Making your home more energy efficient is not only a great way to save money, it's also benefiting our environment. If you live in a home with poor insulation and leakage problems, you are tossing money out the window just to pay for energy your family isn't even using. There are ways you can rectify this situation and cut your energy bills in half. One of the most effective - and underestimated - ways are sun control systems mechanisms.Sun...more
Alongside observing legal and regulatory requirements, achieving optimum price-performance takes top priority for a production company.This can be kept under control, provided the resources and equipment on hand work consistently and as desired. However, both technical systems and the people that operate them can change their behavior over time or based on their situation.Operator actions can be laid down in instructions or SOPs...more
HOW TO REDUCE CONSTRUCTION COST BY OVER 50% AND STILL MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY:PART 1:FOUNDATIONSBy Frank GichuhiConstruction material cost has been steadily increasing over the years.5 years ago, the average construction cost in Nairobi for a medum –priced bulding was KES 15,000 per square meter.Currently, this cost has increased by 68% to an average of KES 22,000 per square meter for the same.The trend does not seem to be slowing down any time soon.Therefore, we need to think outside the box to keep costs low and still maintain the same or oven higher quality of construction.This can be achieved by using ingeneous methods of cost-cutting from the foundation stage through to the finishes.FOUNDATIONOn average, foundation costs approximately 10% of the total cost of construction.The main works in a foundation are1.excavation2.Reinforced concrete works[foundation footing and ground floor slab]3.Masonry walling to ground floor levelExcavation costs can be reduced by use of machinery –Excavators. An excavator is hired at an average cost ofKES 6000 per hour and would take 2 to 3 hours to excavate the foundation of a 3 bedroomed house.This brings the cost to kes 6000...more
The heart of every normal person lies in his home, where he spends some of the most important times of the life. No matter how far you stay from your home, you will always feel for this place where you have spent your entire childhood. A house is the most sacred place for any person. Even when you buy a new house, you will definitely...more
Quality Partners™ is an independent consulting company, having a high professionalism in the field of software quality and process management. It does not exclusively engage itself by the side of any model, standard, method or techniques, nor by the side of any company being their provider. We help the software companies choosing,...more
In the restaurant business one of the most important first impressions you can make on your customers is your menu and the menu holders you use. This vital marketing tool should show your restaurant in its best light and engage the customer so that they are interested in what you have to offer. A good menu can ensure that customers are looking forward to their meal choices and start off their dining experience positively. If you display your menu outside your restaurant this makes it even more important to make sure it offers your customers what they are looking for as many people will decide to enter a restaurant based on what they see from the menu. All aspects of the menu are important from the way you describe the dishes available through to the design and display of the choices.The easiest way to enhance the presentation of your menu is to make use of high quality menu holders. Although seemingly futile, restaurant menu card holders boast many benefits. Your customers shouldn't have to wait for your staff to deliver them the menu - it should be sat there waiting for them, and that's where menu holders come into play. Their main benefits can be seen below.Versatility - Menu...more
In case you haven't heard about hypertufa until now, it's quite understandable and there's completely nothing to really feel ashamed about. Well for 1, you wouldn't really believe that the idea or even the word is associated to gardening whatsoever,...more
If you are associated with sports then your outfits and accessories are definitely an important factor of concern. Be it tennis or any other kind of sport activity, you definitely require comfortable clothes and shoes. In this article however, we...more
Denver residents, just like in other parts of the country, will be building new homes or remodeling older homes to suit their preferences and needs. One common trend in home design is making the rooms very liveable, in order to create what might...more
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Buying furniture for a home is usually the biggest investment that people make besides the money they spend for the home itself. If you can not afford to furnish your home all at one time, then like most people, you will have to do it one room at a...more
Siem Reap is a city that is considered the epicenter of Cambodia. With its quaint old-style French architecture buildings that still dot the streets, this city has slowly managed to work its way into being one the biggest tourist...more