There are many reasons why you might want your business to try and reduce its energy consumption. Perhaps, the two most pressing would be that saving energy could help you cut down on overheads and promote an environmentally friendly future. It has been said that saving energy will not only achieve a significant discount on your utility bill, but companies seen to be greener tend to be a preferred choice by consumers.

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Two of the most common forms of modern lighting are LED and halogen lighting. Both can provide powerful lighting sources for various locations, including homes and offices, but in very different ways. Both types of lighting are a marked improvement over the old traditional tungsten filament style of bulb, and each of the two systems has unique advantages for use in many applications. However, comparing both LED and halogen systems as domestic lighting sources reveals one system to be superior in several ways.

 
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All images in the post are courtesy of Holly Keeling, from Holly Keeling Interiors

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been approaching builders and interior designers from across the country to ask for some helpful DIY tips for people who are renovating their home. Here are some tips from the people kind enough to reply.

Gayle from Greenstone Design says Use colour to enhance the mood of a space, indoors or out. Choose a colour from a favourite flower in the garden or painting on the wall and coordinate the space around that colour. A Greenstone Design sensory, or wellness, garden uses colour to stimulate and support mood and well being.

Hillplan Building gives us 2 great tips. (more…)