Tag: Windows
Top 10 ideas for saving petrol/fuel in your car/vehicle
There was a time not long time ago when the prices of petrol/fuel were quite reasonable. The prices of all kinds of fuel: petrol, diesel, etc have skyrocketed in last few years. A recent ad on TV by a car company had a dialogue: “Kitna deti hai” (how much does it give), summed up the preference that most people in India have. No wonder fuel efficiency is one of the primary factors that influences buying decision of most Indians. But still the rising cost of fuel
Learning from a Thermos – Designing a well insulated space
When I was a child I used to have a lot of curiosity while using a Thermos (or vacuum flask). It was always like magic that it used to keep hot things hot and cold things cold all the time. It neither had fire in it to keep things hot nor ice to keep things cool. Later in high school we learnt the basics of heat transfer, and that was when the theory behind the thermos became clear to me. After so many years, when I think of it, a lot of it can be applied to saving
Increase Air Conditioner effectiveness and save electricity by closing doors and windows
Air Conditioners unlike air coolers take internal room air, cool it and return it back. Because the air gets conditioned and rotated internally, it is much more beneficial if external air or heat is not allowed to come in the room. Many a times, people switch on the Air Conditioning but forget to close the windows and doors, which results in inefficient cooling and high electricity bills.
As per a study