a big office building, have you considered simply deactivating your lighting circuitry overnight when your employees are in bed? Or perhaps you could adjust your dimmer switches to a less intense default setting?
The next time your London renovation professional talks to you about illumination efficiency, just think back to the first blog post in this series. London renovation mavens simply call it “the perfect light, at the perfect time, in the perfect location.” That really says it all!
From the Desk of London ‘s Renovation Maven: Lighting, Heating or Both?
Even though I may be a London renovation consultant, I try to keep abreast of news from across the globe. Just the other day a colleague sent me an article about the USA ‘s famous “Mall of America” in Minneapolis – one of the very coldest places in the country! As a London renovation professional who is used to working mostly in warmer climes, I was astonished to learn that this huge mall has no heating system! In fact, this dream shopper destination is kept warm by the lighting system and by the heat from all the guests who run around in search of the hottest new buys. Perhaps we should rethink West London ‘s renovation of the Westfield mall accordingly?
From the Desk of London’s Renovation Maven: How Should you Set your Thermostat?
I had the pleasure of staying in London during this past snow-filled 2010-2011 winter. Actually I was super-busy with London renovation projects from my wonderful clients who craved a new-look home environment for the new year! With the biting cold I got a lot of questions from both former and current clients regarding in-home temperature regulation. I definitely agree that it is important to not allow your home to become too cold. Even after our London renovation team has achieved breathtaking results, you still need to keep those pipes from freezing! But at the same time, my advice as a London renovation pro is that you shouldn’t go overboard – too warm can be quite unbearable.
From the Desk of London’s Renovation Maven: Temperature Tips for Residential and Commercial Settings
Here are my tips for temperature control that won’t endanger our planet or your wellbeing:
Commercial London renovation specialists insist that indoor swimming baths should be the warmest places, at a relaxing 27 Celsius. My commercial London renovation team also shared with me that the place where you can really turn down that thermostat is in a factory where employees are doing tough manual labour. In this case, you can safely dial it down to a nippy 13 Celsius and just invite your staff to pull on a light jacket if they feel too fresh.
I sent an email in to my residential London renovation team and discovered that the coolest places in the home are allowed to be at 16 Celsius – that’s for wardrobes and porches. As you enter the bedroom, you need 18 Celsius for a good night’s rest without a billion blankets. And what about for meals or late-night snack treats? 20 Celsius is appropriate for dining zones, according to my world-class London renovation colleagues.
Lily Candice is regular article writer for Interior Design London – Global Interior Design Consultancy Company in London, UK for interior design services.
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