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The Benefits of Building your House with Shipping Containers

Abandoned shipping containers were once used to construct cabins when living off the grid. These days shipping containers are used to construct houses because it is cheaper, durable and reduces our carbon footprint on the planet. In this blog I am attempting to discuss the various benefits of constructing your home with shipping containers Eco-Friendly: The biggest advantage of building your house with a shipping container is that it is environment friendly. If you are conscious about your carbon footprint on the planet then consider using shipping containers to build your home. A shipping container is made from three thousand five kilograms of steel and every year hundreds of thousands of shipping containers are abandoned. So by choosing a shipping container to build your house you are reusing 3500 kilos of steel that would otherwise accumulate in a shipyard. With one shipping container you could construct a four hundred square feet of your house. Hence with three c

Advantages of Marble Kitchen Countertops

Marble is a natural stone that offers a lot of benefits to home owners. Marble adds elegance to the kitchen and also adds a certain degree of brightness to kitchens and bathrooms that do not get enough light. Here are some reasons why you should opt for marble when installing a kitchen countertop. Heat Resistance: Marble always stays cool and below room temperature as it is not a big conductor of heat. This makes it the ideal material for a kitchen countertop. Marble is not as heat resistant as quartz or granite but a marble countertop will not be damaged when a hot pan is placed on it. It will not catch fire or melt. This makes a marble kitchen countertop ideal for baking. However, the finish on the marble could be damaged when a hot pan is placed on the countertop. Elegance: Marble adds elegance to the kitchen and is available in a wonderful display of colors. The soft nature of marble makes it ideal to fabricate it into any shape. With marble you could giv

Water Treatment Processes

Water treatment refers to different processes that are used to improve the quality of water. Water resources all over the world are contaminated with garbage and other pollutants and become unfit for consumption. Therefore water treatment is necessary to improve the quality of water and to avoid the spread of water borne diseases. The different types of water treatment processes are: · Coagulation o r Flocculation · Filtration · Sedimentation · Distillation · Fluoridation · pH Correction Coagulation or Flocculation: In this process of water treatment liquid aluminium sulfate is added to the water. When liquid aluminium sulfate is added to the water, impurities of dirt particles in the water start to stick together. As the dirt particles start to stick together they form larger and heavier dirt particles called flocs. The flocs are then removed through a process of filtration. Sedimentation: Th

How to Choose the Right Office Furniture

It has long been established that office furniture could either enhance or mar an employees’ productivity. Various researches have concluded that the right office furniture could boost an employees’ productivity to up to 11%. This productivity boost is certain to make a huge impact on the company’s turnover. So, investing in the right furniture would go a long way in making your office not only conducive for work but a place where your employees could feel comfortable and give it their all. Here are a few pointers to consider when choosing furniture for your office . Know your Space: The first step to find the right furniture is to assess how much room you have. Measuring your space would give you a clear idea of the kind of furniture that would fit in, so you can plan out your furniture placement. The key is to strike a balance between the space that would be occupied by the furniture and the remaining free space. You do not want to clutter your office with over sized fu

Benefits of Using Glass Partitions

Many organizations have experimented with improving the ambiance of their offices to increase employee productivity. One such means of redesigning the interiors of an office to reap the benefits of increased employee productivity is by installing glass partitions. Studies have proven that offices with glass partitions experience better employee productivity when compared to offices with open floors. This is because glass partitions give employees privacy while allowing more light into the room. Here are some of the other benefits of installing glass partitions in offices and homes. Improved Energy Efficiency: Glass partitions allow maximum natural light inside the office and therefore reduce the company’s dependency on lights. Thereby reducing energy consumption and saving on electricity bills. Reducing the use of energy also enables to reduce the carbon footprint of the organization. Productivity: Glass partitions reduce noise pollution as glass has sound

Benefits of Choosing Granite Kitchen Counter Tops

Kitchen counter tops are made from a variety of materials. Choosing a kitchen counter top made from granite has its advantages. Besides adding value to your house granite counter tops do not get scratched easily and are resistant to germs. These factors make them ideal for a home kitchen. Here are some of the advantages of buying a granite kitchen counter top. Durability: Granite is a hard stone and will not scratch or bend easily and is highly durable. Granite is a perfect material for kitchen counter tops because placing hot items or sharp items on the surface will not damage the surface of the counter top. Adds Value to your House: Granite counter tops do not depreciate in value and would give your kitchen an elegant and high end look and therefore would add value to your house. The color of the granite would never fade and the natural pattern on the granite would continue to give your kitchen an elegant look for many years to come. Granite is available in more