| With energy bills increasing on a regular basis, and | | | | another solution must be sought to prevent heat loss |
| environmental concerns at the forefront of public | | | | in regularly accessed areas. |
| conscience, many companies are looking to minimise | | | | As is often the case, the simplest solution is the |
| resource wastage as much as possible. | | | | most effective means of reducing the impact of the |
| One of the most effective means of reducing | | | | problem of heat loss: PVC strip curtains. Strip curtains |
| energy wastage is the prevention of heat loss in | | | | allow ease of access for those wishing to pass |
| industrial environments. Although the general focus in | | | | between temperature controlled zones whilst |
| this field is upon insulation, there are numerous | | | | simultaneously retaining heat and minimising the entry |
| circumstances in which other solutions must be | | | | of airborne contaminants. |
| sought to ensure maximum energy efficiency. | | | | The ultimate upside of the reduced heat loss |
| In many industrial environments set temperatures | | | | attributable to the installation of PVC strip curtains is |
| need to be maintained, and often these areas | | | | the environmental benefit. Many industrial processes |
| encounter a high level of footfall: as a consequence | | | | are by their very nature likely to impact upon the |
| of the comings and goings of personnel, heating or | | | | environment, it is however the duty of the |
| cooling systems regularly must operate above their | | | | manufacturers to ensure that this impact is kept to |
| most efficient levels to maintain a constant | | | | an absolute minimum. By the implementation of |
| temperature. Simply using doors between rooms of | | | | seemingly minor steps against energy wastage, such |
| different temperature is an ineffective means of | | | | as the installation of PVC strip curtains, companies |
| maintaining this constant, as every time the door is | | | | can show that they do pay attention to |
| opened large quantities of cool or warm air enter the | | | | environmental concerns and reduce their carbon |
| controlled temperature zone. With this in mind | | | | footprint as well as their energy overheads. |