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The Palm House at Kew Gardens. I dread to think what the heating bill must be for this building - it has to be kept hot and humid through the coldest weather, with only a single layer of glass to protect it from the elements.
MAR.1st Aurora ...
After monitoring this relatively stable arc, it was pretty thrilling when this twisting, flaring surge heralded the onset of a substorm ...
And I thought the summer is over as we approach September; I guess I'm wrong because the temperature is quite high in Vancouver in the past few days, especially at noon.
After my haircut in Burnaby, I decided to drop by at the Burnaby Mountain Park. I just stayed there for an hour or so and I already sweated like I just went for a jog.
The only thing I can priase about this weather is that it is not as humid as in Hong Kong. I guess after few more weeks Raincouver will be back :)
Location: Burnaby, BC (Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area)
Dracula teasing School Time last week. I had a lot of fun that day even if I did have to use up half of it at work.....
THIS IMAGE WAS NOT EDITED USING PHOTOSCAPE
I still like the pure black background best. Best viewed On Black
Air Conditioning Service Ft Myers
Ft Myers climate control usually means air conditioning ... not heat. As a result a central air conditioner can be installed and go a year or more without having the heater ever used. That is what happened with the a/c unit on this service call.
The home owner was certain the contractor that installed the a/c had not put a heat element in the air handler when he installed the equipment. When the weather turned cold and he needed to warm up his house he was reminded of this and called for service. Upon arriving at the home the air conditioning tech discovered that there was in fact a heating element in the equipment, and to casual appearances it seemed to be wired correctly. All he could do was start checking connections and double checking the electrical current to make sure adequate voltage was being delivered to the appropriate places. After a bit of poking around a loose wire was discovered hidden behind a panel. Once found the problem was quickly rectified and heat was restored to the home!
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Small folded leaflet on the Unity Electric heating system with the Unity thermostat. Young Osmond & Young, London [c.1930]
The Novohradské Mountains are flattish range in the south of the Czech Republic, by the Austrian border. On the Czech side they are girded by the Novohradské Piedmont and are part of the Šumava region.
The geology is dominated by granite and gneiss. The outer slopes are steep; almost all of them of fault origin, scored deeply by creeks.
The central area is level with remnants of flattened surfaces and has shallow valleys with numerous peat bogs.Most of the mountains are forested with spruce, in some places the original beech-fir growth has been preserved (Žofínský Prales National Nature Reserve).
The forced evacuation of the population from this area after World War Two has left its mark upon the landscape. The meadows with fruit trees are overgrown; the ruins of the buildings in villages once full of life are but a sad memory to relatively recent times.
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Novohradské hory mountains remain unspoiled and not crowded area that is very suitable for biking and hiking; last time, we stayed in the picturesque Krakovice pension during a sunny pre-spring February prolonged weekend.
Step 3:
Heating vent to cure them backside exposed
The pics in order shows the simple process of doing it and having one of the older vented heating provides the dry heat to cure them and complete the process. In the past I had an old toaster oven that was used for these processes but as it sometimes leaves an unsavory smell so I don't advise it if you're still using the toaster oven for warming food or risk getting the wrath of your better half or family/friends.
A cosy prospect on a very cold, frosty day. D335/40135 waits to pass a steam train at Ramsbottom on the East Lancashire Railway.
Milton, DE
The Futuro house was a product of post-war Finland, reflecting the period's faith in technology, the conquering of space, unprecedented economic growth, and an increase in leisure time. It was designed by Suuronen as a ski cabin that would be "quick to heat and easy to construct in rough terrain". The end result was a universally transportable home that had the ability to be mass replicated and situated in almost any environment.
Futuro House at University of Canberra, Australia
The material chosen for the project — fibreglass-reinforced polyester plastic — was familiar to Suuronen and was previously used in the design of a large plastic dome for the roof of a grain silo in Seinäjoki. To facilitate transport, the house consisted of 16 elements that were bolted together to form the floor and the roof. The project could be constructed on site, or dismantled and reassembled on site in two days, or even airlifted in one piece by helicopter to the site. The only necessity on site for its placement were four concrete piers, so the project could occupy nearly any topography. Due to the integrated polyurethane insulation and electric heating system, the house could be heated to a comfortable temperature in only thirty minutes, from -29 to 15 °C (-20 to 60 °F).[1]
An excerpt from a February 1970 copy of Architecture d’aujourd’hui describes “Futuro” as:
the first model in a series of holiday homes to be licensed in 50 countries, already mass-produced in the United States, Australia and Belgium. The segments of the elliptic envelope are assembled on the site using a metal footing. Through its shape and materials used, the house can be erected in very cold mountains or even by the sea. The area is 50 sq m, the volume 140 cubic m, divided by adaptable partitions.
By the mid-1970s, the house was taken off the market. From the beginning, it had been met with public hostility. The first Futuro that was erected near Lake Puulavesi in Finland elicited public protest because it looked too unnatural for the rustic environment. In the United States, Futuro houses were banned from many municipalities by zoning regulations. Banks were reluctant to finance them. Some were vandalized. Some customers who committed to buy them backed out and forfeited their non-refundable $1,000 deposits.[2] Some have been destroyed. In 1999, the city of Tampa ordered a Futuro demolished.[3] Shortly after the turn of the century, a Futuro house was purchased on Broadkill Beach, Delaware, and destroyed to make way for a double-wide modular home. Some have been vandalized in drive-by shootings.[2] The oil crisis of 1973 tripled gasoline prices and made the manufacture of plastic more expensive.[4] Fewer than 100 were made and it is estimated that today around 60 of the original Futuro homes survive,[5] owned mostly by private individuals. The prototype (serial number 000) is in the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The Futuro no. 001, the only other Futuro currently in a public collection, is in the possession of the WeeGee Exhibition Centre in Espoo, Finland.[6]
A UK artist, Craig Barnes, purchased and restored a Futuro house in 2013 – 14.[7] He had discovered the wreck whilst on holiday in South Africa and had it shipped back to the UK before commencing restoration. The Futuro house — the only one in the UK — was on display to the public as part of an exhibition on the rooftop of an East London Gallery (until December 2014); the house was featured on the fourth series of the Channel 4 programme George Clarke's Amazing Spaces (Ep. 2[8]).