There’s a terrific article on kitchen fires and a variety of innovative fire prevention devices that can be used in the kitchen on Laurie Burke’s excellent Kitchen Design Notes blog. It’s a rather comprehensive look at the number one cause of home fires and ways to prevent them, and I highly recommend that everyone [...]
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Kitchen and Electrical Fires
Posted in Health/Safety/Welfare, tagged aluminum wiring, circuit, Copalum, copper wiring, electric, electrical, electrical circuit, electrical fire, fire, fire extinguisher, fire extinguisher types, fire safety, fire safety in the home, home, house fire, kitchen, kitchen fire on September 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
New Furniture Tip-Over Guidelines
Posted in Accessible Design/Universal Design/Aging in Place, Furniture, Green Design, Safety & Welfare, Saving Money, tagged Accessible Design, AHFA, American Home Furnishings Alliance, American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM, comfort, cost effective, durability, durable, earthquake, earthquake safety, fall over, furnishings, Furniture, Green Design, home, home safety, quality, restraints, safety, safety standards, Saving Money, standards, sustainability, sustainable, tip over, tipping, tipping over, Universal Design on July 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Furniture tipping over can create a significant hazard in the home, particularly to young children, although the frail elderly and the disabled may also be disproportionately negatively impacted as well. Top quality furniture has always resisted tipping over as a result of use far more effectively than cheaper goods, because best manufacturing practices and [...]
Comfort in Tough Times
Posted in Design Ideas, tagged comfort, home, marketing, safety, sanctuary, security, warmth on December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As residential designers in particular, what we offer is to create environments that envelope our clients, and help them feel safe, secure, warm, and yes, at home – comfortable and snug as a bug in a rug, insulated from the travails around us everywhere else.
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